Calibration Supervisor

Anika Therapeutics; Bedford (MA); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

PTO and long-term incentives

Job summary

Anika Therapeutics is seeking a Calibration Supervisor to lead the Bedford calibration program, oversee technicians and contractors, and ensure activities are compliant, timely, and well-documented. You’ll partner across Facilities, Engineering, Quality, Validation, and EHS to strengthen the site’s metrology capabilities.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical expertise, and program ownership in a regulated life sciences environment, with on-site focus and some hybrid flexibility based on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Metrology, or a related field.
• 7+ years in calibration/metrology within regulated life sciences environments.
• 2+ years supervisory or people-management experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820/11, cGMP.
• CMMS experience; Blue Mountain RAM strongly preferred.
• Analytical, organized, cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
• MS Office proficiency; ability to analyze calibration data and trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead calibration technicians and contractors; set priorities and develop the team.
• Own site calibration program; ensure activities meet regulatory and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain calibration policies, SOPs, and forms for asset lifecycle.
• Establish calibration strategy: intervals, acceptance criteria, traceability.
• Maintain calibration records in CMMS; ensure data accuracy and compliance.
• Review records, deviations, and CAPA with QA and Operations.
• Serve as SME during audits, inspections, change controls, and validations.
• Manage relationships with third-party providers and equipment vendors.
• Collaborate across Facilities, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, EHS.
• Develop and report calibration metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide training on calibration practices and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in on-call rotation and business continuity activities.

Skills

Supervisory

Calibration

Regulatory knowledge

Metrology

Cross-functional

Documentation

Data analysis

Education

Engineering degree

ASQ certification

Quality systems training

Tools

CMMS

Blue Mountain RAM

Excel

Job description

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Regular Full-Time Bedford, MA, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1761

Salary Range: $66,000.00 To $82,000.00 Annually

What You’ll Do

As the Calibration Supervisor, you’ll lead Anika’s site calibration program and the team responsible for keeping our critical equipment and instruments accurate, reliable, and ready for use. Working in a regulated life sciences and medical device manufacturing environment, you’ll oversee calibration technicians and contractors while ensuring calibration activities are completed safely, on time, and in compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.

You’ll serve as the site subject matter expert for calibration and metrology, partnering closely with Facilities, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Metrology, and EHS. This role combines people leadership, technical expertise, program ownership, and continuous improvement, with an opportunity to strengthen and evolve the site’s calibration program.

This position is primarily on-site at our Bedford, MA facility, with some flexibility for hybrid work depending on operational priorities, audit readiness, project needs, and team coordination.

How You’ll Contribute

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of calibration technicians and contractors, including assigning work, setting priorities, monitoring performance, and supporting individual development.
• Own the site calibration program and ensure calibration, verification, adjustment, and documentation activities are completed on schedule and in compliance with regulatory, quality, and safety requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain calibration policies, SOPs, work instructions, forms, and job aids covering the full lifecycle of calibrated assets.
• Establish and maintain the site calibration strategy, including risk-based criticality assessments, calibration intervals, acceptance criteria, measurement uncertainty considerations, and traceability requirements.
• Administer and maintain calibration records in Blue Mountain RAM, ensuring accurate asset data, schedules, work orders, certificates, traceability records, and compliance documentation.
• Review and approve calibration records, deviations, out-of-tolerance assessments, impact evaluations, corrective actions, and related quality documentation in partnership with Quality Assurance and Operations.
• Serve as the calibration subject matter expert during internal and external audits, inspections, investigations, change controls, equipment qualifications, and validation activities.
• Manage relationships with third-party calibration providers, equipment suppliers, and service vendors, including service agreements, scheduling, performance expectations, documentation quality, and issue resolution.
• Partner cross-functionally with Facilities, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Metrology, and EHS to support equipment reliability, compliance, and uptime.
• Develop and report calibration metrics, including schedule adherence, backlog, overdue work orders, audit observations, out-of-tolerance trends, vendor performance, and equipment downtime.
• Identify opportunities to improve calibration processes, reliability, documentation, and program effectiveness.
• Provide training and technical guidance on calibration practices, Good Documentation Practices, CMMS use, procedure changes, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in on-call rotation, off-hour emergency response, system walk-throughs, and business continuity activities as needed.

What It Takes

You’re a technical leader who understands that a strong calibration program is about more than keeping equipment on schedule. You know how to balance compliance, reliability, risk, and business needs while leading a team and working across functions. You’re comfortable serving as the technical expert, digging into problems, making sound decisions, and improving the systems and processes behind the work.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Metrology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent combination of education and regulated industry experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of experience in calibration, metrology, maintenance, engineering, or quality systems within a regulated life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or medical device environment.
• 2+ years of supervisory, lead, or people-management experience, including work assignment, coaching, performance feedback, and team development.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, cGMP, Good Documentation Practices, traceability, and calibration program requirements.
• Familiarity with ISO 17025 principles.
• Demonstrated ability to write, revise, implement, and train others on procedures, policies, work instructions, and quality-system documentation.
• Hands-on experience with CMMS platforms; Blue Mountain RAM strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, audit-support, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to analyze calibration data, trends, and performance metrics.

Nice to Have

• Experience supervising calibration teams supporting medical device, diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or combination-product manufacturing.
• Experience building or maturing calibration programs, including SOP structure, policy ownership, audit readiness, and equipment lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with equipment qualification, calibration protocols, process validation, computerized systems, and change control.
• ASQ, CCT, metrology, Lean, Six Sigma, or related certification.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, calibration certificates, technical manuals, specifications, and quality records.

The salary range provided is based on the Company’s reasonable estimate of the base salary pay range for this position at the time of posting. Actual base pay is determined by several factors relevant to the position, including skills, competencies, experience, education, and geographic location. Anika also offers a discretionary bonus program for all full-time employees, comprehensive healthcare benefits, health savings account, 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match which includes immediate vesting, employee stock purchase plan at a 15% discount, accrued paid time off, additional long-term incentives including stock awards, and much more. At Anika, we take pride in offering robust Total Rewards, inclusive of market-leading benefits to meet our employees where they are in their career and in life.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Anika reserves the right to modify compensation and benefits at any time, subject to applicable law.