Microbiology Quality Systems Lead (Supervisor)

Simtra-Biopharma-Solutions; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Coverage

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 2%

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Simtra BioPharma Solutions in Bloomington, Indiana, is seeking a Microbiology Supervisor to lead the daily operations of the Microbiology Quality Control Critical Systems group. You will guide Quality Technicians and Lab Associates and ensure productive, compliant operations.

Responsibilities include staffing, performance reviews, policy execution, audits, investigations of out‑of‑spec results, and data trend analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a physical science required, preferably Microbiology.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality.
• Previous leadership experience preferred.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook and the ability to use enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the Supervisor for their respective sub-department.
• Provides guidance, support, direction and leadership to Quality Technicians and Quality Lab Associates through positive interactions with all personnel during daily operations.
• Prioritizes workloads and assigns duties/shift requirements based on company needs.
• Interviews, hires, coaches, and develops staff. Conducts annual performance reviews for all direct reports.
• Sets local departmental policy and goals, and implement plans and systems to meet those goals.
• Participates in the Microbiology leadership team to build systems and set goals and policy for the Microbiology department.
• Participates in audits and as part of cross‑functional teams with other Baxter departments and facilities as the
• SME (Subject Matter Expert) of the department supervised.
• Writes and reviews investigations for out of level results, and other microbiology related investigations as appropriate.
• Performs statistical analysis of data and evaluates the area supervised for microbiological trends and responds appropriately.

Skills

Leadership experience

Quality assurance

Team guidance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a physical science (prefer Microbiology)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

JDE

BPLM

Pilgrim

Trackwise

Job description

Simtra BioPharma Solutions in Bloomington, Indiana, is seeking a Microbiology Supervisor to lead the daily operations of the Microbiology Quality Control Critical Systems group. You will guide Quality Technicians and Lab Associates and ensure productive, compliant operations.

Responsibilities include staffing, performance reviews, policy execution, audits, investigations of out‑of‑spec results, and data trend analyses.