Essential Duties and Responsibilities (What you will be doing):

• Oversee Analytical Chemistry lab operations:
• Manage the daily work activities in the laboratory to ensure adequate coverage to accommodate workload to ensure turn-around-time goals are met.  
• Monitor daily workflow in the lab, plan/ schedule for adequate assay coverage, and troubleshoot/ escalate problems, as necessary
• Develop mastery of all assays in product portfolio and maintain quality and thoroughness to result in optimum TAT and efficiency.
• Responsible for maintaining deep understanding of the process, techniques, instrumentation and underlying scientific principles to troubleshoot and optimize assays and instrumentation, as needed. Provide technical troubleshooting and decision making.
• Assist with monitoring sample progression and respond to sample status inquiries as needed
• Coordinate with cross-departmental teams to ensure data and reporting quality control and continuity
• Maintain review of operations metrics. 
• Participate in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) development, implementation, quality control processes.
• Develop plan for physical space requirements, and capital procurement, and expense budgets over multiple year/budget horizons
• Implement and support EH&S standards and procedures and hold team members accountable
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors and others as needed to resolve issues, maintain ongoing functionality and document service, project management and repair work. 
• Maintain vendor contracts and ensure scheduled/preventative maintenance and/or qualification is completed in a timely manner


• Cultivate a high performing team:
• Responsible for supervising and performance managing a team of up to 4 junior staff.
• Mentor junior staff in laboratory safety, use of equipment and proper laboratory procedures.
• Provide guidance to direct reports and across functional groups within the organization.
• Assist with the hiring of qualified, enthusiastic employees, including technical and non-technical team members.
• Meet regularly with direct reports to provide coaching, constructive feedback, and career development discussions
• Write and deliver performance reviews and build a positive team environment


• Continuous Improvement Initiatives:
• Engage in continuous process and service improvement.
• Evaluate new process improvements and make appropriate recommendations based on thorough evaluation of technical, quality and efficiency impact
• Write, collaborate, revise and review SOPs as needed to adjust for process improvement initiatives and new assay releases.
• Lead the support of evaluation of new instrumentation, analytical methods and lab procedures.
• Coordinates and oversees assay and equipment validations and qualifications.
• Support implementation of laboratory automation to increase testing capacity
• Support development of new assays; work with R&D to develop, qualify, and transfer analytical methods as applicable.
• Lead investigations for failures during testing; perform troubleshooting, process development or improvement activities.


• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements (What you need to succeed):

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant scientific field
• 5+ years of experience working in an analytical chemistry lab with demonstrated success operating LC-MS instrumentation for trace small molecule analysis / bioanalysis
• 3+ years of supervisory experience in an industrial or research laboratory setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiasm, independence and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced, team environment

Education and/or Work Experience Bonuses (What will help you succeed):

• Experience overseeing complex high volume laboratory operations would be helpful.
• Experience with both biology and chemistry lab processes and requirements, including PCR and NGS a plus.
• Experience working with databases and/or Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) a plus.
• Knowledge of laboratory safety protocols.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership or management capacity, providing training, feedback, mentorship to junior staff preferred.
• Familiarity with high through-put platforms and common laboratory equipment (pipettes, automated liquid handlers, etc.) a plus.
• Experience driving complex projects in the face of ambiguity.
• Proficiency using Google Suite.

Physical Requirements and Special Demands:

• Must be able to work while standing for extended periods of time.
• On occasion, lift and organize supplies up to 25 lbs.