Consultant Ophthalmologist--Eurofins - Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions, LLC

Eurofins 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 is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. 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.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins CRL has been an independent, third-party testing laboratory for the Cosmetics and Personal Care Industry for over twenty-five years. Our facility located in Austin, TX is home to our technical staff and medical professionals from the practice of Dermatology. We are currently seeking a Board-Certified Ophthalmologist to add to our professional consulting staff. 

We find that our medical professionals enjoy the flexibility that a clinical testing schedule can provide in being able to work your practice hours around our lab visit hours. It is an excellent opportunity to increase your experience in the clinical testing arena and potentially lead to industry partnerships and or publications.

We are anxious to expand our team of clinical professionals to continue to provide excellent clinical testing services to our clients. 

Hourly compensation rates can be discussed on an individual basis. Candidates must be local to the Austin, TX area.

Below is a brief example of the types of responsibilities required of you in this role:

1. Listing as PI (Principal Investigator) or Sub I (Sub-Investigator) on Clinical Studies for Cosmetics, Personal care and possibly OTC products. This also involves signing the protocol and final report for these studies.
2. At home review and approval of clinical study protocols and reports either as PI or Sub I. 
3. Performing Ophthalmology exams for Clinical Studies anywhere from a few hours to a few days per month as listed above including but not limited to the following parameters:

• The degree of lacrimation.
• Redness, scaling, swelling, and Meibomian gland secretions of the eyelids.
• Evidence of inflammation or follicular and/or papillary reaction of the palpebral conjunctivae.
• Evidence of inflammation or any other abnormalities of the bulbar conjunctivae.
• Evidence of inflammation, neovascularization, edema, infiltrates, opacities and/or epithelial defects of the cornea.
• Evidence of scratches and deposits on hard or rigid gas permeable contact lenses.
• Evidence of deposits, as well as changes in contact lens color, on soft contact lenses.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Eurofins has a culture of entrepreneurship, high professional standards, strong process leadership, and an eye for details. Candidates should be fully aligned with this culture, which implies a structured and analytical approach, pragmatism, modesty, and the highest ethical standards.

CAREER PROGRESSION

In a fast growing group, successful leaders are frequently being offered increased areas of responsibility (which may be subject to geographic mobility).

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE & COMPENSATION

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and vacation, personal days, and dental and vision options.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.