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. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies. General Management Lead according to Eurofins Leadership Charter and act as a role model for leadership and people. Eurofins leadership principles give a very large degree of autonomy to each business leader (within agreed upon financial and operational performance measures). Act as a Eurofins representative, a shareholder representative, a member of the board or as Managing Director (MD) in the holding and/or operating companies under their scope. Be interim president of operating companies as and when needed. Foster an environment which stimulates open communication, creativity and imagination, and engenders a team spirit in problem-solving and identifying, capturing new business opportunities. Lead the preparation of annual budget and 3 years mid-term plan. Report on any deviations to agreed upon results and work closely with finance. Corporate Strategy Develop strategic plans regarding; service and products offering, portfolio expansion, white space opportunities to maximize profitable growth. Work with reporting manager and regional leadership for acquisition of niche technologies and companies or assets that are synergistic to the business. Drive competitive positioning and strategy; new business development; portfolio expansion; costs reduction; and other initiatives to drive increased revenue growth and profitability. Participate in Key Account and relationship management as needed. Work with peers to ensure cross-selling synergies between CDMO Services and other service offering in the Pharma R&D space Operations Accountable for the delivery of P&L and other key financial parameters Accountable for utmost quality in delivery of services and customer satisfaction Lead the expansion of service offering through new infrastructure and inorganic growth. Ensure group systems policies and processes are adhered to in the business line under his/her responsibility. Ensure highest level of Customer satisfaction People Motivate, retain, develop and recruit excellent leaders for each of their business units and sub business units. Define and agree goals and milestones with the team leaders and ensure goals are defined and communicated to their respective teams. Set up Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress. Follow up as appropriate and become hands on if required to ensure achievement of goals. Implement strong performance management and team development processes along group recommendations and using group tools when available. Assess current talent and ensure that there is a highly committed and capable leadership team in place and that these leaders are coaching and mentoring potential successors and incumbents and/or bringing in additional talent as needed. Qualifications Experience Minimum of 20 years working experience, of which at least 5 years with full P&L responsibility or in a techno-commercial role. Proven leadership and business development experience. Previous experience in a Contract Research / CDMO company would be a requirement A successful, fast-track career with clear progression that has not yet reached its full potential. Education Masters or PhD Organic Chemistry with MBA or business exposure Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge of Pharma R&D outsourcing market in General and CMC / CDMO Services is a must A hands-on attitude with an excellent understanding of financial matters A successful people leader with a focus on business and its development. Additional Information We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100% of the requirementsDont hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development. Weembracediversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being anEqual Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Find out more in our career page:https://careers.eurofins.com/ 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 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, research 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 and in-vitro diagnostic products. In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products. In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
