Supervisor, Chemistry - Nights

Curia Aalborg ApS; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Paid training and vacation

Career advancement

Education reimbursement

401K matching

Learning platform

Job summary

Curia is seeking a Chemistry Supervisor in Albuquerque, NM to lead daily laboratory operations supporting manufacturing, product release, and stability programs. You will supervise staff, ensure compliant testing, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining inspection readiness and strong data integrity.

This role requires a chemistry degree and several years in regulated environments, with emphasis on cGMP and quality systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or relevant physical science.
• Minimum 3 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing or related industry.
• Minimum 2 years in a laboratory leadership or supervisory role.
• Experience with cGMP regulations, data integrity requirements, laboratory investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop laboratory personnel and manage priorities.
• Ensure testing aligns with approved methods and regulatory expectations.
• Provide technical leadership for analytical methods and instrumentation.
• Oversee method transfers, validation, and new technologies.
• Review data and documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Lead investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Regulatory understanding

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's in Chemistry

3+ years pharma manufacturing

Tools

Analytical instrumentation

Laboratory systems

Job description

Job Description

Supervisor, Chemistry in Albuquerque, NM

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives.

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life‑saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!

Summary

The Chemistry Supervisor provides leadership and oversight of daily laboratory operations to ensure the timely, accurate, and compliant execution of analytical testing supporting manufacturing operations, product release, stability programs, and customer requirements. This role oversees testing activities for raw materials, in-process samples, finished products, stability samples, particulate testing, and plant water testing while ensuring compliance with approved methods, SOPs, cGMP requirements, data integrity standards, and regulatory expectations. The Chemistry Supervisor leads and develops laboratory personnel through work assignment, prioritization of activities, training qualification oversight, coaching, mentoring and performance management. This role manages laboratory resources and testing priorities, reviews analytical data and laboratory documentation, oversees investigations, corrective actions and problem‑solving activities and collaborates with cross‑functional teams to achieve operational objectives. The position is responsible for maintaining laboratory inspection readiness, promoting a culture of safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement and escalating quality, compliance safety, data integrity and operational risks as appropriate.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and oversight of Chemistry laboratory operations to ensure the timely, accurate, and compliant execution of analytical testing activities supporting manufacturing operations, product release, stability programs, customer requirements, and utility monitoring programs as applicable.
• Supervises laboratory personnel, including work assignment, training qualification oversight, coaching, performance management, employee development, and technical competency assessment.
• Ensures testing is performed in accordance with approved methods, specifications, SOPs, cGMP requirements, data integrity principles, and regulatory expectations.
• Provides technical leadership and subject matter expertise for analytical methods, laboratory instrumentation, troubleshooting activities, and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Supports and oversees analytical method transfers, method validation and verification activities, protocol execution, and implementation of new laboratory technologies and processes.
• Reviews and approves analytical data, laboratory documentation, calculations, and electronic records to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Leads or oversees laboratory investigations, including deviations, problem reports, OOS, OOT, atypical results, CAPAs, and change controls, and ensures records are completed accurately and within established timelines.
• Applies risk assessment and root cause analysis tools to support investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintains laboratory inspection readiness and supports internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Manages laboratory resources, testing priorities, instrumentation utilization, and workload planning to support operational and customer commitments.
• Monitors and trends laboratory performance metrics and identifies opportunities to improve compliance, efficiency, reliability, and quality.
• Identifies, communicates, and escalates quality, compliance, safety, data integrity, and operational risks as appropriate.
• Participates in and leads cross‑functional projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Read/interpret SOPs to ensure compliance
• Maintain up to date trainings
• Other duties as assigned

