Senior Analytical Lab Services Manager

North American Science Associates, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

NAMSA in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced leader to direct a fast-paced analytical laboratory focused on method development/validation projects and SOP-driven analyses.

You will manage staff, maintain quality systems, forecast requirements and budgets, and drive on-time delivery for clients with annual sales over $3 million. A chemistry degree with 8–10 years of experience, including 5 years in supervision, and English fluency are required.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or chemistry-related discipline (Masters or PhD preferred).
• Requires 8-10 years of related work experience including 5 years supervisory experience.
• Fluency in English and local language, if different, required.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs and coordinates the operational activities of a fast-paced analytical laboratory with method development/validation projects and routine SOP/compendia driven analyses.
• Has personnel, quality and performance responsibility for department with annual sales over $3 million.
• Maintains qualified staff by recruiting, selecting, training, and mentoring Associates.
• Confirms quality systems are applied in the performance and documentation of laboratory studies.
• Meets client's expectations for timeliness of laboratory studies as measured by on-time percentage.
• Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements/capacity, provides annual capital estimates and expense budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions if necessary.
• Establishes department goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information, identifying and evaluating trends and options, choosing a course of action, defining objectives and evaluating outcomes.
• Keeps abreast of new analytical technologies and applies these technologies to the laboratory as necessary.
• Works directly with the Business Unit Leader to determine long-term goals and projections of Analytical Services.
• Assists in ensuring client expectations are met including the schedule, cost and quality of our services.
• Identifies opportunities to bring in new projects/clients, participates in meetings with prospective clients, and provides scope of project and relevant information to support the creation and review of proposals.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Analytical thinking

Laboratory data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related field

Masters or PhD preferred

Job description

NAMSA in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced leader to direct a fast-paced analytical laboratory focused on method development/validation projects and SOP-driven analyses.

You will manage staff, maintain quality systems, forecast requirements and budgets, and drive on-time delivery for clients with annual sales over $3 million. A chemistry degree with 8–10 years of experience, including 5 years in supervision, and English fluency are required.