Food Safety Project Manager - V.I.E Programme

Job Description

How can you help us?

Eurofins In Vitro Diagnostics Solutions is looking for a Project Manager for its Gold Standard Diagnostics office located in Freiburg, Germany.

Gold Standard Diagnostics is a global provider of diagnostic technologies and instruments in the fields of bioanalytical testing for the food, feed, environmental, animal health, and clinical diagnostics industries.

With expert teams in Research & Development, manufacturing, sales, and customer service, they provide innovative, reliable solutions worldwide, aiming to enhance the customer experience. Their goal is to deliver a gold standard of laboratory diagnostics and provide comprehensive testing solutions for Eurofins and third-party laboratories.

To support their food safety operations in Freiburg, Germany, they are looking for a collaborative V.I.E candidate with an affinity for science. As Food Safety Project manager, you will lead science-based projects – rather than commercial tasks – and collaborate closely with research and development teams. This position is ideal for early-career professionals with a scientific background who are motivated to grow their expertise in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

As Food Safety Project manager, you will:

Plan and manage scientific projects in close collaboration with Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Quality Management teams.

Conduct market analyses to identify relevant regulatory and technological developments.

Coordinate project teams and internal stakeholders to ensure timely implementation of the product development and process optimisation.

Create and maintain project-related documentation, presentations, and training materials.

Organise and conduct internal and external trainings on project content and regulatory requirements.

Participate in scientific conferences and industry events for networking and knowledge exchange.

Maintain and further develop project-related databases and tools.

Support contract and resource management within the project structure.

Bridge the gap between scientific departments and international partners – with a focus on project transparency and quality assurance.

What can we do for you?

Exposure & growth: You’ll join a global organisation that values growth and development and have a lead role in a strategic project for Gold Standard Diagnostics with exposure to group leaders.

Training & development: In a supportive work environment you will collaborate with talented professionals, and develop your analytical, strategic, communication, and language skills.

Qualifications

Education: Currently enrolled, soon-to-graduate or recently graduated with a university degree or master’s degree in engineering, biotechnology. Initial practical experience in a scientific project management role, ideally in diagnostics, food safety, or medical technology. Strong interest in regulatory compliance and scientific project management is a plus.

Languages: Fluent in English, German is a plus.

Personal skills: You have strong communication skills, with solid analytical and problem-solving abilities. You are flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

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 Freiburg, Germany.

Starting date: As soon as possible.

Duration of the contract: 12 months.

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Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel like 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.

Find out more on our Careers page: 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 7.296 billion revenues in FY 2025, and has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies for almost three decades.