Lab Supervisor

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Ensures the safety, compliance, and smooth operations of Research and Development laboratories associated with the team.
• Regulates and maintains the infrastructure of the labs to ensure necessary services are available to scientists.
• Oversees/coordinates work processes and operation of assigned laboratory areas to ensure Quality System compliance, Safety compliance, and proper equipment management.
• Ensures decisions involving Research and Development labs and equipment do not adversely impact work areas or project teams.
• Represents Lab Management team as a subject matter expert regarding lab/equipment issues, and builds professional relationships with cross-functional teams.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, oversees, and authorizes the use of designated laboratory areas with regard to general lab operations (orientation, use, access, general supply replenishment, equipment, cleaning, & maintenance), regulatory compliance (documentation, temperature monitoring) and general safety operations.
• Enforces Safety and other required laboratory practices, with the independent authority to deny lab users room access, impose re-orientation, and contact user’s supervisor if necessary.
• Mediates Lab User conflicts with the authority to escalate issues to direct supervisors.
• Manages lab documentation to ensure Quality, Safety and departmental compliance.
• Reviews and ensures equipment/instrumentation documentation (log sheets, chart recorders) is compliant with Good Documentation Practices.
• Resolves documentation issues with equipment users.
• Acts and serves as point of contact with department scientific staff and cross-functionally with Subject Matter Experts in Calibration/Facilities to ensure minimal impact to Development project teams during installation, calibration and validation of new non-client branded equipment.
• Coordinates calibration, certification, relocation and repair of existing equipment with Instrument/ Facilities/ Calibration team to minimize impact on project teams needing access to equipment.
• Serves as a resource and subject matter expert to scientific staff regarding media preparation.
• Participates in the on-call services for CTU excursion.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Lab Supervisor experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree- Biological/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work-experience.