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Eurofins Analyst III- Gas Chromatography/Volatiles- Environment Testing - 1st Shift in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

The Analyst III prepares and analyzes environmental samples using both standard and complex testing according to scientific and environmental protection methodology in compliance with Eurofins Environment's Quality Assurance programs and standard operating procedures. Validates and reviews data for accuracy through Level I reviews. Uploads laboratory data into LIMS system to generate data packages for delivery to clients. Must be knowledgeable of a broad range of laboratory testing equipment requiring the exercise of discretion and judgment in its operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Performs laboratory procedures requiring knowledge of scientific methods and testing procedures including: 

  • Batching and prepping samples for analysis taking into account special and varied client and quality assurance requirements 

  • Making reagents for sample analysis 

  • Aliquots extracted samples to maximize laboratory productivity 

  • Preparing appropriate standards to ensure compliant data 

  • Determining appropriate routine and complex analysis methods for a wide variety of organic and inorganic samples 

  • Operation, calibration, and maintenance of laboratory instruments

  • Uploads data into LIMS system for review

  • Performs Level I review of data produced to ensure accuracy. 

  • Maintains logbooks.

  • Monitors refrigerator temperatures. 

  • Responsible for performing job functions within Eurofins Environment Testing environmental health and safety and quality assurance standards.

  • Maintains housekeeping standards for work area. 

  • Inventories and stocks laboratory supplies

Secondary Duties:

  • Orders supplies. 

  • Washes and inventories glassware. 

  • Writes NCM’s for projects with quality assurance issues. 

  • Purges analyzed samples. 

  • Assists in training new analysts on laboratory procedures. 

  • Assists in other areas of laboratory when needed.

Role is 1st shift: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm. 

Basic Minimum Qualifications: 

  • BS or BA in chemistry or related field. 3 years laboratory experience may substitute for degree.

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in routine and complex laboratory procedures and instruments, preferably in a production environment, with Gas Chromatography

  • 1+ years of experience with GC Volatiles 

Ideal Candidates will have: 

  • 3+ years of experience with GC Volatiles 

  • Previous environmental lab experience 

  • Previous production-oriented work helpful (awareness and ability to meet deadlines)

Pay rate: $23-28/hr

Please note - Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and dental and vision options.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/ 

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and Eurofins Scientific 2/2 March 2023 agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

 

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