Laboratory Researcher - Vietnam

Vestergaard Frandsen has been a family-owned company for more than 50 years, and operates under a unique “humanitarian entrepreneurship” business model that is dedicated to creating and deploying technologies that improve the lives of people in developing countries.

We are driven by an abiding desire to lessen the burden on those populations most vulnerable and we have aligned our business objectives with the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. Vestergaard Frandsen is not content with “business as usual,” and has been at the forefront of innovation of disease prevention in the developing context.

Backed by research in the lab and in the field, our disease-control products include cutting-edge PermaNet® 3.0 bed nets, ZeroVector® Durable Lining, and ZeroFly plastic sheeting; award-winning and widely used LifeStraw® and LifeStraw® Family water filters; and innovative frameworks to reach those in need, like our LifeStraw Carbon for Water campaign, and the integrated CarePack®. Thanks to our robust product portfolio, more than half a billion people in the developing world will enjoy a brighter and healthier future.

Our headquarters are in Switzerland, with regional offices in Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, the UAE, the US, and Vietnam ensuring a global reach.

Laboratory Researcher, Water Lab - Vietnam

We are looking to fulfill the  position of Laboratory Researcher for our Water Lab in Hanoi. In this role, you will report to Water Laboratory Manager. Your overall responsibility will be to perform R&D chemistry-related projects and to establish/run the ISO 17025 system in the laboratory to ensure quality of the raw materials, in-process products and finished products.

Personal Profile

As a Laboratory Researcher, you will possess:

 Analytical thinking, precision, excellent reporting and presentation skills

• Excellent organizational and planning skills
  • Microsoft Window software skills (Excel, Word, Power Point), statistical analysis software skill and internet applications (search, email, Skype, etc)
  • Ability to learn quickly and understand complex working environments
  • Ability to work on many simultaneous projects
  • Effective team building skills and loyal team player
  • Task-oriented and sense of deadline for reports
  • Good command of English (mandatory) and Vietnamese

Education

 Hold at least a Bachelor or Master degree in Analytical Chemistry

Experience

• Have a minimum 2 year experience working in a laboratory, especially with chemistry analytical methods
• Have experience in analytical chemistry: drinking water testing (heavy metal, pesticides, etc.), wet chemistry methods, dosimetry, spectrophotometry, HPLC, GC, etc.
• Have experience in establishing and running quality assurance systems: ISO IEC 17025, GLP or equivalent
• Have experience in chemistry equipment maintenance/calibration
• Have experience in laboratory experiments design and set-up
• Have experience in laboratory safety procedures
• Have experience in working with hazardous chemical substances

Responsibilities

As a Laboratory Researcher, your responsibility will include:

Set up/implement/conduct chemistry related analytical methods/studies

• Establish and run ISO 17025 system in the laboratory for both chemistry and microbiology fields
• Report test results in accordance with management requirements
• Participate in the creation and installation of new Products’ Test Procedures
• Work directly/closely with foreign R&D project managers and under the supervision
  of the laboratory manager
• Supervise a group of laboratory technicians and lab aids
• Ensure constant high quality level of work
• Meet deadlines for results/reports submission
• Maintain knowledge and consistent application of safety guidelines

If you possess the above qualifications and the drive to meet the challenges, please send your cover letter in English to jobsvn@vestergaard-frandsen.com enclosing your CV, a day-time telephone contact, names and contacts of three referees no later than 15^th August 2011. We will only respond to electronic application and to shortlisted applicants.