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Job Summary: Senior Laboratory Manager
The Senior Laboratory Manager will be responsible for providing management and direction to laboratory staff and resources for project activities and needs. This includes supervising daily operations to monitor quality and project timelines, and assisting in preparation and implementation of company policies, quality systems and training programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare, review and approve study protocols, project status reports, final study reports and other project-related technical documents.
- Design experimental studies and participate in technical troubleshooting.
- Review data for technical quality and compliance to protocols, methods and SOPs. Review and approve laboratory investigations, deviations, and QA facility and data audits. Lead client and FDA audits.
- Allocate, schedule and manage laboratory resources for group's project activities and update project status. Review timesheet reports for billing accuracy.
- Respond to client's questions and needs; lead client technical meetings.
- Assist in preparation of proposals by providing project definition.
- Identify new opportunities within client base and ability to work with business development to pursue opportunities.
- Coordinate and prioritize project activities with internal functional groups (physical testing, analytical development, microbiology, etc.) and support functions (QA, sample management, etc.).
- Assist management in their responsibilities.
- Prepare and implement PPD SOPs and company operational policies. Ensure adherence and make recommendations to quality system improvements.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8 years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience.
- 1 year of leadership responsibility