Eurofins MicroSafe Laboratories in Leiden is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex scientific and technical projects within our GMP certified analytical laboratory. In this role, you will guide multidisciplinary teams through the full project lifecycle, from defining requirements and scope to experimental execution, validation and deployment. You collaborate with internal experts and external partners to ensure alignment with scientific objectives, regulatory expectations, and organizational priorities, while maintaining rigorous project management processes and ensuring the highest quality of experimental data and documentation.
Responsibilities
- Establish project teams for new projects, including laboratory technicians, subject matter experts and logistics;
- Provide a solid project management workflow with clear organization and scientific context;
- Manage timeline development, scope definition, budget forecasting, and risk mitigation;
- Continuously assess project progress using data?'driven metrics, adjust scope, timelines, or resource allocation to ensure scientific and operational requirements are met;
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, providing transparent communication on project status, risks, and changes;
- Develop and maintain structured processes for managing scope throughout the scientific project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to quality, reproducibility, and performance standards;
- Oversee the organization and integrity of experimental data, research documentation and multi?'stream project information;
- Communicate project milestones, outcomes, and risks to leadership; escalating issues when necessary in accordance with project protocols;
- Be able to set up new Project Management processes.
As a key connector between clients, stakeholders, and laboratory teams, you will help shape scientific output with unwavering quality by optimizing laboratory and personnel resources, fostering strong team performance, and contributing to the development of innovative testing strategies for biopharma products. This is an opportunity to make meaningful impact within a collaborative, forward thinking environment at the Leiden BioScience Park.
Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master in Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, or a related field;
- Extensive Project Management training;
- Professional certification such as CAPM, PMP or PRINCE2 is considered a plus;
- Four or more years of project management experience in a scientific, technical, or research?'intensive environment in GMP;
- Strong attention to detail, particularly regarding timelines, resource planning, and compliance with scientific or regulatory standards, such as USP, EP, JP;
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with scientists, engineers, and leadership across multiple levels of the organization;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to translate complex scientific concepts for diverse audiences;
- Dutch is considered a plus;
- Strong presentation skills, including communicating data?'driven insights.