Technical Manager: Radiocarbon Dating & Isotopes Lab

SGS; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

SGS is seeking an experienced Technical Manager for radiocarbon dating and stable isotopes to provide technical leadership across laboratory operations. The role acts as the technical authority for geochemical and isotopic analytical services, emphasizing radiocarbon and GC techniques.

The candidate will lead the operations team on technical issues, drive improvements, and support new service validation and scale-up while ensuring compliant, high-quality routine lab operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geochemistry, Chemistry, or related field.
• 8–12+ years of experience in analytical laboratories
• Strong experience with GC instrumentation (GC-FID, GC-MS, etc.)
• Experience in R&D to production method transfer
• Experience with isotope techniques is a plus
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 environment
• Technical leadership
• Problem-solving skills
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strong communication

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert in geochemistry and analytical techniques.
• Support the transition of services from R&D to routine operations.
• Partner with laboratory operations leadership to ensure efficient workflows.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure data quality and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex analytical challenges, particularly GC systems.
• Lead development and optimization of GC methods.
• Support development of isotope techniques (GC-IRMS, EA-IRMS) where applicable.
• Collaborate with product development teams to launch new services.
• Ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and quality systems.
• Mentor and train laboratory staff.

Skills

Geochemistry

GC-IRMS

GC-FID

GC-MS

Isotope techniques

Technical leadership

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Geochemistry or Chemistry

Tools

GC instrumentation (GC-FID)

GC instrumentation (GC-MS)

Job description

SGS is seeking an experienced Technical Manager for radiocarbon dating and stable isotopes to provide technical leadership across laboratory operations. The role acts as the technical authority for geochemical and isotopic analytical services, emphasizing radiocarbon and GC techniques.

The candidate will lead the operations team on technical issues, drive improvements, and support new service validation and scale-up while ensuring compliant, high-quality routine lab operations.