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.

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.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Job Description

For this position we are looking for an experienced and pragmatic Project Manager in Bioinformatics who will be responsible for the implementation and day-to-day operation of the IT solution processing the data generated during production.

Please note this is is full time hybrid role, working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:00 till 16:00. 

Develop scripts to automate data transfer.Execute and monito primary analysis of the data generated from lab (array and NGS). Monitoring automated processes. Ensure and facilitate pro-active communication and consulting interdisciplinary teams at multiple sites.Support customers and project management team through communication, troubleshooting and resolution of any issues and concerns.Writing SOPs. Communicating with IT to ensure any expansion needed is fulfilled.Troubleshooting any IT related issues.Development, modification, verification and validation of methods.Analysis of results.Report, review and authorization of results.Running pipelines. Managing servers and SFTP.

QualificationsBachelor’s degree in (Applied) Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or a related discipline.Good programming skills in scripted languages, particularly bash, Python.Knowledge of Linux operations from command line.Sound hands-on experience in handling / analysing NGS Data.Technical knowledge on the field of array analysis is a plus.Experience in analysing NGS Data in cloud (Illumina Basespace, DNANexus) is a plus.Experience in using software container (Docker, Singularity).Professional language skills in English – both written and spoken.Knowledge in Quality management and compliance to ISO17025, (GCP/GCLP) preferred.Systematic and detail-oriented. Strong communication to all types of people, both verbally and in writing. Observant and analytical in your approach to tasks. Structured in your workflow and able to navigate a busy workday. 

Additional Information

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

Enhanced Annual Leave EntitlementCompany Pension PlanLife Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity SchemesEmployee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidentialHealth Cash PlanHealth and Wellbeing ProgrammesFree parkingWorldwide career opportunitiesWe also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 
Your data 
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
 
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 

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.

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