Supervisor Metrology

Bora Pharmaceuticals Inc; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health coverage (medical, dental, vis‌

Retirement matching contributions

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Bora Pharmaceuticals Inc seeks a Metrology Supervisor to lead the calibration, qualification, and maintenance of laboratory and manufacturing instrumentation. You will ensure cGMP compliance, mentor staff, and drive improvements in calibration processes across the site.

The role requires strong analytical chemistry knowledge, lab leadership experience, and a proactive approach to safety and quality. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in chemistry, engineering or related science with relevant instrumentation coursework.
• 5+ years in pharma lab/metrology (Master's: 3+ years) with analytical knowledge.
• Analytical chemistry knowledge and leadership experience in a lab setting.
• Experience leading a metrology team and working in a cGMP environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Metrology team and ensure qualification/calibration of instruments.
• Mentor staff, manage development and performance, and ensure safe compliance.
• Oversee calibration data review, CAPAs, and deviations investigations.
• Coordinate with Quality, vendors, and outside labs for calibration activities.
• Assist in budgeting and process improvements to drive efficiency.

Skills

Metrology leadership

Analytical chemistry

Lab experience

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Chemistry/Engineering

Master's in Chemistry/Engineering

Tools

Calibration equipment

Instrumentation calibration

Job description

About Bora Bora Pharmaceuticals is a premier international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in formulation development, clinical and commercial manufacturing, and packaging of complex oral solid dose, liquid, semi-solid, biologics, and sterile injectable pharmaceutical products. From our world‑class sites in North America and Asia, we deliver drug products with unparalleled quality to more than 100 markets around the world. Bora’s teams, technologies, and facilities work seamlessly together to enable our clients to deliver much‑needed therapeutics to patients worldwide. At Bora Pharmaceuticals, we see it as our mission, our duty, our responsibility, to make our success and our customer’s success more certain.

Job Summary

Supervises Metrology group, which is comprised of personnel responsible for laboratory instrument qualification, maintenance and calibration, as well as manufacturing/packaging equipment calibration. Ensures laboratory instrumentation is appropriately identified, qualified, calibrated and maintained and manufacturing and packaging equipment is properly calibrated. Provides technical support for purchasing and maintaining instrumentation/equipment. Ensures final review of calibration/maintenance documents is appropriate. Provides leadership and technical expertise in response to problems (e.g. instrument investigations and CAPAs). Ensures the calibration program is operated under cGMP's and that the Metrology team operates in compliance with safety program. Provides input on the department budget. Ensures the team operates in a safe manner, and all personnel are properly trained on compliance and safety. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides leadership to the Metrology team.
• Ensures the group has the education, training and experience necessary to perform assigned functions (i.e. interviews and recommends staff, provides work direction and guidance, coaches and develops personnel).
• Demonstrates mentoring skills.
• Manages personnel development and behavior to ensure a professional environment.
• Reviews personal development areas with direct reports.
• Demonstrates cooperation and professionalism with all members of the Bora organization.
• Maintain strong communication skills within the company by addressing issues properly.
• Display strong critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Participates in departmental, interdepartmental and industry meetings as necessary.
• Demonstrate networking skills throughout the company and industry.
• Functions as a subject matter expert for instrumentation and cGMP compliance as applicable.
• Demonstrate an understanding of applicable regulations and guidance (e.g. USP, DEA, EPA, OSHA, and FDA).
• Provides information to the team to aid in the planning of instrument/equipment, maintenance and calibration activities to support the equipment end users.
• Aids in developing, implementing, and monitoring appropriate procedures and controls (e.g. SOP's, Work Instructions, and instrument/equipment calibration requirements).
• Evaluate procedures to ensure cGMP compliance.
• Highlights misuse of instrumentation/equipment to the appropriate department management.
• Conducts the final review of calibration data and instrument qualifications as necessary.
• Responsible for communicating instrument/equipment out of calibration results to Quality and senior management.
• Conducts deviation investigations on out of specification results for calibrations.
• Communicates with outside vendors/ calibration laboratories as appropriate.
• Ensures the coordination and review of the calibration results from 3rd party testing laboratories are appropriate.
• Evaluate Metrology systems and processes.
• Implement process changes for efficiency improvements and cost savings.
• Ensure efficiencies are built into the technician's day-to-day tasks.
• Continue to increase their productivity, while maintaining error‑free work.
• Participate in the FDA, customer and internal audits.
• Develop and implement deficiency responses to the audits.
• Review and provide input for the departmental budget.
• Approve expenditures as necessary.
• Conducts internal and external audits as necessary.
• Review Pharm Forum and USP as necessary.
• Ensure procedures are updated accordingly.
• Respond to the USP as necessary.

Minimum Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree in chemistry, Engineering or related science field with 12 credits of college chemistry, preferably with courses in analytical instrumentation.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years' experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry OR a master's degree a minimum of 3 years' experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Analytical chemistry knowledge.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with metrology preferred.

Compensation Range

$88,000 - $115,000

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plans with employer matching contributions
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee wellness programs and resources
• Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Resources

Core Values

At Bora, our values guide everything we do — from how we solve challenges to how we support our people.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bora Pharmaceuticals is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees according to all applicable equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, directives and regulations of federal, state and local governing bodies and agencies. In keeping with this commitment, Bora Pharmaceuticals will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including factors related to pregnancy or child birth), national origin, age, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity status with regard to public assistance, employment status, local human rights commission activity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, or any other protected category.

Bora Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing and manufacturing branded, generic and over the counter (OTC) healthcare and pharmaceutical products for patients around the globe. At Bora Pharmaceuticals, we see it as our mission and our duty to make our mutual success more certain. As an ambitious, future-focused company, we know better than most that our own success is shaped by our partners victories.