Study Director I - Translational Biology Services

Study Director I - Translational Biology Services

Eurofins is the world leader in the bio/pharmaceutical testing market. With over €6.5 billion in annual revenues and 62,000 employees across 900 sites in 62 countries, Eurofins is a leading international group of laboratories providing an unparalleled range of testing and support services to the biopharmaceutical, food, and environmental industries. The Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing (BPT) Group is the largest network of harmonized bio/pharmaceutical GMP product testing laboratories worldwide. Eurofins BPT provides comprehensive CMC laboratory services for the world's largest pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. The service portfolio supports all stages of the drug development process and all functional areas of bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing, including method development, microbiology, process validation and quality control.

The Study Director is a scientific leadership position, responsible for providing guidance and alignment between our customer base, the industry at large, commercial teams, and service operations. This role will be collaborative and influential in a broad network of business functions in support of delivering high quality services to our valued customers, and driving business growth, brand recognition, and alignment with Eurofins' core competencies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops client and stakeholder relationships through technical leadership and collaboration
• Manages client projects in all phases of study life cycle from study design to reporting and data discussion
• Ensures regulatory compliance and quality assurance of client studies
• Delivers scientific leadership to executive management in developing portfolio strategy, new growth areas, and new technology planning
• Influences scientific community through external marketing, scientific presentations, industry reputation, and brand awareness
• Provides leadership in establishing and monitoring unit research and development objectives and commercial lifecycle management
• Provides technical leadership to lab operations, business development, and marketing teams
• Supports client services team in generating proposals, RFPs, study plans, and scope of work preparation. Assists pricing team in completing custom pricing and cost analysis.
• Supports laboratory team, and may be required to conduct experiments at the bench, in a lab setting to support client projects, R&D, training, and troubleshooting
• Completes required training and supports 100% of Employee Health and Safety requirements
• Conducts responsible use of confidential IT and business systems, as required
• Adheres to department SOP and documentation requirements
• Ensures accurate data management and reporting, with the highest integrity, and manages quality control on project data and reports
• Accountable for delivering to unit and site key performance metrics (quality, delivery on time)
• Supports site goals and demonstrates Eurofins' competencies, as defined in the job plan
• Provides training to colleagues and external end users, when required
• Performs other duties, as assigned

Basic Minimum Qualifications (BMQ):

• Demonstrated experience in project management, support of technical correspondence, drafting and presenting of scientific proposals to clients.
• Scientific expertise in the areas of: cellular biology, in vitro assays, biomarker discovery, immunology, stem cell biology, or related methods and applications.
• Experience and/or knowledge in supporting a functional area within a drug discovery program, from discovery to IND submission life cycle.
• Demonstrated scientific contributions to the industry at large, through publications and presentations.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results in a time-driven manner.
• High-level expertise in experimental design, scientific interpretation, reporting, and presentation.
• Proven experience with program management and research / development in an industry setting.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and presenting custom study proposals and workstreams, complete with timeline and deliverable schedules.
• Experience in supporting scientific services within a quality management / regulatory framework.

Education/Experience (BMQ):

• M.A. or M.S. with 3 years relevant experience
• Ph.D. with 2 years relevant experience
• Combination of Education and Relevant Experience

Ability / Skills (BMQ):

• Demonstrates a positive attitude, capacity for team environment, and exhibits a genuine interest in drug discovery in support of advancing human health.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills, including the ability to analyze data, prepare detailed scientific reports and group presentations.
• Ability to lead project management, plan and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, with appropriate allocation of available resources.
• Exhibits scientific leadership ability, capacity to troubleshoot complex experimental design, and manage risk in study management.
• Demonstrated interest in staying current in scientific field of expertise, including staying abreast of industry trends, recent scientific publications, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent attention to detail and maintains a high-quality standard of work under defined timelines.
• Knowledge of quality management principles,

The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates within a commutable distance of St. Charles, MO area are encouraged to apply.

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

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Eurofins USA Discovery Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.