Junior Laboratory Technician

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) is a leading organisation whose mission is to contribute to public health protection by engaging with an international community of experts and stakeholders. We achieve this by promoting acces to safe medicines and healthcare through the elaboration of quality standards, which are recognised as a scientific benchmark worldwide. The EDQM's standards for medicines and their ingredients, compiled in the European Pharmacopeia, are legally binding in its 39 member states (and the European Union) and are also widely used across the globe in the human and animal health sectors. The EDQM also plays a crucial role in the areas of blood transfusion, organ, tissue and cell transplantation and in developing and setting consumer health standards, such as for cosmetics and food contact materials.

The team within which you will work is within the Laboratory Department which comprises 55 staff members. It is organised in an Analytical Chemistry Division and a Biological Section. The principal mission of the Laboratory, which is working under ISO 17025 accreditation, is to support the European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.) by contributing to the manufacture of its reference standards, i.e. the analytical characterisation and maintenance of the portfolio.

As a Junior Laboratory Technician, you will:

• prepare, set up and run analytical tests on substances for pharmaceutical use and medicinal products in accordance with pre-defined analytical procedures and protocols and in compliance with laboratory safety and quality standards;
• record, check and report the analytical results obtained;
• maintain, calibrate, verify and test equipment and instrumentation; potentially be responsible for specific items of analytical equipment;
• participate in meetings and working groups, and follow up on actions agreed;
• contribute to the Laboratory’s Quality Management System and the maintenance of its ISO 17025 accreditation.

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Operational - Results orientation
• Operational - Concern for quality
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

• Professional and technical expertise:

• practical experience in physico-chemical analytical quality control techniques such as liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, spectroscopic methods (IR, UV), mass spectrometry, titration methods, etc. or in analytical techniques in biochemistry / biology such as protein separation techniques, immunochemical methods;
• ability to use specific analytical laboratory software, including chromatographic data management software.

• Operational - Learning and development
• Interpersonal - Service orientation
• Interpersonal - Initiative

• Professional and technical expertise:

• ability to use other scientific data management systems and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS);
• proven practical experience of analysis of substances for pharmaceutical use and/or medicinal products.

This job vacancy is for an international external recruitment. You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage What we offer. 

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Article 490 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST). When applying, make sure your motivation shows how your competencies make your profile the best for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at [email protected], we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our career's website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at [email protected].