Company Description

The Eurofins Agroscience Group is one of Europe's leading Contract Research Organisation service providers. We conduct field and laboratory studies to determine the safety of new substances and organisms (e.g. microbials) for humans and the environment, as well as their effectiveness. We are experts in conducting global field and laboratory studies in accordance with GEP and GLP, exposure assessment studies, ecotoxicology, product chemistry, testing of physicochemical properties, and environmental fate and metabolism studies.

In addition, we support our customers in every phase of the regulatory approval process. Our in-house team of regulatory experts works together with our network of field stations, laboratories, and partners.

Eurofins IES AG is a Swiss mid-sized company located near Basel, right at the crossroads of France and Germany. Our expertise spans several specialist fields, including aquatic ecotoxicology, environmental fate, animal and crop metabolism, and analytical chemistry. We’re passionate about advancing scientific research and providing reliable, high-quality testing services.

Our location and the expertise required from our employees has allowed the company to grow into a successful, multicultural organisation. At Eurofins IES, science is at the heart of all the decisions we take.

Job Description

• Perform all tasks according to GLP compliant SOPs in an accurate, precise, autonomous, and timely manner based on the overall project- and subsequent Experimental Planning of the Ecotox Biology Department
• Set-up, maintain and perform the accurate and timely breeding of Algae, Daphnia, Chironomus, Lumbriculus, as well as of different Fish species (e.g. zebrafish, fathead minnow, carp, trout)
• Perform general tasks including but not limited to drafting/revision of SOP’s, equipment calibration, lab maintenance, etc.
• Working with a variety of Algae, Daphnia, Chironomus, Lumbriculus and fish (across all life stages incl. eggs) species
• Preparing and applying a range of feeds including but not limited to feeding algae for Daphnia, Artemia for fish
• Timely, concisely and clearly reporting the breeding across species

Qualifications

• No academic bachelor’s degree is required
• A valid certification/license to work with animals LTK1 is mandatory
• Preferably experience with Algae breeding, keeping, handling, and sampling
• Preferably experience with Daphnia breeding, keeping, handling, and sampling
• Preferably experience with Chironomus (and Lumbriculus) breeding, keeping, handling, and sampling
• Preferably experience with Fish breeding, keeping, handling, and sampling
• English (fluent) is mandatory, German (preferably fluent) is mandatory, French (would be an asset)
• You like working accurately and timely in a strictly regulated environment according to detailed SOP’s
• You like working strictly according to the planning provided and delivering results prior to the respective deadline
• You have an eye for detail hereby directly reporting failures or deviations
• You like working in a highly motivated and dynamic team
• You like working in a fast-paced environment within a global CRO framework