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Chemical Analyst - Raw Material Testing

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Leiden, Netherlands

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

Company Description

Eurofins PROXY is part of the internationally operating Eurofins Scientific. We are the largest Dutch GMP Quality Control laboratory for the pharmaceutical industry. Eurofins PROXY specializes in chemical and physical testing for (bio)pharmaceutical raw materials, intermediates and final products, and offers a very diverse package of analytical testing methods for national and international clients within the (bio)pharmaceutical industry.

Job Description

Are you an ambitious starter who has just graduated in Analytical Chemistry at MBO or HBO level and are you looking for a challenging laboratory position in a growing company? Or do you already have experience as Analyst in the pharmaceutical industry and are you looking for a new challenge?

Become a Chemical Analyst at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing!

You will work in a young and enthusiastic QC team of both Dutch and English-speaking colleagues. As a Chemical Analyst you are independently responsible within the PROXY QC laboratory for the implementation and reporting of physical/chemical analyses of pharmaceutical raw materials. The tests are carried out in accordance with international guidelines, such as EP, USP, BP and JP.

Working at Eurofins PROXY means an opportunity to develop yourself. For example, you can work with analysis techniques in the field of wet chemical techniques and titrations, such as identity testing, , FTIR, UV testing, optical rotation and TLC. The techniques you will perform depend on your development, interests and the experience you may already bring with you.

As soon as you have some experience, you can also contribute to optimizing the work processes by making them more efficient and streamlined. This way you will continue to be challenged to develop yourself.

Qualifications

You aspire to a position as a Chemical Analyst within a QC environment that works accurately and takes responsibility for carrying out daily activities. You also meet the following requirements:

• You have a diploma at MBO (Secondary vocational education) or HBO level (university of applied sciences / polytechnic university) in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry / Chemistry, Organic Chemistry or a comparable course that makes you familiar with chemical analyses;
• You are a starter or you already have some experience with carrying out chemical lab tests;
• Experience in pharmaceuticals is an advantage, but experience in related industries;
• You are motivated and eager to learn and can quickly master new techniques;
• You have preferably gained experience with wet chemical analysis techniques during your internships or your first job, such as FTIR, LOD, SOR, UV and titrations;
• You preferably have experience working according to a quality system such as GMP, GLP or ISO-17025;
• You are vigilant about the quality of your own work and that of your colleagues;
• You have a good command of the English language, both written and oral, for example for reading work instructions;
• You are able to work effectively both independently and in a team;
• You are able to work under time pressure and can organize and plan your work independently;
• You are located in the Netherlands within reasonable distance of our site in Leiden and in possession of a valid work permit.

In addition, you want to use your knowledge in this growing organization to improve the department together with your colleagues. You are efficient and want to streamline processes. In addition to intelligence and accuracy, this also requires social and communication skills.

Additional Information

PROXY and Eurofins: A world of possibilities

This position is based at Eurofins PROXY on the Bio Science Park in Leiden. We have a close-knit team where collegiality and collaboration come first. We offer a responsible and challenging position within the team with room for your own ideas and input. Eurofins PROXY also offers:

• A competitive salary;
• Flexible working hours;
• 25 days of vacation with the option to purchase 7 additional days (based on a fulltime contract);
• Travel allowance of 23 cents net per kilometer. Are you traveling by public transport? Then your travel expenses will be fully reimbursed via NS Business Card;
• Participation in a pension scheme with 50% contribution by Eurofins;
• Each month, you accumulate a choice budget balance of 8.5% of your gross salary. This includes, among other things, holiday pay and a year-end bonus. You can choose to have this amount paid out, or you can use it to buy extra days off, for example. You choose what suits you best;
• Discount on additional health insurance;
• Tax benefit via FiscFree when purchasing various products and services via your gross salary, such as a bicycle, sports contribution, fitness, mobile telephony, computers & tablets or a weekend away;
• Professional training and opportunities for training and development;
• Training options via the online learning platform Good Habitz.

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment, 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 for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the leading global emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing.

Eurofins employs approximately 63,000 people worldwide, spread across 950 state-of-the-art laboratories, and is active in 60 countries with a pro-forma turnover of €6.95 million in 2024. Eurofins has strong growth ambitions (CAGR 24%) with, in addition to very strong autonomous growth through its own start-ups, a large number of acquisitions every year.

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