VP Integrations
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
Eurofins Scientific grows aggressively through acquisition adding dozens of companies to its network annually across life sciences food & feed environmental and diagnostics testing. The VP of Integrations will own the post-close integration lifecycle for acquired companies ensuring newly acquired businesses are integrated efficiently into Eurofins operating model while preserving the entrepreneurial performance culture that makes those businesses valuable in the first place.
This is a high-visibility high-growth role. The successful candidate will develop deep fluency across Eurofins network of business lines systems and leadership positioned to progress into a President or SVP General Manager role within a defined timeframe.
Key Responsibilities
M&A Integration
- Lead end-to-end integration planning and execution for acquired companies from due diligence handoff through Day 1 readiness and first 100-day stabilization
- Build and manage integration playbooks covering finance HR IT/ERP facilities compliance and commercial systems
- Partner with Corporate Development Legal and Finance during diligence to flag integration risk and cost prior to close
- Own integration governance timelines workstream owners milestone tracking and executive reporting
Company Performance
- Assess acquired company performance against pre-close projections and Eurofins operating benchmarks
- Identify synergy opportunities (cost revenue procurement shared services) and drive realization against target
- Work with acquired company leadership to adopt Eurofins financial reporting KPI and operating cadences without disrupting client-facing operations
- Monitor post-integration performance for 1224 months post-close intervening where businesses underperform integration plan
Cross-Functional & Network Development
- Build relationships across Eurofins business units (Food & Feed Environmental PSS Insourcing Genomics Clinical Diagnostics etc.) to understand network capabilities shared services and best-practice transfer opportunities
- Act as a connective layer between newly acquired leadership teams and the broader Eurofins global network
- Represent integration function in regional and global leadership forums
Growth Trajectory
This role is explicitly designed as a development pipeline into General Management. Over 1836 months the incumbent is expected to build sufficient network fluency P&L exposure and cross-BU credibility to progress into a higher role role leading a business unit or regional cluster.
Qualifications :
Qualifications
- 10 years in M&A integration corporate development management consulting or general management ideally within a serial-acquirer multi-site or lab/scientific services environment
- Demonstrated experience integrating acquired companies at scale; not just diligence but operational stand-up and performance turnaround
- P&L literacy; comfort moving between financial operational and cultural integration issues
- Strong stakeholder management across decentralized multi-country organizations
- Track record of being identified as high-potential / fast-track talent in a prior organization
- Willingness to travel across acquired-company sites
What Success Looks Like
- Newly acquired companies hit Day 100 milestones on time and on budget
- Synergy targets are met or exceeded within 1218 months of close
- Acquired leadership teams report strong integration experience (retention of key talent)
- Candidate builds visible cross-network credibility positioning for GM-track promotion
Additional Information :
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.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
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 the environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the medicines you rely on, Eur ... View more