Lab Supervisor, Cell Lab (Tuesday - Saturday)

Location: Middleton, Wisconsin; Fully Onsite.

About the role

This is a fully onsite role based at our GMP Laboratory in Middleton, WI. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including a drug screening.

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 advancing science through research, development, and delivery of life-changing therapies.

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team directly impacts 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.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily activities of staff, including interviewing, selection, hiring, professional development, performance management, and reviews and approves time records, requests for leave, and overtime.
• Manages daily workflow, allocates resources, and tracks performance metrics.
• Identifies and recommends process improvements and efficiency gains to optimize processes.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with quality standards, investigates and resolves complex problems through root cause analysis, and implements corrective actions.
• Responds to facility audit findings.
• Assists management in their responsibilities.
• Assists in preparation and implementation of PPD/client SOPs and company operational policies.
• Ensures adherence to SOPs, safety standards, and company policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, and experience.
• 1+ year demonstrated leadership qualities.
• In some cases, an equivalency consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient.
• Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance.
• Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards.
• Work schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, First Shift (Days).

Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency in good organizational skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities and manage multiple assignments with challenging deadlines.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Ability to train and mentor junior staff.
• Demonstrated ability to be project solution driven.
• Good written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills.
• Can independently perform root cause analysis.
• Technical writing skills; ability to write quality documents (SOPs, investigation forms, etc.).
• Demonstrated knowledge of QA metrics of program base; ability to write and recommend changes to PPD SOPs.
• Project and time management skills.

Work Environment

• 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.