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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It 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. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer 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 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

The Project Manager (PM) is expected to prepare and present progress updates to appropriate management channels on a regular basis. Responsible for leading a team of professionals in completing projects by a set deadline to uphold business initiatives. Other duties include monitoring budget and resources for different project aspects and advocating for additional funding or resources when necessary. Setting or adjusting project schedules to adhere to deadlines.

Over the course of a project, the Project Manager will need to communicate with staff and clients, make decisions or recommendations and monitor the progress of the project to avoid scope creep, keep it on schedule, and within budget. Important responsibilities for a Project Manager include:

• Creating project plans, including setting targets for milestones, and adhering to deadlines
• Delegating tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them
• Making effective decisions or recommendations when presented with multiple options when needed
• Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain aligned
• Communicating with executives to keep the project aligned with goals
• Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
• Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, providing direction and motivation
• Lead projects from planning and requirements definition through deployment and close, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans, including risk mitigation and everything else in between
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
• Establish and maintain processes to manage scope over the project lifecycle, assessing and managing risk within, and across, multiple projects
• Monitor and assign resources appropriately to streamline project efficiency and maximize deliverable outputs
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels as needed—escalating issues as necessary based on project work plan

Prior experience as a Project Manager or similar role is required. Valuable experience for a candidate includes work in our field or industry.

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
• Certification, preferred, not required. However, if not certified, expected to obtain within two years in role or it may hinder advancement, performance review, or salary increase.
• Experience working for a central laboratory
• The American Society for the Advancement of Project Management
• 3+ years project management experience or equivalent
• Proven success working with all levels of management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines
• Leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Decisiveness
• Problem-solving skills
• The ability to delegate effectively
• Strong organization and time management skills
• May be remote during COVID, but local with the ability to be onsite as needed

What we offer:

• A launch pad into various senior management opportunities – within the many business lines of Eurofins globally – or into the management hierarchy in our different corporate functions.
• The opportunity to grow your project management skills in a demanding, fast growing organization.
• A chance to become part of a highly motivated international team of professionals.

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

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