Research Manager (Polymers)

Job Juncture; Romeo (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Job Juncture seeks a Research Manager (Polymers) to lead R&D activities in a laboratory setting. You will guide lab teams, oversee project execution, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will coordinate across functions, manage data collection and analysis, supervise staff, and support GLP/GMP compliant practices to help drive sound development decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing laboratory teams in a research setting.
• Strong project management and cross-functional communication skills.
• Knowledge of polymers and lab techniques.
• Familiarity with GLP, GMP, CGMP and FDA regulations.
• Experience in microbiology, molecular biology, histology or clinical trials is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead research projects from planning to data analysis.
• Supervise laboratory staff and ensure procedures are followed.
• Oversee documentation and LIMS operations.
• Collaborate across functions to communicate findings and support R&D goals.
• Enhance research quality and regulatory compliance to support development decisions.

Skills

Laboratory management

Project management

Cross-functional communication

Regulatory compliance

Polymers knowledge

Data collection

Tools

LIMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

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