Senior Director Scientific, Routine Testing

Company Description

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

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. 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.

Job Description

Eurofins Advantar Laboratories is seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Routine Testing Leader to set the vision for our routine testing services and drive business performance.  This position reports to the Lab President, is a member of the lab leadership team, and also has responsibility for eLIMS implementation/adoption and materials management.  Strong emphasis will be placed on building a business focused on scalability, efficiency, and quality.  The successful candidate will lead a team of laboratory scientists and technicians, ensuring the delivery of high-quality testing results that meet client expectations while driving the development of streamlined and scalable processes to support our growing business.

Specific Duties, Activities, and Responsibilities

• Run the lab: Manage the day-to-day operations of the routine testing business, ensuring timely completion of projects while maintaining a high standard of quality and compliance.
• Manage the business: Drive the business to achieve your financial commitments. Understand which levers you have at your disposal and pull them as appropriate to achieve targets
• Drive performance: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure efficiency, scalability, and quality across testing processes
• Establish management operating system: Build systems and processes for cascading ownership in a manner that empowers while driving accountability
• Build a culture of continuous improvement: Lead the implementation of lean methodologies to optimize workflows, reduce waste, and enhance productivity
• Enable scale: Establish and adhere to clearly defined systems and processes that are scalable.  These should be designed for the lab we want to be, not what we are today
• Clarify org structure: Establish and maintain an organizational structure that is designed around client needs, built for efficiency, scalable, and where roles are clearly defined
• Focus on talent: Attract, retain, and develop top talent with the future needs of the business in mind (strategic workforce planning)
• Find growth: Work closely with the sales team, and engage clients, to identify opportunities for growth/new offerings.  Be forward looking and take ownership for the success of your business
• Ensure quality: Ensure all testing activities are conducted in compliance with regulatory guidelines (e.g., FDA, GMP, GLP) and company quality standards.  Be a champion for quality and build a quality culture

Qualifications

Knowledge & Skill Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in developing and scaling laboratory operations
• Effective communicator (oral and written) and strong presentation skills; including the ability to effectively communicate to senior leadership
• Proven identifier and developer of both individual talent and future leaders
• Familiarity with lean principles, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies
• Proficiency in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and data analysis tools
• Demonstrated ability to successfully engage clients and build trusting relationships with commercial teams
• Possess an entreprene