Laboratory Manager

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations.

The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in‑vitro diagnostic products. In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries, offering a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements;
• Oversees the day-to-day operation of the laboratory to ensure smooth flow of samples and testing and supports the company towards meeting company-wide goals;
• Has an active role with personnel; hires, coaches, reviews, manages, and terminates assignments as needed;
• Oversees all lab operations and functions for the assigned area, including proficiency testing, personnel, lab safety compliance, and maintains lab operational workflow;
• Develops, implements, and monitors operational systems in accordance with state and federal guidelines (i.e. Quality Systems, Personnel training & competency, Proficiency Testing, Documentation Systems, Occurrence Management);
• Ensures compliance and inspection readiness at all times in accordance with federal regulations that apply to the testing facility;
• Monitors equipment maintenance and calibration of laboratory instrumentation to ensure equipment functionality and proactively schedules maintenance visits;
• In the event of non-conformances, ensures that results of test examinations are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is properly functioning;
• Assures that all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications;
• Delegates responsibilities such as quality control review and quality assurance activities to other qualified staff, documents supervisory review of these activities, and brings non-conforming events to the attention of the area manager/supervisor;
• Analyzes needs for new or updated equipment and assesses efficacy of proposed instrument acquisitions;
• Works with the Lab Director and Director of Operations on analyzing requests for new tests;
• Follows the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, and maintains records of test examinations;
• Maintains records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens;
• Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed;
• Follows the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance;
• Demonstrates strong teamwork skills by effectively communicating, sharing knowledge and adequately prioritizing tasks to efficiently complete daily activities;
• Maintains adequate inventory of supplies, reagents and material – escalates immediately when faced with shortage of supplies;
• Plays an active role in…