Director, Analytical Laboratory Services

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

FSP - Director, Analytical Laboratory Services Shift: Full-Time; Monday – Friday; 8am-5pm EST At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner. Our Laboratories Functional Service Partnership (FSP) team plays a direct role in advancing drug development by creating sustained groups of talent within our customers’ organizations to provide long-term support. Through this collaborative approach, our professionals bring their commitment to excellence, industry knowledge, and operational strength directly into customer environments, helping to enhance capabilities and advance the delivery of life-changing therapies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• 10+ years of relevant experience in regulatory environment
• 8+ years people leadership
• 1-5+ years of Account Leadership to ensure consistent quality
• Must have previous hands-on experience in analytical development, production, and/or R&D
• A good understanding of day to day business operations, specifically reated to analytical laboratories
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to influence people at all levels of the organization
• Proven track record of developing and implementing lab service strategies that drive business results
• Demonstrate strong client service skills, teamwork, and collaboration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent critical thinking skills to support quality decision making
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.
• Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds
• Able to work in non-traditional work environments.
• Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

Nice To Haves

• Scientific background with hands on tobacco and/or consumer product laboratory experience

Responsibilities

• Oversees all aspects of management of laboratory operations and ensures productivity, efficiency and quality of the work is maintained and financial goals of the business are achieved.
• Allocates resources, facilities and personnel where necessary.
• Plans and develops laboratory policies and ensures proper implementation.
• Provides technical leadership and mentors lab management staff.
• Develops and maintains client relationships.

Benefits

• We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects.
• We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director