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or relevant physical science or life science discipline
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or related industry, required
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology or other regulated laboratory environment, preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a laboratory leadership or supervisory role
• Experience performing, reviewing, and interpreting analytical testing and laboratory data
• Experience with cGMP regulations, data integrity requirements, laboratory investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls
• Experience with analytical instrumentation and laboratory systems commonly used in pharmaceutical testing environments
• Experience supporting internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position directly supervises Chemistry laboratory personnel and is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and compliance of the department. Responsibilities include assigning and prioritizing work, managing staffing and laboratory resources, monitoring workload, and ensuring testing activities are executed in accordance with approved procedures, cGMP requirements, data integrity principles, and established timelines. The Chemistry Supervisor is responsible for employee development and performance management, including onboarding, training qualification oversight, coaching, mentoring, performance evaluations, corrective feedback, disciplinary actions, and participation in hiring decisions. The supervisor ensures personnel maintain required training, technical competency, and qualification status necessary to perform assigned responsibilities. This role provides technical and operational leadership for laboratory activities, supports the resolution of complex analytical issues, and ensures investigations, deviations, CAPAs, change controls, and other quality system records are completed accurately, thoroughly, and in a timely manner. The supervisor is responsible for identifying, communicating, and escalating quality, compliance, safety, data integrity, and operational risks when appropriate. The Chemistry Supervisor fosters a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, safety, and regulatory compliance while maintaining inspection readiness and supporting departmental and organizational objectives. The position is accountable for promoting effective communication, collaboration, and a positive work environment that supports employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and business success.

Language Skills

The ideal candidate should have the ability to read and interpret various documents. These documents include safety instructions, standard operating procedures, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Additionally, the candidate should possess strong written and verbal communication skills. They should also possess effective presentation skills, enabling them to successfully present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Proficient in executing arithmetic operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division across various units of measurement, employing whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Candidates must possess a strong grasp of algebraic and geometric principles.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills

The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical foundation and proven capability in effectively utilizing diverse software tools to streamline the organization’s daily functions. Essential skills encompass adeptness in manufacturing and internet software, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Other Skills And Abilities

• Leads with integrity and respect
• Provides guidance, coaching, and mentorship to team members
• Demonstrates business acumen
• Fosters a collaborative and positive work environment
• Champions change
• Coaches and Develops
• Promotes a safe and healthy work environment by actively identifying and addressing potential hazards, following established safety protocols, participating in safety training programs, and fostering a culture of awareness and responsibility among team members.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Physical Demands

The essential physical demands will vary for each Curia position. All positions may require regular or occasional lifting, pushing and pulling up to 10 pounds, frequently; up to 25 pounds occasionally; and up to 50 pounds infrequently. Additionally, all positions entail regular sitting, standing and reaching, with some roles requiring prolonged periods of time for each activity. Visual acuity, both close and distant, along with depth perception is necessary in each role, with or without corrective lenses. Please note that employees are prohibited from wearing contact lenses in work areas with exposure to cleaning agents. Hand and finger dexterity are integral to all positions, with specific activities varying from typing to manipulating maintenance tools or operating keypads, switches, and buttons. Occasional stooping, kneeling, twisting, crouching, crawling and balancing are also part of each position’s physical requirements. Certain roles may involve climbing and working at elevated heights as well.

Work Environment

The working environments will vary for each Curia position. The employee may be required to work in an office, manufacturing, or warehouse environment. The office environment is designed for comfort and productivity, with room temperature settings maintained for optimal working conditions. It is common to hear conversational noise in the background. The pharmaceutical manufacturing environment is sterile. Therefore, aseptic gowning is required. Personal protective equipment (nitrile gloves, clean room socks, face-shields, safety glasses, aprons, steel-toed shoes and powered air purifying respirators) is necessary, depending on the task at hand. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, confined areas, and refrigerator or freezer temperatures when working in a sterile environment. The warehouse environment is typically set at a controlled temperature but the employee may be exposed to refrigerator or freezer temperatures when retrieving materials. Some positions may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, elevated heights, airborne particles, electrical activities and vibration. In addition, some positions may work with or be exposed to, compressed gases and must wear ear protection. All environments may be subject to working with or being exposed to cleaning agents.

Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.