Senior Analyst Hi-Res, Eurofins Environment Testing Northern California, West Sacramento, CA

Eurofins Environment Testing is seeking a Senior Analyst to join our team! The Senior Analyst will have previous experience with HR/MS instrumentation in a production laboratory setting. The Senior Analyst prepares and analyzes environmental samples using standard analytical techniques according to scientific and EPA methodology in compliance with Eurofins Quality Assurance programs and SOPs.

The Senior Analyst is responsible for maintaining instrumentation; tuning and calibrating instrument daily; analyzing quality control and client samples; reviewing and assembling data in an efficient manner with a high degree of quality; evaluating current organizational and analytical systems; diagnosing complex problems and offering solutions with a high degree of independence; suggesting and implementing improvements to maximize quality and productivity; acting as technical resource for internal problems and projects; assisting in brainstorming client problems and projects; training new employees in all aspects of instrumentation; researching new and emerging technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility as appropriate
• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Perform routine and advanced maintenance on the instrumentation
• Tune and calibrate instrumentation
• Analyze samples and associated QC
• Review work up and assemble all supporting data
• Read understand and carry out SOPs required by EPA or company methods governing agencies clients and our internal QC department
• Perform additional responsibilities (i.e. audit verification etc.) with minimal supervision
• Evaluate current analytical system performance and recommend corrective action to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Train other departmental analysts in procedures related to operations listed in the above
• Search technical literature for scientific information relative to improving analytical or operational performance
• Understand and use LIMS
• Make working calibration standards
• Use word processor on PC
• Monitor and change gas cylinders
• Review and amend departmental methods when required either as part of yearly review or when an analytical change to the method is made
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Basic Minimum Qualifications

• 5 year HR/MS experience in a production laboratory
• At least 5 years experience related to performing extractions and/or instrumental chromatographic analyses utilizing wet chemical and chromatographic techniques) in a wide variety of matrices encountered in environmental testing.
• Bachelors degree in chemistry biology physics or related degree concentration
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement including the ability to read write and speak in English

Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional technical skills including logical thinking and deductive reasoning; good work habits (e.g. cleanliness efficiency carefulness effective organizational skills);
• High accuracy in recording and transcribing data;
• Personal maturity and sense of responsibility;
• Good written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to learn new methods and techniques;
• Willingness to follow instructions and comply with company policies;
• Consciousness of and a positive attitude toward quality control and safety procedures;
• Good understanding of chemical principles;
• Accurate management of numbers both by hand and using a calculator;
• Set up and perform nonroutine standardized tests with minimal supervision;
• Demonstrated versatility flexibility and efficiency;
• Effective use of time while managing multiple priorities;
• Above satisfactory reasoning ability;
• Self-motivated to improve technical skills and operations;
• Superior leadership organizational and communication skills;
• Lead a project to a satisfactory conclusion on time;
• Consult with clients on work performed for them;
• Problem solving skills;
• Function under high stress levels; multitask;
• See cause-and-effect relationships;
• Retain large amounts of information

Additional Information :

Compensation Range: $80000 - $120000 per year depending on level of experience and qualifications.

Position is full-time and exempt from overtime pay.  Candidates must be available to work the following shift:

• Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm and any additional hours needed

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

We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays and vacation personal days and dental and vision options.

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100% of the requirements Dont 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: 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 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 Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes France to 61000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety identity composition authenticity origin traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.151 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time