Scientific Group Leader II

Eurofins•Lancaster, PA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Eurofins network is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic product testing, and agroscience Contract Research Organization services, with an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations and specialized clinical diagnostic testing. The company has grown to 58,000 staff across 900 laboratories in over 54 countries, offering over 200,000 analytical methods. The Scientific Group Leader II is responsible for ensuring quality and safety, performing laboratory tasks, monitoring costs, and complying with employment regulations. This role involves fostering a positive work environment, communicating vision, coaching, training, and developing direct reports, managing workflow, conducting performance reviews, and ensuring data integrity. Additional responsibilities include mentoring staff for development, succession planning, acting as a technical lead for customer service, reviewing quotes, possessing comprehensive technical knowledge, leading investigations, and initiating and supporting LEAN initiatives to improve productivity, efficiency, and quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, biochemistry or related degree concentration
Minimum of 2 years of experience in supervisory experience in a cGMP environment
Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Responsibilities

Ensure that the quality policy program is understood, implemented, and maintained; identify, prevent, or correct any departures from the quality system
Enforces safety policies across all areas of responsibility
Perform laboratory tasks as required to deliver on department objectives
Monitor and control cost
Perform all functions in support of and in compliance with all state and federal employment regulations
Communicates effectively with client staff members
Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
Performs other duties as assigned
Foster a positive and professional work environment
Communicate a clear vision and motivate staff to excel
Monitor and approve employees’ time worked through time-entry system
Follow communication plan policy for regular meetings as directed by your business unit
Coach, train, and develop others within the group with respect to their personal development to maximize performance
Manage workflow and perform daily monitoring to meet customer service needs and KPI
Conduct semi-annual performance reviews and interview applicants
Perform training record review for direct reports
Ensure data integrity record keeping to maintain compliance
Confront and address problems, concerns and performance issues in real time
Expand self-awareness and develop leadership skills as defined; attend applicable leadership training based on identified needs
Effectively delegate and exercise accountability of self and others
Mentor direct reports toward successful higher-level development/promotion
Perform succession planning in preparation for growth of team and self
Independently act as technical lead in calls/audits for non-escalated issues
Review and approve quotes as role requires
Identify and take action when pricing is inaccurate
Comprehensive understanding of instrumental and/or analytical theory for all technical disciplines they oversee and provides support beyond own team
Independent accurate impact assessment of data, with recognition of which issues require escalation to upper management for awareness
Lead investigations independently through technical writing, root cause analysis, robust CAPA, and complete impact assessment for on time closure
Continually evaluate systems and processes, making adjustments to help improve overall productivity, efficiency and quality in the department
Propose and lead new LEAN initiatives in the department and support LEAN initiatives in the division