Lead Test Engineer

Company Description

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.

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 over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 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.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion; and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

 

Job Description

• Lead and mentor QA Engineers, ensuring adherence to quality standards, testing best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Define and implement test strategies, test plans, and quality assurance processes across multiple applications and releases.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, and Operations teams to ensure requirements are testable and meet business expectations.
• Drive test automation adoption, improve regression coverage, and optimize testing efficiency through modern QA tools and frameworks.
• Oversee functional, integration, performance, security, and user acceptance testing activities to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Monitor and report key quality metrics such as defect leakage, test coverage, automation coverage, release readiness, and production stability.
• Manage defect triage, root cause analysis, and quality governance activities to reduce recurring issues and improve overall product reliability.
• Support Agile delivery by participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, risk assessments, and release management activities while ensuring compliance with Eurofins quality standards.