Laboratory Team Lead — Testing, Training & Workflow

NSF; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NSF is seeking a team lead to provide technical and operations support for the laboratory area, oversee testing and reporting, and train staff to meet quality and throughput goals.

The role emphasizes coordinating daily lab activities, maintaining equipment, and ensuring documentation is complete while driving improvements in safety, productivity, and data integrity across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications and Experience items listed in the job posting.
• Experience training, mentoring, and developing lab staff.
• Coordinating daily lab operations in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with lab processes including sample preparation and exposure procedures.
• Strong understanding of lab quality requirements and data integrity.
• Excellent written and oral communication for cross-functional teamwork.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced lab setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing, peer review, and reporting for all test methods in the lab area.
• Train workforce on technical processes and SOPs.
• Schedule and oversee scheduling for the lab area.
• Recommend process improvements based on data collection.
• Manage laboratory projects by allocating resources and tracking timelines.
• Support safety, quality, productivity, and turnaround objectives.
• Ensure equipment maintenance and accessible documentation.
• Provide technical support for the laboratory area.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Skills

Training & mentoring

Lab ops coordination

Laboratory processes

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Data integrity & docs

Communication & collaboration

Multi-priority management

Job description

NSF is seeking a team lead to provide technical and operations support for the laboratory area, oversee testing and reporting, and train staff to meet quality and throughput goals.

The role emphasizes coordinating daily lab activities, maintaining equipment, and ensuring documentation is complete while driving improvements in safety, productivity, and data integrity across multiple projects.