Research Manager (Polymers)

Confident Search Consultants; Romeo (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants in Michigan seeks a Research Manager (Polymers) to lead R&D activities in a laboratory setting. You will guide laboratory teams, oversee project execution, and ensure compliance with GLP, GMP, and FDA regulations.

The role includes coordinating priorities, supervising staff, maintaining LIMS documentation, and collaborating across functions to communicate findings and support development decisions. Strong leadership and project management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing laboratory teams in a research setting.
• Strong management and project management skills with cross-functional communication.
• Knowledge of laboratory instruments and data collection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage research projects from planning through data collection and analysis, coordinating priorities, resources, and timelines.
• Supervise laboratory staff and enforce standard procedures and instrument use.
• Oversee laboratory operations, including documentation and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
• Partner across functions to communicate findings and support R&D goals.
• Ensure research quality and regulatory compliance to support sound development decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Laboratory instruments

LIMS

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Research Manager (Polymers) to lead research and development activities in a laboratory setting. You will guide laboratory teams, oversee project execution, and help ensure that research is conducted safely, accurately, and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Duties

• Manage research projects from planning through data collection and analysis, coordinating priorities, resources, and timelines.
• Supervise laboratory staff and support consistent use of laboratory procedures, techniques, and instruments.
• Oversee laboratory operations, including documentation and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
• Partner across functions to communicate findings, address project needs, and support research and development goals.
• Your impact: By strengthening research quality and regulatory compliance, you help teams produce reliable findings that support sound development decisions.

Experience

• Experience managing laboratory teams in a research laboratory or other research setting; technical project or program management and supervisory experience are relevant.
• Strong management, project management, analysis, and cross-functional communication skills, with technical proficiency in laboratory instruments and procedures.
• Knowledge of polymers is relevant; experience with laboratory techniques, data collection, and research and development is valuable.
• Familiarity with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, and regulatory compliance is preferred.
• Additional relevant experience may include microbiology, molecular biology, histology, clinical laboratory work, or clinical trials. Microsoft Office skills are also useful.

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance