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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.
Job Description Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
30-35 hours per week. 4-5 days. Monday - Friday.
Purpose of the post:
Reporting to the Senior Manager at Eurofins Alba, you will assist in producing clinical research and regulatory submission documents such as protocols, protocol amendments, subject information sheet and informed consent documents, clinical study reports, etc.
You will ensure that the company is meeting global regulatory requirements and adhering to guidance documents such as International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) Good Clinical Practice (GCP), while still fulfilling the needs, preferences, and styles of sponsors and/or study teams.
Main Duties:
Assist in the development, revision and maintenance of clinical study synopsis documents and protocols, clinical study reports, and other technical documents.
Responsible for authoring and finalising documentation.
Interpret, understand, and contribute to the scientific details of the protocol/technical documentation.
Identify and resolve gaps to ensure client satisfaction.
Assist in, initiate and manage multiple rounds of document review.
Ensure high quality documentation that meets regulatory requirements; proofread and copy-edit content as needed.
Liaise and drive timely collaboration between key stakeholders to ensure technical documentation meet high quality standards and aligns with business process.
Prepare ethical study submissions.
Author high quality corporate documentation as assigned.
Aid with the development of new services to meet the needs of clients.
Nurture, develop and maintain relationships with business stakeholders, including clients, partners, or vendors.
Providespecialist advice on the products and/or services of the company.
Lead client interactions in support of technical documentation associated with studies.
Assist Project Managers in the set-up of study information and communication in relation to Protocol and Report production.
Participate in client interactions during study start-up activities and/or during study amendment process.
Liaisewith 3rd Party Consultants/Subcontractors in the production of 3rd party reports e.g. Statistician, Dermatologist
Resolve challenges and build consensus between all cross-functional groups and collaborators in a timely manner.
Identify, develop and execute continuous improvement projects associated with study documentation.
Aid in the development of Standard Operating Procedures and associated training.
Manage ad-hoc process improvement/remediation projects as required.
Qualifications Clarity in professional writing
Awareness of GCP (Good Clinical Practice).
Familiarity with best practices for structuring reports, and technical documents.
IT literate
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
Fast and accurate typing skills
Attention to Detail
Compliance & Accuracy Problem-Solving
Effective communication skills both written and oral.
Organised.
Good time management.
Strong background in writing reports, research summaries, and structured documents.
SCQF Level 4 or above in English
Additional Information 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 Entitlement
Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
Company Pension Plan
Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
Health and Wellbeing Programmes
Worldwide career opportunities
We also have in place rewards recognising the great work ouremployees 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 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.
Weembracediversity! 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 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!

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