Supervisor, QC Microbiology

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FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill‑finish, and packaging under one roof.

We’re looking for passionate, mission‑driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small‑town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.”

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• Provides day‑to‑day supervision and scheduling of the QC Microbiology laboratory team
• Applies expertise in laboratory methodology and compendial requirements for QC Microbiology testing and acts as primary point of contact for their team and first‑line escalation point in areas of their responsibility
• Leads team to meet project deliverables
• Demonstrates ability to set up and maintain operations of a QC Microbiology laboratory
• Assists senior management with resource planning and budget‑related tasks
• Ensures efficient team scheduling, management of sample collection and testing to meet deliverables on time
• Gathers recommendations for enhancements and gaps related to their areas of responsibility and, in collaboration with leadership, prioritizes and implements solutions accordingly
• Maintains relationships with site‑based customers and global colleagues and provides updates to leadership as requested
• Ensures allocation and planning of adequate resources for laboratory testing activities, QA support activities, and provides technical guidance to the team
• Leads cross‑functional teams to achieve operational readiness objectives and new product introduction goals using a risk‑based, right‑size approach
• Leads or guides laboratory staff in the investigation of lab deviations, excursions, and implementation of CAPAs as needed
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in audits and inspections for the laboratory. Prepares and guides laboratory team to ensure audit readiness
• Establishes and maintains internal and external training goals for self and team to ensure compliance with cGMPs and regulatory requirements
• Provides training, coaching, and mentorship to their team and peers as applicable. Works with their team to identify areas of improvement, reduce blind spots, and give opportunities for increasing responsibility as appropriate for each individual's career objectives
• Administers company policies such as time off, shift work, and inclement weather that directly impact employees
• Completes required administrative tasks (e.g., timecard approvals, time off approvals, expense reports etc.)
• Coaches and guides direct reports to foster professional development
• Participates in the recruitment process and retention strategies to attract and retain talent, as needed
• Addresses performance gaps, employee questions and concerns, and partners with HR as needed for resolution
• Performs other duties, as assigned

• Bachelors in Life Sciences (Biology or Microbiology) with 4+ years of relevant experience OR
• Masters in Life Sciences (Biology or Microbiology) with 2+ years of relevant experience
• 2‑3 years of people management experience
• Experience working in a regulated GMP environment
• Experience and working knowledge of LIMS, Smartsheet, Track wise, Master Control, and/or Kneat validation software
• Experience with management of complex projects
• Experience and understanding of compendial microbial methods, Data Integrity, and application of regulatory…