Metrology Group Leader

Eurofins; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins USA BioPharma Services is seeking a Metrology Group Leader to provide technical and operational leadership for a team supporting laboratory instrumentation in a regulated pharma testing environment. The role ensures compliance, reliability, and availability of instrumentation to support critical testing activities.

You will liaise with Quality Assurance, clients, and technical personnel, oversee calibration and qualification programs, and mentor staff while driving continuous

Qualifications

• 3+ years in laboratory operations, metrology, instrumentation, calibration, validation, or related technical field in a regulated setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the daily activities of the Metrology team.
• Ensure instrumentation is maintained, calibrated, qualified, and compliant with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate workload, priorities, and resources to meet objectives.
• Support investigations, deviations, non-routine events, and CAPA.
• Review and approve technical documentation including SOPs, protocols, reports, and training records.

Skills

People leadership

Metrology

Calibration

GxP compliance

Documentation

CAPA

Education

Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree

Job description

Eurofins is seeking a Metrology Group Leader to provide technical and operational leadership for a team supporting laboratory instrumentation within a regulated pharmaceutical testing environment. This role is responsible for overseeing daily metrology operations, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements, supporting employee development, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

The Metrology Group Leader serves as a key liaison between laboratory operations, Quality Assurance, clients, and technical personnel to ensure laboratory instrumentation remains compliant, reliable, and available to support critical testing activities.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support the daily activities of the Metrology team.
• Ensure laboratory instrumentation is maintained, calibrated, qualified, and operating in compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate team workload, priorities, and resources to meet business, client, and operational objectives.
• Support investigations, deviations, non-routine events, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Review and approve technical documentation, including procedures, protocols, reports, investigations, and training records.
• Partner with laboratory operations, Quality Assurance, and other stakeholders to resolve instrumentation and compliance-related issues.
• Mentor, train, and develop team members while fostering a collaborative and accountable team culture.
• Drivecontinuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, compliance, andoverall laboratory performance.
• Supportaudits, inspections,clientinteractionsasneeded.
• Ensureadherenceto GxP, safety, and companyqualitystandards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a scientific, technical, engineering technology, instrumentation, information technology, or related field. Equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in laboratory operations, metrology, instrumentation, calibration, validation, or a related technical discipline within a regulated environment.
• Experience troubleshooting laboratory instrumentation and documenting investigations, deviations, non-routine events, validation activities, or corrective actions.
• Experience authoring or reviewing GxP documentation, including SOPs, protocols, reports, investigations, and training records.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate projects while meeting quality and client expectations.
• Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous leadership, mentoring, supervisory, or project coordination experience.
• Experience supporting laboratory instrumentation maintenance, qualification, calibration, and validation programs.
• Knowledge of quality systems, change controls, CAPAs, investigations, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience working within a GMP, GLP, GCP, or other GxP-regulated laboratory environment.
• Proven ability to foster collaboration, accountability, and professional development within a team setting.

Position is Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm. , with overtime as needed.

Excellent full-time benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA BioPharma Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.