Lab Operations Manager

Eurofins; Grand Island (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Laboratory Operations Manager to lead and supervise the microbiology laboratory team, ensuring coverage, performance targets, quality and regulatory compliance across all testing activities.

You will back up the Business Unit Manager and Quality Manager, participate in hiring, onboarding, training, and annual reviews, and have authority to halt work for quality failures and restart operations once resolved.

Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, and supervise laboratory personnel to ensure coverage and performance targets are consistently met
• Conduct interviews, evaluate candidates, and make hiring decisions for direct-report positions
• Deliver structured onboarding and ongoing training for assigned staff on test methods, SOPs, ISO requirements, and laboratory policies
• Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continuous coaching and feedback to foster team development
• Foster a culture of morale, teamwork, and accountability that reflects Eurofins' mission and values Laboratory Operations & Quality Assurance
• Assist the Business Unit Manager in managing daily microbiology laboratory operations

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 believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

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 believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a network of more than 950 independent companies in over 57 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories.

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, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2026, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 7.3 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Team Leadership & Workforce Management

• Lead, schedule, and supervise laboratory personnel to ensure coverage and performance targets are consistently met
• Conduct interviews, evaluate candidates, and make hiring decisions for direct-report positions
• Deliver structured onboarding and ongoing training for assigned staff on test methods, SOPs, ISO requirements, and laboratory policies
• Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continuous coaching and feedback to foster team development
• Foster a culture of morale, teamwork, and accountability that reflects Eurofins' mission and values Laboratory Operations & Quality Assurance

The Laboratory Operations Manager provides operational leadership for Eurofins Microbiology laboratory functions, acting with sufficient authority from the Business Unit Manager to ensure the highest standards of quality, compliance, and team performance. This role serves as a backup to the Business Unit and Quality Manager and has the authority to initiate work stoppages in response to quality failures and to reinstate operations once issues are resolved.

• Assist the Business Unit Manager in managing daily microbiology laboratory operations