VP Integrations

Eurofins•Houston, TX

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Willingness to travel across acquired-company sites

Responsibilities

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
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 12–24 months post-close, intervening where businesses underperform integration plan
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
This role is explicitly designed as a development pipeline into General Management. Over [18–36 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.