RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Description

**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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a network of more than 950 independent companies in over 59 countries and operating more than 1000 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 450,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing. In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 7,29 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. **Job Description** The primary mission of the **Research Associate** will be to collaborate on a research project as part of a team of five chemists, synthesizing novel organic molecule collections at the purity, quantity, and structural determination required by our clients. Responsibilities (100% laboratory work): * Conducting organic synthesis reactions at laboratory scale. * Purifying compounds using various techniques. * Analysis, identification, and coding. * Accurately documenting experiments performed in the laboratory in an electronic lab notebook. * Operating scientific instrumentation: Flash Chromatography (MPLC), Rotavapor, UV, High Vacuum, H\-Cube, Microwave, Flow\-Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Automated Synthesizers, etc. * Using liquid chromatography equipment (HPLC), thin-layer chromatography assays... * Cleaning and maintaining equipment, as well as the laboratory workspace. * Maintaining fluent communication with the team and laboratory supervisor. **Requirements** To perform these responsibilities, **prior experience in an organic chemistry laboratory is required**, along with proficiency in: * Basic laboratory operations. * Organic nomenclature. * Basic organic formulation. * Recognition of functional groups. * Laboratory-specific equipment. **Additional Information** This position includes: * Immediate incorporation into a multinational group. * Easy integration into a young research team. * Work environment with a strong safety culture. * Camaraderie and an excellent working atmosphere. * On-the-job training and continuous development.