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Job Title: Senior Laboratory Operations Manager, Europe

Location: Leverkusen

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

The role

Due to continued growth within the Mars Science and Diagnostic division, we are looking for a Senior Lab Operations Manager to support our European growth. This is a process driven role, overseeing the strategic operational initiatives across internal/external partnerships, new products, and business integrations. You will work in partnership with both internal and external stake holders, ensuring outcomes are aligned with overall business goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Oversee operational implementation phases of laboratory integrations, greenfield or acquisition.

• Assessing current operating model and processes, scoping and planning conversion/integration plans, and successfully executing these integrations.

• Monitoring key measures of success across adherence to timelines, budget, partner, and customer experience.

• Carry out operational activities as needed by the project at various levels including equipment procurement requests, providing technical requirements, personnel training, and management.

• Liaise and form productive, collaborative relationships with key Lab Operations and other stakeholders of partner laboratories.

• Identify areas of risk and special sensitivity and form plans to mitigate those risks.

• Collaboration with all relevant functional teams and key stakeholders.

• Lead process for developing and delivering detailed business and operational plans for key initiatives with ROI projections and budgets.

• Establish, define, and implement objectives and goals for assigned projects and oversee projects to ensure teams to meet deadlines and established objectives.

• Focus on developing, in collaboration with relevant leaders, a long-term business strategy.

• Manage regular reports to relevant stakeholders on project progress including milestones, risks, and KPIs.

Experience and skill set required:

• Proven experience working in a process driven, Senior Operations role.

• A bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline is highly desired.

• Reference lab or healthcare experience highly desired.

• Demonstrated experience innovating, leading, and executing process improvement projects.

• Project management experience.

• Ability to communicate effectively within the organisation to ensure alignment and consistency.

• Collaborative and team focused approach.

• Able to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.

• Strong organisation, time management and attention to detail skills.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills, including documentation of findings and recommendations.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

• Ability to be self-directed and motivated.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Must be able to travel as needed to meet the needs of global operational objectives.

• C1 or Business Professional level of English.

• Fluency in German is highly desired.

Part of an amazing global family

We understand that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and that’s why we’re inspired to make A Better World for Pets. Synlab Vet and Antech Diagnostics are comprised of a diverse team of individuals who are committed to each other’s growth and development.

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all of our associates.

Work Experience

• Proven experience working in a process driven, Senior Operations role.

• A bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline is highly desired.

• Reference lab or healthcare experience highly desired.

• Demonstrated experience innovating, leading, and executing process improvement projects.

• Project management experience.

• Ability to communicate effectively within the organisation to ensure alignment and consistency.

• Collaborative and team focused approach.

• Able to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.

• Strong organisation, time management and attention to detail skills.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills, including documentation of findings and recommendations.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

• Ability to be self-directed and motivated.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Must be able to travel as needed to meet the needs of global operational objectives.

• C1 or Business Professional level of English.

• Fluency in German is highly desired.