Associate Director, Lab Management

Job Description

Our team in Rahway, New Jersey, is seeking a strong leader who is passionate about lab management and operation support. The Associate Director of Biologics Process Research and Development (BPR&D) is responsible for supporting Biologics Process Development (BPD)’s lab maintenance and operations. This includes maintaining lab supply and reagent inventory, ensuring lab safety and cleanliness, coordinating capital budget and equipment procurements for the labs, and coordinating lab equipment preventive and corrective maintenance (PM/CM). The US Associate Director is also responsible for leading lab safety and equipment training for new hires, as well as maintaining daily lab 5S standards. Additionally, the Associate Director works with the lab buffers and media preparation team to ensure the timely preparation of buffers and media to support daily process development activities.

The successful candidate is expected to collaborate with stakeholders, administrators, departments, and our Company EHS, serving as a liaison and representing senior administration on EHS/chemical hygiene committees. The candidate is expected to establish guidelines and practices for the safety and security of BPD laboratory facilities, including maintaining current knowledge of all relevant protocols, regulations, standards, and safety procedures. The leader will manage the laboratory equipment, supplies, and data analysis tools (software, i.e., Empower, Unicorn), including inspecting, maintaining, and troubleshooting performance, as well as documenting/coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance (PM and CM). The candidate will maintain an effective connection with the relevant groups including Finance, forecast, plan, and monitor the BPD Capital spending, as well as provide input for purchasing laboratory equipment, supplies, and data analysis tools and oversee inventory management. The candidate will lead the training of new hires on lab safety/5S. The candidate is expected to supervise others as well.

Minimum required education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience; MS with 8+ years of relevant experience or Ph.D. with 5+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Required experience and skills:

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, biologics development, and coordination of people and resources.

• Knowledge of applicable safety requirements.

• Has advanced depth of expertise/knowledge in laboratory equipment such as bench bioreactor, Ambr 15/250, Akta chromatography system, membrane, and depth filtration systems, etc., related supplies, relevant computer hardware and software, and their applications.

• Demonstrated leadership in analyzing and developing guidelines, procedures, and systems to outline specific goals and implement plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish tasks.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement lab cleaning/5S and equipment maintenance.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking, and results-oriented lab management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work in a complex, matrixed environment (promoting inclusion, maintaining trust, and respecting others).

• Demonstrated mentoring, coaching, or supervisory skills.

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