Laboratory Supervisor - Analytical

ARL Bio Pharma•Oklahoma City, OK

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Join a company where you can make a difference from day one and help make the world a better and safer place. ARL Bio Pharma provides analytical and microbiological testing for the pharmaceutical industry. Our laboratory works with pharmaceutical companies, compounding and hospital pharmacies, drug manufacturers, and raw material suppliers bringing excellence to pharmaceutical sciences and making pharmaceuticals safer. The Analytical Laboratory Supervisor oversees a team of Associate Supervisors to plan, manage and supervise the Analytical Laboratory to assure all test results are delivered in an accurate, timely and profitable fashion using proper safety precautions. A deep background in cGMP is important to success in this role, as is Chromatography experience (HPLC).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry or equivalent Diploma with 3 years of experience in Analytical Chemistry Data interpretation
3 years of experience in Analytical Instrumentation including but not limited to HPLC, GC, and IC
2 years of experience in Employee Management including recruitment, interviewing, hiring selection, coaching, mentoring, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
Strict Adherence to Standard Laboratory Operations and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Ensures all data and test results performed are reviewed for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company, industry, and regulatory guidelines and procedures.
Must be fluent in written and spoken English to receive and communicate information for standard and complex operations and emergencies clearly and accurately.
Requires visual acuity to read and write words and numbers, and to see in the normal visual range, including the ability to distinguish colors and shapes with or without correction.
Requires hearing communications accurately with or without correction.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Analytical Chemistry or equivalent Diploma with 4 years of experience in Analytical Chemistry Data interpretation
Experience with Analytical Instrumentation, including but not limited to HPLC, GC, and IC
Experience in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
3 Years of experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry
3 years of experience in Employee Management including recruitment, interviewing, hiring selection, coaching, mentoring, disciplinary actions, and terminations.

Responsibilities

Oversees a team of Associate Supervisors to plan, manage and supervise the Analytical Laboratory to assure all test results are delivered in an accurate, timely and profitable fashion using proper safety precautions.
Serves as a pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry subject matter expert for internal and external agencies.
Provides technical direction on routine and complex issues and procedures.
Collaborate with the Laboratory Director, and other senior leadership.
Advises, guides, and/or directs on operations activities of the department.
Responsible for appropriate planning and utilization of resources to meet departmental and company goals and objectives.
Sets, measures, analyzes, and reports on Departmental metrics to accurately describe departmental performance, including financial activities, error reduction, growth, and performance indicators.
Ensures all safety programs are executed to the highest standards and quality control.
Review reports of the Corrective Action / Preventive Action (CAPA) system for adequacy and completeness before submitting for final approval and verification.
Tracks and verifies all Analytical Laboratory personnel and outside contractors are properly trained to conduct assigned activities.
Collaborate with the Laboratory Manager and other senior department leadership on changes to department policies and procedures to increase output and reduce testing errors within regulations.
Performance of personnel management duties including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, timecard review, evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
Review, approve, and audit timecards per company policies and procedures with the strictest time requirement.
Completes all Performance Evaluations within the strict time-sensitive deadlines.
Collaborated with the Human Resources Department on recruitment activities, including workforce and IT requests, placement of job postings, schedule of phone and in-person interviews, and notification of job offers.
Tracks, verifies, and completes employee action forms, including but not limited to performance evaluations, training, development, and disciplinary.
Leads disciplinary meetings.
Maintains current knowledge of trends and developments in techniques and technology relevant to the field and stays current on industry, company, and departmental methodologies, terminology, and regulations.
Tracks and ensures corrections to actions to critical instruments, systems, and processes when found to be out of specifications or regulations.