Scientific Group Leader

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Work Standards:

• Ensure that the quality policy program is understood, implemented, and maintained; identify, prevent, or correct any departures from the quality system
• Enforces safety policies across all areas of responsibility
• Perform laboratory tasks as required to deliver on department objectives
• Monitor and control cost
• Perform all functions in support of and in compliance with all state and federal employment regulations
• Communicates effectively with client staff members
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

Leader of Direct Reports:

• Foster a positive and professional work environment
• Communicate a clear vision and motivate staff to excel
• Monitor and approve employees’ time worked through time-entry system
• Follow communication plan policy for regular meetings as directed by your business unit
• Coach, train, and develop others within the group with respect to their personal development to maximize performance
• Manage workflow and perform daily monitoring to meet customer service needs and KPI
• Conduct semi-annual performance reviews and interview applicants
• Perform training record review for direct reports
• Ensure data integrity record keeping to maintain compliance
• Confront and address problems, concerns and performance issues in real time
• Expand self-awareness and develop leadership skills as defined; attend applicable leadership training based on identified needs
• Effectively delegate and exercise accountability of self and others

Additional Responsibilities of Scientific Group Leader II:

Empower:

• Mentor direct reports toward successful higher-level development/promotion
• Perform succession planning in preparation for growth of team and self

Customer Service: Independently act as technical lead in calls/audits for non-escalated issues

Numeracy: Review and approve quotes as role requires. Identify and take action when pricing is inaccurate

Technical Knowledge/Decision Making:

• Comprehensive understanding of instrumental and/or analytical theory for all technical disciplines they oversee and provides support beyond own team
• Independent accurate impact assessment of data, with recognition of which issues require escalation to upper management for awareness
• Lead investigations independently through technical writing, root cause analysis, robust CAPA, and complete impact assessment for on time closure

Initiate Change/Execution:

• Continually evaluate systems and processes, making adjustments to help improve overall productivity, efficiency and quality in the department
• Propose and lead new LEAN initiatives in the department and support LEAN initiatives in the division

Qualifications

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, biochemistry or related degree concentration
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in supervisory experience in a cGMP environment
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Additional Information

Position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with additional hours, as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Lancaster, PA are encouraged to apply. 

 We offer excellent full-time benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage,
• Life and disability insurance,
• 401(k) with company match,
• Paid holidays and vacation, 
• Dental and vision options.

 

Eurofins USA BioPharma Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.