Business Unit Manager- Food Testing- Louisville, KY

Job description

Business Unit Manager- Food Testing- Louisville, KY

Full-time

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical 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, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.

Group's key figures are approx. 7.2 billion Euros turnover, over 950 laboratories across 59 countries and about 60,000 staff.

HOW CAN YOU HELP US?

We are looking for ahands‑on Business Unit Manager (Microbiology) to lead and transform ourFood Testing laboratory in Louisville, KY This role is focused onoperational excellence, cultural transformation, commercial growth, and business performance , and is well suited to candidates coming fromfood production, laboratory, or other highly regulated environments .

What team will you be part of?

You will join theEurofins Food Testing US organisation , working closely with the President and reporting into the leadership structure of the site.

The role is based at our site inLouisville, KY .

As Business Unit Manager, you will:

Take full ownership of theBusiness Unit P&L , driving performance, efficiency, and profitability

Lead day‑to‑dayoperations of the laboratory , ensuring high-quality delivery and turnaround times

Drive acultural transformation , shifting the team towards a more proactive, accountable, and performance‑driven way of working

Build structure throughKPI management, data‑driven decision making, and continuous improvement initiatives

Lead and develop a team of~40 employees (indirect) through strong, visible, hands‑on leadership

Ensurebusiness continuity and customer satisfaction , maintaining strong relationships with key clients

Collaborate closely with the President to align operational delivery with customer needs and growth ambitions

Identify and implement opportunities to improveefficiency, processes, and overall site performance

Qualifications

Are you our kind of extraordinary?

You are ahands‑on operational leader with strong business acumen and the ability to drive change in a complex environment.

Your profile includes:

Experience inoperational leadership roles (e.g. Site Manager, Operations Manager, Business Unit Manager)

Proven experience withP&L responsibility and financial management

Strong background inregulated environments such as food production, laboratories, life sciences, or pharmaceuticals

Experience leading teams of30–50+ employees

Ahands‑on leadership style with the ability to drive accountability and performance

Experience withchange management / turnaround situations

Strong understanding ofKPIs, processes, and operational efficiency

Ability to work in afast‑paced, performance‑driven environment

Affinity withscientific or technical environments (microbiology/lab knowledge is a plus)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. Food, Life Sciences, Engineering, Business)

Location

Based in Louisville, KY (5 days onsite)

Additional Information

We support your development!

Find out more on our Careers page:

Weembracediversity! 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.

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 8.2 billion revenues in FY 2026, and has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies for almost three decades.

EVOLUTION

In a fast growing group, successful leaders are frequently being offered increased areas of responsibility (subject to geographic mobility).

Eurofins offers international opportunities to strong performers.

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Worksite address

louisville, KY, 40201, US

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