Continuous Improvement Project Manager - V.I.E Programme

Company Description

Eurofins is an international network of independent life sciences companies, 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 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 its companies around the world.

Job Description

Are you a highly motivated and entrepreneurial candidate looking to embrace a new challenge and contribute to the global strategy of a fast-growing network? Join the Permanent Improvement Programmes (PIP) team as part of the V.I.E (Volontariat International en Entreprise) programme! 

As a European Economic Area (EEA) national, aged between 18 and 28, Business France’s V.I.E programme is your chance to embrace an international experience in a leading scientific network. The 12-month contract includes a monthly allowance and Business France helps with administrative support for a smooth transition abroad.  

Candidates must be eligible for the V.I.E programme at the time of application. Find more information: Mon Volontariat International - official VIE | VIA web site. 

Location: Brussels, Belgium. Curious about where you’ll be working? Tour the office: Meet the office - Brussels, Belgium. 

Starting date: September 2026. 

Type of contract: V.I.E programme, 12 months, renewable. 

Position & Objectives: 

The PIP team, based in Brussels, Belgium, supports Eurofins laboratories worldwide. The team’s primary mission is to assess and implement methodologies that can enhance laboratory performance while ensuring harmonisation and standardisation. 

The team is led by an international group of supervisors who work closely with top management. By joining the team and Eurofins network, you will become part of an organisation that values entrepreneurship, passion and curiosity, and get a chance to build relationships and global opportunities. 

As a Continuous Improvement Project Manager, you will contribute directly to the optimisation of laboratory processes across the Eurofins network. You will work independently on several projects with a clearly defined scope and collaborate closely with technical experts and managers in various countries.  

Concretely, you will:  

Define and support the standardisation of key concepts and processes used by laboratories across the Eurofins network, helping enhance operational clarity and consistency.  

Define and outline standard laboratory processes for specific applications, enabling laboratories to improve turnaround times, optimise workflows and strengthen quality 

Develop methodologies and standards for performance and cost-management processes.  

Support global initiatives such as the roll-out of harmonised Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). By collaborating with laboratory managers to restructure cost and revenue accounting, you will enable laboratories to benchmark their performance, uncover cost-saving opportunities and better monitor their activities over time. 

Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in science, engineering or business management in a top university/business school with an excellent academic track record. 

Languages: Excellent English, both oral and written, is a must. Additional language is a plus. 

Personal skills: Strong problem-solver with a “can-do” attitude, able to both pragmatically define solutions, and capture and understand all relevant details when necessary. 

Technical IT knowledge: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel). Advanced proficiency with Structured Query Language (SQL) and Power BI is a plus. 

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel like 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!  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. 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.

Find out more on our Careers page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international network of independent life sciences companies, 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 believes that it is a 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 also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In under 40 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 employees across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of over 950 laboratories in over 1,000 independent companies across 59 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.

The Eurofins network generated EUR 7.296 billion revenues in FY 2025, and has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies for almost three decades.