Group Leader - Bioanalytical LCMS Research and Development

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for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Let's extract sections: - Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Some degree of PPE required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.) This is a fully onsite role based in our bioanalytical laboratory at 8700 Quioccasin Road in Richmond, VA. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Please note that relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the candidate. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening. That's about role, schedule, environment, location, eligibility. - At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work... (mission statement). Could be About the role? Actually it's generic company description. Might be considered "About the role" or "About the company". But we need to decide. - Discover Impactful Work: Provides management and direction to laboratory staff and resources for project activities and needs, oversee daily operations to monitor quality and project timelines, and assist in preparation and implementation of company policies, quality systems and training programs. Ensures responsiveness to the customer and overall, client satisfaction. Plans and monitors the progress and quality of projects by utilizing the financial and quality management tools available at PPD. A Day in the Life: ... (list of duties). That's responsibilities. - Keys to Success: BS Degree + 8 years of experience (must include 1+ year of management responsibility) OR MS + 6 years of experience (must include 1+ year of management responsibility) OR PhD + 3-5 years of experience (must include 1+ year of management responsibility) 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. That's qualifications/requirements. - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: list. That's skills. - Work Environment: ... (list). That's maybe "Work Environment" but not in allowed headings; we could put under "About the role" or maybe "Responsibilities"? Actually Work Environment is separate but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can map Work Environment to "About the role" or maybe "Requirements"? Probably "About the role" includes description of role and environment. We'll include relevant details there. - Compensation And Benefits: salary range, variable bonus, Total Rewards package details. That's Benefits and Pay sections. We need separate Pay and Benefits sections if content exists. Pay: salary range $100,000–$115,000 and variable annual bonus. Benefits: list of benefits. Schedule: Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) etc. Also mention PPE etc. So we can have Schedule section with that info. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. We need to avoid duplication. Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's craft sections:

About the role

This is a fully onsite role based in our bioanalytical laboratory at 8700 Quioccasin Road in Richmond, VA. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Relocation assistance is not provided; any relocation costs are the responsibility of the candidate. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and able to pass a comprehensive background check, including drug screening. The role requires standard Monday‑Friday work schedule and use of personal protective equipment (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs, etc.).

Maybe also include mission statement? Could be part of About the role: At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale... but that's generic. Might be okay to include as part of About the role. However we must not invent or summarize away detail; we can keep it. But we need to avoid duplication: The mission statement appears early; we can include it in About the role. Let's include:

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.

That's fine. Now Responsibilities: Use the "Discover Impactful Work:" and "A Day in the Life:" bullet list. We need to convert to

• . Ensure we capture all duties. Let's list them: - Provides management and direction to laboratory staff and resources for project activities and needs - Oversees daily operations to monitor quality and project timelines - Assists in preparation and implementation of company policies, quality systems and training programs - Ensures responsiveness to the customer and overall client satisfaction - Plans and monitors the progress and quality of projects by utilizing the financial and quality management tools available at PPD - Prepares, reviews and approves study protocols, project status reports, final study reports and other project-related technical documents - Designs experimental study and participates in technical troubleshooting - Reviews data for technical quality and compliance to protocols, methods and SOPs - Reviews and approves laboratory investigations, deviations, and QA facility and data audits - Leads client and FDA audits - Allocates, schedules and manages laboratory resources for group's project activities and updates project status - Reviews timesheet reports for billing accuracy - Responds to clients questions and needs; leads client technical meetings - Assists in preparation of proposals by providing project definition - Identifies new opportunities within client base and ability to work with business development to pursue opportunities - Coordinates and prioritizes project activities with internal functional groups (physical testing, analytical development, microbiology, etc.) and support functions (QA, sample management, etc.) - Assists management in their responsibilities - Prepares and implements PPD SOPs and company operational policies - Ensures adherence and makes recommendations to quality system improvements That's all. Now Requirements/Qualifications: The posting has "Keys to Success:" which includes education/experience requirements. Also "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:" separate. We need to decide which heading to use for each. Allowed headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We can treat "Keys to Success:" as Qualifications (education/experience). "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:" as Skills. Requirements could be things like must be legally authorized, background check, etc. But we already placed those in About the role. Could also put under Requirements. However we must not duplicate. Let's think: The posting includes "Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening." Those are requirements. Also "Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri)" etc. That's schedule. We could create a Requirements section for those mandatory items (authorization, background check, PPE, schedule?). But schedule has its own section. Better: Use Requirements for eligibility criteria (legal auth, background check). Use Qualifications for education/experience. Use Skills for KSAs. Use Schedule for work schedule and PPE. Use About the role for location, mission, maybe general description. Let's do that. Thus:

  Requirements

  Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

  Qualifications

  BS Degree + 8 years of experience (must include 1+ year of management responsibility) OR MS + 6 years of experience (must include 1+ year of management responsibility) OR PhD + 3-5 years of experience (must include 1+ year of management responsibility). 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.

  Skills

  • Proven leadership skills
  • Ability to cultivate a collaborative work environment with a team
  • Effective negotiating skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge of QA metrics of program base; ability to write and recommend changes to PPD SOPs
  • Ability to troubleshoot multiple systems/methodologies
  • Ability to independently optimize analytical methods
  • Understanding of basic financial terms and definitions as it applies to the business
  • Understanding of proposal and project scope as it relates to pricing, resource management and the impact on business
  • Project and time management skills
  • Effective written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills
  • Ability to train and mentor junior staff
  Now Schedule:

  Schedule

  Standard Monday‑Friday work schedule. Role requires use of personal protective equipment (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs, etc.).

  Now Benefits:

  Benefits

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
  • Accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  Now Pay:

  Pay

  The salary range estimated for this position based in Virginia is $100,000.00–$115,000.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

  Now About the role: include location, mission statement, maybe also mention that it's fully onsite, relocation not provided, etc. But we already put location and schedule etc in About? We moved schedule to Schedule section, eligibility to Requirements. So About the role can contain mission statement and maybe description of impact. Let's craft:

  About the role

  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. Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought‑leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

  We should also mention that it's fully onsite based in bioanalytical