Data Analyst

Company Description

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 laboratories work 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 dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Chemtest is part of Eurofins; we are an award winning company providing routine analytical services and bespoke specialist testing throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe. Our staff are employed across a number of strategically placed locations, all utilising the latest technologies. Our laboratories are UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and, where applicable the Environment Agency MCERTS Performance Standard for soils.

Job Description

As a Business Data Analyst, you will play a key role in gathering, analysing, and interpreting complex data to help drive business decisions and improve operational efficiency. You will work closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs and provide actionable insights to enhance performance. This role involves working with various teams to create data models, design reports, and support data-driven decision-making processes.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure business compliance with QMS, IEC/ISO 17025, MCERTS and associated documentation.
• To comply with all the Health and Safety and ISO14001 requirements of your role, and perform any other reasonable duties as required by the Eurofins Chemtest Business.
• Analyse and interpret business data, providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for ongoing business analysis.
• Collaborate with departments to define data requirements and gather insights.
• Extract, clean, and transform raw data from multiple sources.
• Identify trends, patterns, and correlations to support business strategies.
• Assist in the design and implementation of data models and systems.
• Communicate findings clearly and effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
• Work with large datasets and ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency.
• Provide recommendations based on data analysis to improve business performance and operational efficiencies.
• Continuously monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Maintain confidentiality

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or related field.
• Proven experience as a Business Data Analyst, Data Analyst or similar role

Skills/Experience:

• Strong proficiency in data analysis tools and software, such as Excel, SQL, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Experience with data mining, data cleansing, and reporting tools.
• Knowledge of data warehousing, reporting, and business intelligence systems.
• Ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable business insights.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Detail-oriented with a strong problem-solving ability.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and business analytics methodologies is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Familiarity with machine learning and predictive analytics.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python or R.
• Knowledge of industry-specific data challenges or trends.

Key Attributes:

• Organisational Skills
• Commercial Awareness
• Professional Relationship Management
• Integrity
• Decision Making
• Work Life Balance
• Technical Competence

Additional Information

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit, you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 

Your data 
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
 
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!  We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/