Laboratory Services Manager

Location:

(D09) Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Science Jobs

Other Industries & Skills: 

Education & Training

Advertiser:

Charles River Laboratories, Inc.

Job ID:

131533673

Posted On: 

24 January 2025

For nearly 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Services Manager in our offices based in Dublin.

In our Celsis and Endosafe Laboratories, we help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies. Reporting to the Technical Services Associate Director, the Laboratory Services Manager will be responsible for the Lab QC testing and Contract Testing activities for the Celsis and Endosafe laboratories, covering Bacterial Endotoxin Testing methods and Rapid Sterility and Bioburden testing.

General responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

-Member of the Dublin Site Leadership Team
-Manage activities of the Endosafe and Celsis Laboratory Department to ensure optimum performance of the group/function under GMP compliance.
-Oversee daily testing routine which includes QC and Customer contract services for Bacterial endotoxin Testing, sterility and bioburden testing for traditional and rapid methods.
-Coordinate laboratory testing schedule and assign tasks/projects to team members when applicable.
– Establish efficient work procedures and processes that support company and departmental standards and procedures.
-Establish and monitor department performance metrics, operational goals, and improvement initiatives.
-Responsible for hiring, development and performance discussions with laboratory team members including performance reviews, probation reviews and career development planning.
-Responsible for representing the Endosafe and Celsis laboratories as SME in audits and inspections (internal and external) and providing laboratory tours.
-Responsible for implementation of continuous improvement methods to enhance area operations, efficiency and service to both internal and external stakeholders.
-Ensure adherence to pertinent regulatory and client requirements (GMP, FDA, ISO) and to departmental policies, practices and procedures
-Coordinate the training and proficiency planning and ensuring all laboratory is adequately trained to perform tests efficiently and safely.

Job Qualifications

Minimum requirements for the Laboratory Service Manager are:

-Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. /B.S.) in Microbiology/ Biology or a related discipline.
-5 or more years related experience managing teams in a GMP pharmaceutical microbiology laboratory setting.
-Strong practical experience with Bacterial Endotoxin testing and Microbial Testing Methods (Sterility and Bioburden).
-People management experience required.
-Minimum knowledge of algebra required.
-Knowledge of Microsoft programs such as Word, and Excel.
-Able to evidence effective problem solving and conflict resolution.
-Attention to detail. 
-Experience working in global organizations with matrix and function reporting structures desired.
-Experience with Rapid microbial methods is an advantage.
-Experience with various program applications / QMS platforms such as Pilgrim, Trackiwse, LIMS etc is preferred.  
About Microbial Solutions
Our Microbial Solutions business group has a  comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. 

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.

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