Senior Director Scientific, Routine Testing at Eurofins in San Diego, California

Job Description:

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

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  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.


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  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


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  Drive performance: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure efficiency, scalability, and quality across testing processes


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  Establish management operating system: Build systems and processes for cascading ownership in a manner that empowers while driving accountability


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  Build a culture of continuous improvement: Lead the implementation of lean methodologies to optimize workflows, reduce waste, and enhance productivity


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  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


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  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


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  Focus on talent: Attract, retain, and develop top talent with the future needs of the business in mind (strategic workforce planning)


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  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


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  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 entrepreneurial mindset, proactively identifying problems and effectively solving them


• Ability to synthesize and retain information

Experience, Education, & Other Requirements



Education or Equivalent:

• Doctorate, Master's degree, or Bachelor's degree, biochemistry, chemistry or closely related physical science from a four-year college/university or equivalent education and training

Experience:

• At least eight years related experience

Physical Requirements:

• On an average day this position requires the ability to stand up to five hours; walk up to three hours; sit up to eight hours; use hands to finger, handle or feel up to eight hours; reach with hands and arms up to 6 hours; climb or balance up to one hour; stoop, kneel, or crouch up to one hour; talk or hear up to eight hours; lift up to 25 pounds frequently; and have the ability to clearly see and focus on objects at close and far distances with good depth perception.

Cognitive Requirements:

• Mathematical and reasoning ability.


• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form


• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines. Good negotiation and reasoning skills


• Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Ability to easily learn and retain technical information


• Well organized with ability to handle multiple activities simultaneously

Additional Information



Position is full-time, working(Monday-Friday 8am-5pm),overtime as needed. Candidates currentlyliving within commutable distance to San Diego, CAare encouraged to apply.


Pay Range dependent on experience: 150,000 to 190,000 per year


Excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options.

• Life and disability insurance


• 401(k) with company match


• Paid vacation and holidays

What Happens Next


Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.



Your data


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Closing Date



We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.


Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.



Eurofins is aM/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

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