Business Analyst

Company Description

Information about Eurofins as a whole:

• Over 50,000 employees worldwide
• Eurofins recently celebrated 30 years of excellence in bioanalytical testing.
• The company has grown from 4 employees in a small lab in France to a global network.
• 800 state-of-the-art laboratories across 41 countries.
• Eurofins is one of the best performing companies in the world. In three decades, the company has grown more than 3,000 times.
• Eurofins is now the global market leader in environmental, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics testing as well as in agro-sciences CRO (Contract Research Organization) services.

Eurofins is the world leading food and feed testing laboratory group, deploying a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art analytical techniques in order to support its clients' increasingly stringent quality and safety standards.  

It is a global network of food testing laboratories and Competence Centers that perform more than 450 million assays per year to establish the safety, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of food.  

Eurofins service quality in food testing   

• Competence Centers with state-of-the-art equipment such as high-resolution GC-MS, HPLC, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, real-time PCR and NMR systems
• Fast turn-around time (TAT)
• Local contact with a global network
• Online services - ordering and analytical results on-line (EOL)
• Participation in industry associations and regulatory bodies allowing early advice on potential food scares and legal obligations
• Expert advice - testing schemes, on-site-check for hygiene and allergens, labelling advice and traceability
• Results you can rely on
• International presence 

Job Description

We are searching for a high IQ/EQ leader who can hit the ground running in a developmental role with the potential for P&L responsibility within two years. This role has high exposure to company’s executive leadership as its purposes are to learn the laboratory testing business, financial management and/or leading teams. Being a highly decentralized organization for its size, interested candidates should be comfortable working in a less-regimented development program. Successful candidates will have the confidence to manage up/down on Day 1 while embracing the humility to question the unknowns. While candidates will have the opportunity to be based throughout the world, initially they will have most exposure in our largest US locations.  This position requires you to work within a commutable position to one of our large laboratories.  (ie:  Madison WI, DesMoines, IA, New Orleans, LA or Lancaster, PA).

This position is primarily responsible for providing financial and business analysis and decision support to the North America Food Testing organization.  This position serves as a key business partner to Senior Management, Lab Leadership and Commercial stakeholders to help achieve business objectives including profitable business growth. Areas of focus include but are not limited to the following:

• Regular management reporting (e.g. weekly forecasts, monthly scorecards, quarterly business reviews)
• Manage the financial forecasting and budgeting processes
• Pricing & customer proposal evaluation
• Identify and implement strategies for enhanced price recovery and profit
• Coordinate the above and related processes as needed with Eurofins Shared Service and Group resources
• Support/Lead special projects in support of business objectives

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Assist with providing the necessary planning, organization, direction, and control to meet the goals of the company.
• Establish and maintain professional business relationships with clients, industry officials, and peers.
• Contribute to the Corporate Management team and provide input toward the financial growth and development of the company.
• Contribute to projects for the overall operational success of the laboratory
• Assist with optimization of day-to-day operations of the business
• Understand and follow each Quality System document relevant to employment responsibilities, e.g., methods, SOPs, etc.  when contributing to projects
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill or ability required. 

• BS or BBA degree in business or life sciences, MBA a plus
• 5+ years of business-related experience
• Demonstrated computer skills – requires excellent MS Office e