Project Manager, Viral Safety and Cell Banking

Eurofins MicroSafe Laboratories in Leiden is a GMP certified contract laboratory for the (bio)pharmaceutical industry. With approximately 70 employees, we are part of the internationally operating Eurofins Scientific. Our professional team consists of a mix of young and experienced people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

We offer unique tests that allow us to investigate the safety, effectiveness, and quality of biological medicines, including cell and gene therapies, vaccines, and monoclonal antibodies. For example, we can demonstrate whether a medicine is free of microbial, viral, or production process-related contamination. In addition to carrying out standard tests, we also set up product-specific tests in close collaboration with the client.

About the Role

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 will 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, adjusting 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 a Biology or Chemical science.
• 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.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days of vacation (with the option to purchase 7 additional days).
• Travel allowance of 23 cents net per kilometer. Are you traveling by public transport? Then your travel expenses will be fully reimbursed via NS Business Card.
• Participation in a pension scheme with 50% contribution by Eurofins.
• Each month, you accumulate a choice budget balance of 8.5% of your gross salary. This includes, among other things, holiday pay and a year-end bonus. You can choose to have this amount paid out, or you can use it to buy extra days off, for example. You choose what suits you best.
• Discount on additional health insurance.
• Tax benefit via FiscFree when purchasing various products and services via your gross salary, such as a bicycle, sports contribution, fitness, mobile telephony, computers & tablets, or a weekend away.
• Professional training and opportunities for training and development, including options via the online learning platform Good Habitz.
• Working at Eurofins MicroSafe offers you the flexibility and personal touch of working in a medium-sized and dynamic company, whilst also allowing you to benefit from having Eurofins as a parent company.
• Diverse developmental opportunities within the organization.
• A large client portfolio ensures a lot of diversity in your work.