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 believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics 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, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. 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, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

 In 2026, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 4.56 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins Scientific grows aggressively through acquisition, adding dozens of companies to its network annually across life sciences, food & feed, environmental, and diagnostics testing. The VP of Integrations will own the post-close integration lifecycle for acquired companies ensuring newly acquired businesses are integrated efficiently into Eurofins' operating model while preserving the entrepreneurial performance culture that makes those businesses valuable in the first place.

This is a high-visibility, high-growth role. The successful candidate will develop deep fluency across Eurofins' network of business lines, systems, and leadership, positioned to progress into a President or SVP General Manager role within a defined timeframe.

Key Responsibilities

M&A Integration

• Lead end-to-end integration planning and execution for acquired companies, from due diligence handoff through Day 1 readiness and first 100-day stabilization
• Build and manage integration playbooks covering finance, HR, IT/ERP, facilities, compliance, and commercial systems
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, and Finance during diligence to flag integration risk and cost prior to close
• Own integration governance timelines, workstream owners, milestone tracking, and executive reporting

Company Performance

• Assess acquired company performance against pre-close projections and Eurofins operating benchmarks
• Identify synergy opportunities (cost, revenue, procurement, shared services) and drive realization against target
• Work with acquired company leadership to adopt Eurofins financial reporting, KPI, and operating cadences without disrupting client-facing operations
• Monitor post-integration performance for 12–24 months post-close, intervening where businesses underperform integration plan

Cross-Functional & Network Development

• Build relationships across Eurofins business units (Food & Feed, Environmental, PSS Insourcing, Genomics, Clinical Diagnostics, etc.) to understand network capabilities, shared services, and best-practice transfer opportunities
• Act as a connective layer between newly acquired leadership teams and the broader Eurofins global network
• Represent integration function in regional and global leadership forums

Growth Trajectory

This role is explicitly designed as a development pipeline into General Management. Over [18–36 months], the incumbent is expected to build sufficient network fluency, P&L exposure, and cross-BU credibility to progress into a higher role role leading a business unit or regional cluster.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in M&A integration, corporate development, management consulting, or general management, ideally within a serial-acquirer, multi-site, or lab/scientific services environment
• Demonstrated experience integrating acquired companies at scale; not just diligence, but operational stand-up and performance turnaround
• P&L literacy; comfort moving between financial, operational, and cultural integration issues
• Strong stakeholder management across decentralized, multi-country organizations
• Track record of being identified as high-potential / fast-track talent in a prior organization
• Willingness to travel across acquired-company sites

What Success Looks Like

• Newly acquired companies hit Day 100 milestones on time and on budget
• Synergy targets are met or exceeded within 12–18 months of close
• Acquired leadership teams report strong integration experience (retention of key talent)
• Candidate builds visible cross-network credibility, positioning for GM-track promotion

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.