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.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!

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This is a full time, permanent position working 37 hours per week flexibly between 07:00 – 19:00.

As a Formulation Scientist – Group Lead, you will lead an off-site Professional Scientific Services (PSS) team of technical staff to ensure that team is operating at the highest quality and productivity standards, has high morale and retention, and the agreed client requirements are entirely satisfied and that client expectations are met or exceeded through effective leadership and quality operational management.

You will be a key point of contact for the client on a day-to-day basis, and you will be expected to spend up to 20% of your time on leadership duties, and at least 80% of your time on your technical or administrative based activities. This will flex depending on priorities and client work must never be compromised in favour of internal Eurofins activities.

Job Responsibilities that you be covering:

• As a Team Lead, you will coordinate and guide the PSS team to ensure that productivity, quality, documentation, safety, and housekeeping standards are consistently achieved at the highest level of efficiency.
• You will take responsibility for the development, coaching, motivation, and overall morale of your team, providing regular one‑to‑one meetings, performance discussions, and recognition of achievements to support professional growth and strong team performance.
• You will maintain effective communication with both the client and Eurofins stakeholders, ensuring information is shared promptly, queries are resolved efficiently, and cross‑functional collaboration is maintained to support operational continuity.
• You will provide practical support for small‑scale manufacturing and pre‑formulation activities associated with oral solid dosage development, including the planning, execution, equipment setup, cleaning, and documentation of work such as blending, compression, coating, encapsulation, and in‑use stability activities.
• You will support product and materials characterisation work, including tablet and capsule testing, particle size analysis, powder flow assessment, rheological measurements, and the characterisation of polymers and other formulation components.
• You will interpret experimental data, contribute to the preparation of development protocols and technical reports, and ensure that all laboratory documentation is accurate, complete, and aligned with relevant quality and regulatory standards.
• You will assist with formulation and process design, prototype development, and scale‑up activities, providing technical input to downstream processes including control strategy definition, technology transfer, and product launch activities.
• You will act as an equipment and instrumentation owner, supporting maintenance, calibration, and operational readiness, while also contributing to broader scientific capability development through technical networking and participation in continuous improvement initiatives.

What skills, qualifications and experiences you will hold as an Formulation Scientist – Group Lead:

• You will hold a degree in Chemistry or a closely related scientific discipline, bringing with you a strong foundational understanding of core chemical principles and their practical application within laboratory or industrial settings.
• You will apply a sound and fundamental knowledge of Organic Chemistry to pharmaceutical drug design, using this expertise to inform high‑quality experimental work, problem‑solving, and data interpretation.
• You will draw on your experience in leadership and management to guide scientific activities, support team development, and contribute to a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the organisation.
• You will utilise your relevant background in Material Science, gained within a group or multidisciplinary environment, demonstrating practical competence with analytical tools, characterisation techniques, and material‑based problem‑solving.
• You will bring a solid foundation in traditional analytical methods alongside hands‑on experience with modern instrumental techniques such as particle size analysis, PXRD, DSC, and TGA. You will demonstrate strong knowledge of analytical methods, systems, and scientific best practice.
• You will apply your understanding of Design of Experiments (DoE), including software such as Minitab, to design structured studies, optimise processes, and generate robust, data‑driven insights that support confident decision‑making.
• You will draw upon your knowledge of material science to support the evaluation of material behaviour, contribute to product and process optimisation, and provide deeper scientific insight where required.

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:

• Being part of a Reward and Recognition Scheme, recognising great work across our teams.
• Holiday entitlement increases with service.
• The option to opt into our Health Cash Plan, designed to help look after your everyday health and wellbeing. This allows you to claim back the cost of routine healthcare expenses such as dental check-ups, eye tests, glasses or contact lenses and other everyday medical treatments.
• Life Assurance from day one, providing cover of four times your annual salary.
• Automatic enrolment into our Company Pension Plan after three months (with the flexibility to opt out if you choose)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 confidential support for both personal and work-related matters.
• Being able to register your interest in volunteering days, which are designed to support employees who wish to do voluntary work during working hours as part of a wider strategy to contribute positively to the local community.
• Free on-site car parking.
• The opportunity to explore worldwide opportunities.
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

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

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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.

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