Who we are
We are the leading international sensory and consumer research company specializing in food, beverages, cosmetics, personal care, and other consumer products. We have 19 proprietary state-of-the-art facilities across France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Morocco, China and the USA, and cover more than 65 countries through our network of approved partners.
SAM provides tailor-made solutions, delivering actionable guidelines to make our clients’ brands and products memorable.
SAM is a great place to work.
Join SAM to work with the most competent, creative, and fun team in the industry and let your work, opinions and ideas contribute to the future of sensory and consumer research.
Become your most extraordinary self with support and development throughout your career.
Best in class
Join our very diverse team of sensory scientists, food technologists, statisticians, psychologists, sociologists, strategic thinkers, marketeers, field managers, technicians and other sensory and research experienced colleagues.
We're proud to be part of the Eurofins Group
World-leader in Testing for Life. With about 61 000 employees, Eurofins is a global leader in testing services and over the last 20 years has been one of the fastest growing companies in the world, thanks to its innovation in technology and service.
Reporting to a Research Director, an AssociateResearch Director oversees various accounts and multiple projects and brings technical expertise to the research team, while developing a team of Research Managers.
Responsibilities:
1. Client Management:
Responsible for a few accounts in the cluster and the business development
2. Project Management:
a. Complex Proposals and Tenders
b. Actively supervising the Research managers
c. Bringing their technical expertise and best practices
d. Workload Management
e. Ensuring that the Research Managers are properly trained and coached
3. Strategy:
Strategic recommendations based on client's feedback, market trends and operational performance
4. Revenue:
a. Ensure targets for the accounts are met
b. Develop proactive plans to address potential risks and opportunities of their accounts
5. People:
a. Manages a minimum of two Research Managers
b. Mentor teams in research skills and their career development
c. Ensuring that the output from team members maintains a high standard as expected

Since 1987, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a network of independent companies in 60 countries, operating over 950 laboratories.
Performing over 450 million tests every year, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.
Ever since its IPO on the French stock exchange in 1997, Eurofins has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies.