Market Segment Leader Genomics Europe

HOW CAN YOU HELP US?

In a nutshell: Are you committed to being an inspiring leader? Can you manage an established organisation whilst navigating the next phase of growth for our D2C / Population Genetics business? Do you have experience either within the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector or in the genomics / clinical industry? Do you have experience managing revenue, scaling up a business and driving operational excellence? Then this might be the role for you!

What team will I be part of? You will be part of the European Genomics executive leadership team,  reporting to the Regional Director Genomics Europe. 

Eurofins Genomics are an international provider of genomic services around the core business lines of next generation sequencing, genotyping, gene expression analysis, Sanger sequencing, oligonucleotide and gene synthesis.

As a Market Segment Leader you will: 

Have full P&L responsibility and EBITAS accountability for the Direct to Consumer & Population Genetics cluster business unit. 

Lead the scale up of the Direct to Consumer & Population Genetics business in the European region. 

Drive profitable sales growth and lead and facilitate the commercial activities, becoming a trusted and reliable partner to customers. 

Develop and implement a high-quality strategic plan to grow the business, drive product innovation and constantly improve the performance and cost effectiveness of product and service lines. 

Drive operational excellence, continuous improvement, productivity and bottom-line results.

Hire, motivate, develop and retain excellent Business Unit Managers and department heads.

What can we do for you?

An attractive compensation package and extra-legal benefits (company car, laptop, pension and health insurance).

Become part of a network of likeminded entrepreneurs who will challenge you to further develop your leadership skills and enlarge your knowledge and network. 

Are you our kind of extraordinary?

You are skilled in developing and implementing a sales & business strategy in a growth-oriented business. You have solid commercial acumen, hands on process improvement experience and the ability to implement changes in a complex organisation. 

Background: You bring a minimum of 3-5 years of leadership experience, where you had operations and commercial teams under your responsibility. You have analytical skills, financial acumen and are proficient in reading P&L. You have demonstrated experience of scaling up operations and growing revenue. An understanding of genotyping, legislative requirements and industry standards is preferable. 

Education: You have a Bachelors degree or diploma in a relevant discipline.

Language: English proficiency is a must.

Location: Flexible, you are able to travel between our sites in the UK, Denmark and Europe. 30-40% travel is projected for this position. Remote work is possible.  

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal 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, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract 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 developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 900 laboratories in 62 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.