Smithers

About Smithers

We are seeking a self-motivated Laboratory Manager on a full time, permanent basis to join our expanding Chemistry Department. This is an exciting role to utilise your people leadership skills, managerial experience and analytical chemistry experience to lead a team delivering of the highest technical and quality standards of work. Primarily you will be supporting our clients concerning analysis of Extractables & Leachables (E&L) for innovative pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical and medical devices. With the support of the project management team and subject matter experts, you will take an active role to ensure the delivery of client needs to correct quality standards, on time to the agreed financial constraints by leading an operational team of analytical chemists. As a primary contact point for the operational team, you will be responsible for delivering work to executable study protocols, supporting the laboratory team, reporting and providing regular updates to the PM team and management. At all times the individual is expected to drive cultural and ethical excellence. As you grow within Smithers, you will further develop and apply your leadership skills, as well as scientific knowhow and expertise, to advice, guide and support our operation and ultimately our customers. The successful candidate: Will be degree or equivalently qualified in science. A Higher Postgraduate Qualification is desirable, i.e. MSc, PhD, but is not essential Would most likely come from a contract analytical organisation working in the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical/medical device sector, and/or analytical chemistry background. Proven experience of laboratory leadership and supervision and used their verbal and written communication skills to communicate complex data to a varied audience. Be self-motivated to drive delivery to prescribed goals. Ideally have analytical expertise in GC-MS and/or LC-MS and drive to develop their expertise in these areas. It would be especially advantageous if the candidate had experience of method development and validation in a cGMP environment. Ideally, the candidate will have an understanding of the subject of extractables and leachables. It would be further advantageous if the candidate were verse in industry best practice, guidelines, standard setting organisations and industry groups such as PQRI, USP, EP, EMA, ICH, ISO etc. Has an understanding of working within a GxP quality systems and ISO 17025:2017 Will have experience of working as part of a multidiscipline team and experience of working with a project management team. Have experience of delivering presentations of scientific data. Have experience of hosting audits from regulators and/or customers. Although the role is primarily office based, the candidate will be willing to undertake, as needed, domestic or international travel to support client visits and conference.

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