Job Description

EAG LABORATORIES IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, ADVANCED MICROSCOPY, SURFACE ANALYSIS AND ANALYTICAL TESTING SERVICES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MATERIALS FROM SYNTHETIC BIOMATERIALS TO NANOTECHNOLOGY.  OUR LABORATORIES ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS REVOLUTION, PROVIDING THE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT COMPANIES AT EVERY PHASE OF THE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE, FROM R&D TO MANUFACTURING.

OUR LABORATORY IN MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI PROVIDES ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TESTING SPECIALIZING IN INVESTIGATIVE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  EXAMPLES OF THIS INCLUDES EVALUATING THE LABEL CLAIMS OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS, REVERSE ENGINEERING PHARMACEUTICALS/NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, CONTAMINANT IDENTIFICATION, DETERMINING SOURCES OF OFF ODORS/FLAVORS/COLORS, EXTRACTABLES AND LEACHABLES OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, TESTING MEDICAL DEVICES AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.

WE HAVE AN OPENING FOR AN LC-MS SCIENTIST.  THE SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• DESIGN EXPERIMENTS WITH LIMITED ASSISTANCE FROM MANAGEMENT AND/OR EXPERIENCED SCIENTISTS
• INTERPRET ANALYTICAL DATA FROM LC-MS INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLY UNDERSTANDING TO SOLVING A SPECIFIC PROBLEM
• APPLY ADDITIONAL ANALYTICAL DATA FROM TECHNIQUES SUCH AS GC-MS, FTIR, NMR AND ICP IN SOLVING A SPECIFIC PROBLEM
• WRITE SCIENTIFIC REPORTS FIT FOR THE AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDES SPECIFIC CONCLUSIONS, EXACT METHODOLOGY, AND SUPPORTING ANALYTICAL DATA
• EXHIBIT PROFICIENCY IN MICROSOFT OFFICE (INCLUDING EXCEL, WORD, OUTLOOK, ETC.)
• WORK COMFORTABLY IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT WITH FIRM DEADLINES
• MAINTAIN ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS WHEN NECESSARY
• AUTHOR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES
• COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT

Qualifications

• M.S./PH.D. IN CHEMISTRY IS REQUIRED
• 2+ YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED
• EXPERIENCE WITH LC-MS IS REQUIRED

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

EUROFINS IS A M/F, DISABLED, AND VETERAN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.