Sample Administration Assistant

Job title:

Sample Administration Assistant

Company

Eurofins

Job description

Company DescriptionConsider joining Eurofins where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing is a leading contract lab that provides testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.What can Eurofins offer you?

• At Eurofins we offer careers not just jobs.
• Developmental opportunities and career progression
• Private Medical Insurance when with the company for 2 years for all roles
• Income protection and life assurance
• Free parking onsite
• Additional annual leave days with continued service
• The opportunity to work on life saving products
• Work-life balance
• Sports and Social events

We are currently recruiting for a full time permanent Sample Administration Assistant within our Sample Admin team in Dungarvan.Job DescriptionThe purpose of this role is to process customer samples throughout the relevant laboratory keeping in mind efficiency, quality and accuracy standards as required by the company.

• Responsible for accurately logging samples into the system in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring samples are brought to the laboratories as quickly as possible.
• Responsible for keeping the laboratory area clean and tidy in both ‘seen’ and ‘unseen’ areas.
• Responsible for administration of documentation with reference to samples i.e. filing.
• Responsible for disposing of retained samples at regular intervals and completing all relevant documentation in this area.
• This person will be responsible for providing cover for other members of staff as required.
• This person will ensure that all documentation is carried out on time, accurately and legibly.
• They are responsible for keeping their training sheets up to date and initiating training where possible when free from work.
• Responsible for adhering to all company standards in the area of safety, housekeeping and quality, notifying management of any discrepancies.
• Responsible for cleaning laboratory equipment as required e.g. refrigerators, incubators etc.
• Responsible for providing assistance in laboratories if time allows. Responsibilities may include stocking of areas with consumables.
• As with all members of staff this person is responsible for ensuring that customers requirements are fully met and in so doing will be flexible to work in any area of the business as is required.
• To participate in the company On-Call / Call out rota as required.
• Provide training to other team members in tasks for which they have approved training records for.

Qualifications

• NCEA certificate in a related discipline or administrative qualification is preferable.
• A minimum of 1 years record keeping experience (preferably electronic records).
• GMP experience is preferable
• Good team player
• Good communication skills both internally and externally

Additional InformationEurofins 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 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 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.

Expected salary

Location

Dungarvan, Co Waterford

Job date

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:03:38 GMT

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