Group Permanent Improvement Programmes Analyst

Job DescriptionThe Permanent Improvement Programmes (PIP) team, based in Brussels, offers internal consulting services as part of the Eurofins Group. The team’s primary mission is to define, govern and implement programmes to ensure harmonisation, standardisation and optimisation of Eurofins companies’ operations.The Eurofins Group is looking for new talent to join their driven and diverse team of consultants. As a highly motivated and entrepreneurial candidate who is keen to embrace a new challenge and contribute to the global strategy of a fast-growing network, this could be your next roleThe PIP team is led by an international group of supervisors who work closely with top management. As a network of companies that values entrepreneurship, passion and curiosity, you will build relationships that could lead to global opportunities in the Group.You will be assigned to multiple projects in the department’s scope, and support our Internal Consultants by independently running several activities, with a clear and defined scope. As a PIP Analyst that contributes to key objectives of the team, you will:Define and support standardisation of key concepts and processes across the Eurofins network.Outline and develop standard laboratory processes for specific applications.Develop methodologies and standards for performance- and cost-management processes.Some exciting projects the PIP team has overseen:Conduct cost analyses to identify and correct low margin services – With financial and operation data obtained from the laboratory, the PIP team modelled how P&L costs are absorbed by each test. This enabled detailed portfolio profitability analysis, leading to targeted pricing adjustments and the identification of improvement project.Work on longer-term initiatives such as the global roll-out of new Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – By working closely with laboratory managers to restructure cost and revenue accounting, they helped identify cost-saving opportunities using internal benchmarks and standardised project work breakdown structures.Productivity benchmarking – In collaboration with laboratory managers, the PIP team gathered and standardised operational data to benchmark productivity across laboratories. Through in-depth analysis, they uncovered root causes behind performance differences between comparable teams and departments.QualificationsEducation: Master’s degree in science, Engineering or Business 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 “can-do” attitude, able to both pragmatically define solutions, and capture and understand all relevant details when necessary.Technical knowledge IT: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Advanced proficiency with Structured query language (SQL) and PowerBI is a plus.Please note that V.I.E contracts are only applicable to European Economic Area (EEA) citizens who are between 18 and 28 years old. The position is based in Brussels, Belgium.Starting date: January, February or March 2026Duration of the contract: 12 months.Additional InformationWe 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  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.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 count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goalFind out more on our Careers 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 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 over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 60 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 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.