Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, 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.
Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.
The corporate development team within the Eurofins network of companies plays a central role in driving strategic and financial growth through a dynamic merger and acquisition (M&A) programme across all business lines. As part of a fast-growing network, this inorganic growth strategy which has historically seen several dozen transactions completed annually on a global scale, remains a key priority.
You will be based in Brussels, Belgium and the role involves frequent travel across Europe and occasionally beyond to meet with potential targets, partners, and internal stakeholders throughout the M&A process.
This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the Eurofins network of companies and develop your career as a finance leader.
As Corporate Development Associate / Associate Director / Director, your responsibilities will include:
M&A Pipeline Coordination
Integration of Acquired Companies
We are looking for an ambitious candidate with a master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Engineering from a top university. You should have the drive to develop as a future finance leader within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in corporate development (industry or boutique), M&A advisory, investment banking, private equity or consulting.
Previous experience with and a solid understanding of the M&A process and key transaction documents (NDA, LOI, DD, SPA, etc.) is also ideal.
The role requires excellent interpersonal, communication, and team management skills, and an outstanding technical understanding of finance and valuations.
Fluency in Italian and English is essential; additional languages are a plus.
Other skills and abilities:
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: https://careers.eurofins.com/
Company 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.