Associate Director, LBA

Altasciences

Harleysville (PA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans

401(k)/RRSP with Employer Match

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Paid Sick and Bereavement Leave

Employee Assistance & Telehealth

Telework when applicable

Job summary

Altasciences is seeking an Associate Director, LBA to provide scientific and technical leadership within Laboratory Sciences. You will manage staff, guide performance, and ensure project timelines and quality standards are met while supporting outreach and conferences.

You will contribute to financial performance and client satisfaction, collaborate with senior leadership, and help advance ligand binding assay services through strategic planning and cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience.
MSc with 7+ years of relevant experience.
BSc with 10+ years of relevant experience in bioanalysis or related field.
Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
3+ years of supervisory experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Ability to read and interpret technical documents and manuals.
Ability to write advanced reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Responsibilities

Provide personnel management for assigned staff including scheduling projects, training and development, and annual reviews.
Perform scientific reviews of driving documents and reports and escalate issues to Senior management.
Contribute to financial success through revenue and GM targets and client satisfaction.
Ensure quality and regulatory requirements are met by staff; promptly resolve KPI issues.
Drive operational improvements for efficiency and cost control in designated areas.
Provide scientific support to Bioanalytical Responsible Scientists/Investigators; manage timelines and resource needs.
May serve as Bioanalytical Responsible Scientist/Contributing Scientist/PI as needed.
Set up and implement training for LBA staff.
Improve lab workflows and efficiency; schedule assays and optimize operations.
Review costing and scheduling with Business Development and Operations.
Contribute to growth of Altasciences LBA services and participate in strategic planning.
Collaborate with other management; back-up leadership when needed.
Support internal/external presentations and scientific outreach.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Strategic planning

Relationship building

Education

PhD in Chemistry/Biochemistry/Biology/Pharmacology

MSc with 7+ years experience

BSc with 10+ years experience

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

About the role

The Associate Director, LBA provides scientific and technical leadership in the area of expertise in the Laboratory Sciences department. The Associate Director is responsible for managing direct reports, providing them scientific support and ensuring their performance, productivity and efficiency in their project assignment. Participate in professional internal/external presentations, scientific out-reach and conferences.

What You’ll Do Here

Responsible for personnel management activities of assigned staff such as: scheduling projects, training and development, providing regular direction and feedback on performance, disciplinary actions, preparing and delivering annual performance and salary reviews.

Responsible for scientific review of driving documents and reports and raising any pertinent issues to Senior management.

Contribute to financial success in their areas of expertise, as demonstrated by revenue and GM targetsand client satisfaction achieved.

Responsible for ensuring quality and regulatory requirements are met by scientific staff in their team and that any quality issues, KPI issues are promptly resolved.

Responsible for ensuring continued operational improvements for efficiency and cost control in their areas of expertise.

Provide scientific support to assigned Bioanalytical Responsible Scientists/Contributing/Principal Investigator within the area of expertise, ensure project timelines are respected, and any delays communicated in a prompt fashion to all key internal and external stakeholders; Recommends resource adjustment when required based on deliverable schedules.

May be assigned as a Bioanalytical Responsible Scientist/Contributing Scientist/Principal Investigator, as needed.

Responsible for set up and implementation of training for technical and scientific LBA staff.

Responsible for improved efficiency initiatives in the laboratory, including scheduling assays, operations and improving workflows.

Review costing assessments and scheduling projects with Business Development and Operations.

Contribute to the growth and development of Altasciences ligand binding assay services, as well as participate in strategic planning.

Responsible for working closely with other management members. May serve as back‑up when other Laboratory Sciences leadership is out of office.

Contribute in professional internal/external presentations, scientific outreach and conferences.

Respect Health and Safety standards in terms of personal protection, laboratory maintenance, and work procedures.

May act as Test Site/Facility Management for applicable validation and sample analysis studies as well as method approval.

Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Ph. D. in the fields of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, or Pharmacology with 5+ years of relevant experience.

M.Sc. with 7+ years of relevant experience.

B.Sc. with 10+ years of relevant experience in bioanalysis or other pertinent laboratory-based qualifications in a CRO or Pharma in lieu of Ph.D.

Minimum of 5 years of related experience.

3+ years related supervisory experience in a multidisciplinary environment.

MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point

Ability to read and interpret technical documents and industry specific manuals.

Ability to write advanced reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Well developed interpersonal skills are required.

Personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information.

Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.

Capable of managing multiple conflicting priorities.

Must be self-directed, motivated, and have a willingness to take the initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation.