SAFER@WORK Junior Project Manager Belgium
- Full-time
Company Description
You may not know our name but we can guarantee you know our work – all we do has a positive impact on life, health and the environment. Never is this truer than today: around the globe, Eurofins laboratories are working continuously to support hospitals and medical professionals in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. We are responding to the ever-growing demand for COVID-19 tests by increasing our testing capacity, remaining dedicated to our Testing for Life mission.
Job Description
Within its Environment division, Eurofins is looking for a junior project manager to support the extremely strong growth of our COVID-19 capabilities for our contracts with governments, airports, sports leagues, corporates, etc.
The Project Manager will work under the responsibility of the country head of the program to help to coordinate the implementation of our large COVID contracts, liaising between operations, IT, commercial teams and customers, external suppliers, and contractors. The Project Manager would also support local operations to ramp up their capacities by analysing bottlenecks and critical supplies, supporting hiring efforts, and defining IT needs.
What we offer:
The successful candidate will be involved in work at the forefront of the COVID-19 response. You will drive the conception of a new global, strategic project closely followed by senior leadership. You will manage multiple stakeholders, work with all Eurofins functions and interact directly with our final Customers. You will be integrated into a fast-growing and dynamic international company that encourages your personal development and growth and offers an attractive salary package with extra-legal benefits.
Qualifications
- Scientific and/or business degree from a top university. Excellent student track record;
- Previous experience as an intern or junior in consulting or operational business improvement/reengineering roles with project management experience would be an advantage;
- Fluent in English, French, and Dutch;
- Strong problem-solver with "can-do" mentality, able to both pragmatically define solutions and capture and understand all relevant details when necessary;
- Possible travel in the country;
- Resistance to stress and tight deadlines;
- Exposure to Lean projects is a plus.
Additional Information
In a fast-growing group, successful leaders are frequently being offered increased areas of responsibility (subject to geographic mobility).
Eurofins offers international opportunities to strong performers.
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.
Group's key figures are approx. 4.5 billion Euros turnover, 800 laboratories across 50 countries and more than 48.000 staff.