Associate Analytical Chemist
Columbia, MOFull-timePosted todayStill listed today
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Eurofins BPT-Columbia is seeking an Associate Analytical Chemist for its Trace Analytical Structural Chemistry team. The role offers recent graduates and early-career scientists hands-on experience with analytical instrumentation, research and development studies, and scientific data generation in a regulated laboratory. The chemist works alongside experienced scientists supporting studies for pharmaceutical and biotechnology products.
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Company Description
Eurofins Scientific is a global leader in life sciences testing, helping make life and our environment safer, healthier, and more sustainable. Every day, our laboratories support the safety and quality of the food we eat, the water we drink, and the medicines we rely on. With more than 58,000 employees across 900 laboratories in over 54 countries, Eurofins provides a wide range of analytical testing services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, environmental, and consumer product industries. Our teams perform over 200,000 analytical methods, delivering trusted scientific results that help customers ensure the safety, identity, quality, and purity of their products. Joining Eurofins means becoming part of a global network of scientists and innovators who are passionate about advancing science and improving lives. Whether you're launching your career or building on existing laboratory experience, you'll have opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact through your work.
Job Description
Eurofins BPT-Columbia is seeking an Associate Analytical Chemist to join our Trace Analytical Structural Chemistry (TASC) team. This is an excellent opportunity for recent graduates and early-career scientists looking to launch their careers in analytical chemistry. As an Associate Analytical Chemist, you will gain hands-on experience with analytical instrumentation, support research and development studies, and contribute to the generation of high-quality scientific data in a regulated laboratory environment. Working alongside experienced scientists, you will develop your technical expertise while supporting studies that help advance pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. What You'll Do
- Perform laboratory testing and analysis following SOPs, protocols, and study requirements
- Generate accurate, reliable, and high-quality experimental data
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot analytical instrumentation
- Document laboratory activities in accordance with cGMP and/or GLP requirements
- Support research and development projects through testing and data collection
- Analyze, interpret, and communicate scientific results
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams while managing project timelines and priorities
- Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant laboratory environment
Qualifications
Preferred Experience
- Hands-on experience with HPLC and/or GC instrumentation
- Laboratory experience gained through internships, undergraduate research, academic coursework, or industry positions
- Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
- Experience with GLP, GMP, and/or LIMS is a plus
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline
- Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without sponsorship
Additional Information
Position is full-time, working Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm., plus any additional hours as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance to Columbia, MO are encouraged to apply. What we Offer: Excellent full-time benefits including
- comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays
If you're passionate about science, eager to learn, and ready to gain hands-on experience with HPLC, GC, and analytical testing, apply today and start your career with Eurofins.
Eurofins USA BioPharma Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 373 open Analytical Chemist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$73–115K/yr59 salary ranges
- US median$28–32/hr51 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 21 open Analytical Chemist jobs in Missouri and 373 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Missouri
- Eurofins US Network9 open
- Eurofins (this employer)7 open
- Parexel4 open
- Experience
- Analytical Chemist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (334 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 135 of the 373 open Analytical Chemist jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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