Group Leader - Lab Staff Manager

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

A Day in the Life:

As a Group Leader, you will provide management and direction to remote laboratory staff at client sites and provide administrative resources for employee activities and needs. You will spend a significant amount of time assisting in the recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding of new staff to select the best possible candidates and achieve a fast, seamless transition to efficiency.

The Group Leader will be responsible for ensuring staff responsiveness and overall client satisfaction. You will meet regularly with client contacts to monitor the technical performance of staff and their project timeliness, as well as build close customer relationships. Considerable flexibility will be required to meet client expectations and management needs with employees working in different U.S time zones. You will track Key Performance Indicators and metrics.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• Group Leader: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 8+ years’)
• OR Masters degree and previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 6+ years’)
• OR PhD and previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 3+ years’)

In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• ***Fully Remote position but will need to live in Greater Princeton, NJ area for onsite visits***
• Biological Lab background/experience needed.
• Commercial and late stage drug development exp desired
• Ability to establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Demonstrated understanding of the bid process and can apply expertise of others to develop programs to meet unique client needs
• Be highly motivated and target driven with effective negotiating skills
• Understanding of proposal and project scope as it relates to pricing, resource management and the impact on business
• Ability to independently develop project proposals and plans
• Demonstrated knowledge of QA metrics of program base; ability to write and recommend changes to PPD SOPs
• Proven leadership skills with an ability to train and mentor junior staff
• Ability to cultivate a collaborative work environment with a team
• Ability to travel to various site locations
• Understanding of basic financial terms and definitions as it applies to the business
• Project and time management skills
• Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Effective written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills
• Proven track record to cope with a dynamic work environment

Working Environment:

Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.
• Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.
• Able to work in non-traditional work environments.
• Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!