Laboratory Supervisor - Analytical

ARL; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Medical and Dental Insurance

401K with Company Match

Free lunches

Fantastic benefits package

Great Culture and you get to work with

Job summary

ARL Bio Pharma seeks an Analytical Laboratory Supervisor to lead a large lab department and ensure timely, accurate test results while upholding cGMP standards.

The role requires deep chromatographic expertise (HPLC, GC, IC) and strong people management skills. You will collaborate with senior leadership and external agencies to optimize operations and maintain safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry or equivalent; 3 years of experience in Analytical Chemistry
• Experience interpreting data from analytical instrumentation such as HPLC, GC, IC
• Proven experience in employee management including recruitment, interviewing, hiring, coaching, and disciplinary actions

Responsibilities

• Strict Adherence to Standard Laboratory Operations and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Ensures all data and test results are reviewed for completeness, accuracy and compliance with guidelines.
• Serves as an Analytical Chemistry subject matter expert for internal and external agencies.
• Provides technical direction on routine and complex issues and procedures.
• Collaborate with Laboratory Director and senior leadership on department policies.
• Leads department meetings and execution of training requirements.
• Performance evaluations and disciplinary actions for department staff.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry or equivalent Diploma

Tools

HPLC

GC

IC

Job description

Join a company where you can make a difference from day one and help make the world a better and safer place. ARL Bio Pharma provides analytical and microbiological testing for the pharmaceutical industry. Our laboratory works with pharmaceutical companies, compounding and hospital pharmacies, drug manufacturers, and raw material suppliers bringing excellence to pharmaceutical sciences and making pharmaceuticals safer.

The Analytical Laboratory Supervisor oversees a team of Associate Supervisors to plan, manage and supervise the Analytical Laboratory to assure all test results are delivered in an accurate, timely and profitable fashion using proper safety precautions. A deep background in cGMP is important to success in this role, as is Chromatography experience (HPLC).

Some other highlights...

• Free Medical and Dental Insurance
• 401K with Company Match
• Free lunches
• Fantastic benefits package
• Great Culture and you get to work with Great People
• Work in a comfortable office setting with casual dress code
• A growing company with great opportunities for career growth in a stable industry

This is a full-time role

Work Schedule:

Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, Hours TBD.

Work Restrictions:

Because of vital nature of this work, we do not allow medical marijuana cards and we do random drug testing on all of our employees.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This is a supervisory role overseeing a large laboratory department.

The completion of the department's technical and strategic processes defines this position's success. Within the laboratory, this position will serve as an Analytical Chemistry subject-matter expert and must maintain current knowledge of trends and developments in technology, techniques, and regulations. Directs and provides high-level technical expertise on routine and highly complex issues, procedures, and policies. Develops and advises on the establishment of department standards of operations. Attends events and interactions with external and internal agencies representing the department professionally.

Outside the laboratory, this position is responsible for collaborating with senior leadership to create and manage metrics to measure and analyze department and personnel effectiveness. Plans the utilization of department resources, including supplies and resources. Collaborates with human resources to post job advertisements and offer letters. Leads department meetings and execution of training requirements of department staff. Completes performance evaluations and leads disciplinary meetings.

This position will require not only a high level of technical expertise but also business acumen to make sound strategic decisions and provide sound advice.

Primary Duties...

• Strict Adherence to Standard Laboratory Operations and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Ensures all data and test results performed are reviewed for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company, industry, and regulatory guidelines and procedures.
• Serves as a pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry subject matter expert for internal and external agencies.
• Provides technical direction on routine and complex issues and procedures.
• Collaborate with the Laboratory Director, and other senior leadership.
• Advises, guides, and/or directs on operations activities of the department.
• Responsible for appropriate planning and utilization of resources to meet departmental and company goals and objectives.
• Sets, measures, analyzes, and reports on Departmental metrics to accurately describe departmental performance, including financial activities, error reduction, growth, and performance indicators.
• Ensures all safety programs are executed to the highest standards and quality control.
• Review reports of the Corrective Action / Preventive Action (CAPA) system for adequacy and completeness before submitting for final approval and verification.
• Tracks and verifies all Analytical Laboratory personnel and outside contractors are properly trained to conduct assigned activities.
• Collaborate with the Laboratory Manager and other senior department leadership on changes to department policies and procedures to increase output and reduce testing errors within regulations.
• Performance of personnel management duties including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, timecard review, evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
• Review, approve, and audit timecards per company policies and procedures with the strictest time requirement.
• Completes all Performance Evaluations within the strict time-sensitive deadlines.
• Collaborated with the Human Resources Department on recruitment activities, including workforce and IT requests, placement of job postings, schedule of phone and in-person interviews, and notification of job offers.
• Tracks, verifies, and completes employee action forms, including but not limited to performance evaluations, training, development, and disciplinary.
• Leads disciplinary meetings.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and developments in techniques and technology relevant to the field and stays current on industry, company, and departmental methodologies, terminology, and regulations.
• Tracks and ensures corrections to actions to critical instruments, systems, and processes when found to be out of specifications or regulations

Minimum Qualifications...

• Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry or equivalent Diploma with 3 years of experience in Analytical Chemistry Data interpretation, 3 years of experience in Analytical Instrumentation including but not limited to HPLC, GC, and IC and 2 years of experience in Employee Management including recruitment, interviewing, hiring selection, coaching, mentoring, disciplinary actions, and terminations.

Preferred Qualifications...

• Master's degree in Analytical Chemistry or equivalent Diploma with 4 years of experience in Analytical Chemistry Data interpretation, experience with Analytical Instrumentation, including but not limited to HPLC, GC, and IC, experience in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), 3 Experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry and 3 years of experience in Employee Management including recruitment, interviewing, hiring selection, coaching, mentoring, disciplinary actions, and terminations.

Work Environment...

• This job operates in a professional Laboratory environment using typical protection equipment (Eye protection, Gloves, Lab Coats, etc.)
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• Essential duties of laboratory environment with periodic exposure to chemicals, solvents, and other environmental substances, including but not limited to odors, and varying temperatures.
• Exposure to the use of chemicals with the classification of Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, or Oxidizing.
• The noise level is moderate.
• Primarily dominated English-speaking workplace.
• Attendance at the office is required.

Physical Requirements...

• This is a partially sedentary role; however, a short daily walk between buildings is required, and some filing is required.
• This position would require the ability to lift 50 Lbs. (If an object weighs more than 50 Lbs. ARL requires this to be a two-person job or the use of carts.
• Ability to sit and stand in front of a computer and/or laboratory equipment for extended periods, with intermittent twisting/bending to reach instruments or supplies surrounding equipment. Routinely stand and walk in the performance of duties.
• Ability to use hand strength and finger dexterity to perform grasping and fine manipulations of precise equipment.
• Operation of standard office equipment.
• Must be fluent in written and spoken English to receive and communicate information for standard and complex operations and emergencies clearly and accurately.
• Requires visual acuity to read and write words and numbers, and to see in the normal visual range, including the ability to distinguish colors and shapes with or without correction.
• Requires hearing communications accurately with or without correction.

AAP/EEO Statement ARL Bio Pharma, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. ARL Bio Pharma, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Improper interference with ARL Bio Pharma, Inc. employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants and employees are treated without regard to any of these characteristics.

Pay Range: $85,000 - $105,000 per hour