Manager, Quality

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 96,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Pennsylvania seeks a Senior Microbiology Lab Supervisor to guide and supervise hourly technicians, ensuring efficient testing and support activities.

You will motivate, train, resolve team issues, and administer personnel policies per the local bargaining agreement, while handling validation and QA testing for materials and finished products. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Biochemistry, or related field.
• 3+ years post-degree lab, manufacturing, or QC experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication; interpersonal and supervisory skills.
• Continuous learning and analytical problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Guide and supervise hourly Microbiology technicians; ensure testing and support activities are efficiently completed.
• Motivate, train, and resolve team issues while maintaining a compliant, safe environment.
• Administer personnel policies per the local bargaining agreement.
• Manage testing/assaying of validation, raw materials, process intermediates, and finished product samples.
• Supervise testing duties, including scheduling by priority.
• Maintain up-to-date SOPs and training modules; train personnel.
• Ensure accurate and timely lab work; evaluate data and recommend sample acceptance/rejection.
• Maintain records, drive productivity, and manage supply inventory.
• Support deviation investigations, out-of-trend results, and test failures for manufacturing/release/stability.
• Investigate safety/environmental incidents and near misses; improve quality/assays using lean principles.
• Support regulatory inspections and train Laboratory Operations managers and technicians.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Continuous learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

• Guide and supervise hourly Microbiology technicians; ensure efficient completion of testing and support activities.
• Motivate, train, and resolve team issues while maintaining a compliant, safe environment.
• Administer personnel policies per the local bargaining agreement.
• Manage critical testing/assaying of validation, raw materials, process intermediates, and finished product samples.
• Supervise testing duties, including scheduling assignments by priority.
• Maintain up-to-date SOPs, Process Specific Training Modules, and Test Methods; train personnel.
• Ensure accurate and timely lab work; critically evaluate data and recommend sample acceptance/rejection.
• Maintain records, drive productivity improvements, and manage supply inventory.
• Support deviation investigations, out-of-trend results, and test failures for manufacturing/release/stability.
• Investigate safety/environmental incidents and near misses; improve quality/assays using lean principles.
• Support regulatory inspections and train Laboratory Operations managers and/or technicians.

Required (What Makes You a Great Fit)

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Biochemistry, or related.
• 3+ years post-degree lab, manufacturing, or QC experience.
• Strong verbal/written communication; interpersonal/supervisory skills.
• Continuous learning and analytical problem-solving.

Preferred

• Biological and/or biochemistry-based assay experience.
• cGMP knowledge.
• Advanced degree.

Compensation/Benefits (if applicable)

Salary range: $96,200.00-$151,400.00; annual bonus/long-term incentive (if applicable). Comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate/sick days).