Job Description
Your responsibilities:
* Ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality operation of a genomics laboratory in Konstanz, Germany
* Leading and developing a team of approx. 35 FTEs, ensuring the lab operates to the required standards in-line with the QMS
* Hiring, motivating, developing and retaining excellent managers and employees within your business
* Taking accountability for the P&L of the business unit and managing costs in-line with the budget for the financial year
* Developing methods to reduce cost, increase profitability and improve operations efficiency & turnaround times to meet best industry standards in all activities
* Working with the senior team to ensure results are being reported correctly and in a timely manner
* Being a technical expert for the business and our customers
* Working closely with sales and translate customers’ requirements into the operations (e.g. new method development, Service Level performance)
* Ensuring all equipment is maintained and serviced to the correct standard so it is safe to operate and fully calibrated
* Ensuring that process parameters are respected; issuing deviation reports, pinpointing the root causes, and taking preventive actions to enhance the process efficiency and product quality
Qualifications
Your profile:
* Academic education (at least university Bachelor level) with very good grades in science/related field is required
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a managerial role with team management responsibility and a focus on production, re-engineering and industrialization
* An understanding of genotyping, legislative requirements and industry standards is preferable
* Good working knowledge of laboratories with a clear understanding of the key elements such a business involves
* Hands-on, diligent, a ‘doer’ with a common sense approach
* Able to build and structure business plans, submissions and initiatives
Additional Information
Do you enjoy being part of a great team and enriching it with your skills? Then apply via the ‘Apply now!’ button, stating your CV and your earliest possible starting date .
Eurofins is an international life science company that provides customers from various industries with a unique range of analytical services 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 world's largest companies to ensure that the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and the labelling is correct. The company is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product analysis and agricultural contract research organisation (CRO) services. In addition, Eurofins is one of the independent world market leaders for testing and laboratory services in genomics, pharmacology, forensics, CDMO (contract manufacturing and development), materials science and clinical trial support.
In just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France, to over 62,000 employees in a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 62 countries with more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of more than 200,000 analytical methods to assess the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products as well as innovative clinical diagnostic services as one of the world's leading emerging providers of specialised clinical diagnostic tests.
In 2023, Eurofins achieved total sales of €6.515 billion and has been one of the best performing stocks in Europe over the last 20 years.