Team Leader, QC

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Fair Lawn, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges.

Lead a quality control team in ensuring high standards of product quality and regulatory compliance within the Operations function. As Team Leader, QC, you will contribute to excellence in analytical testing and quality control operations while supporting our mission to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. In this role, you will as part of the operations team, overseeing the scheduling, coordination, and execution of testing for in-process samples to ensure timely and accurate results that support manufacturing timelines. You will be responsible for resource planning, workflow prioritization, and alignment with production schedules to maintain operational efficiency. Key responsibilities include managing and mentoring a team of QC professionals, ensuring compliance with GMP standards, and maintaining high-quality laboratory practices. You will drive continuous process improvements, identify efficiencies, and implement solutions to enhance productivity, reduce errors, and optimize turnaround times. You will also be accountable for the safety, training, and development of your direct reports, fostering a strong safety culture and ensuring adherence to all EH&S (Environmental, Health & Safety) requirements. Additional responsibilities include troubleshooting technical issues, overseeing laboratory investigations, and ensuring accurate documentation of results. As a subject matter expert, you will interface with internal stakeholders, including Operations, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance, as well as external clients when needed. You will support audits and inspections, maintain compliance with regulatory standards, and contribute to strategic initiatives within the QC and Operations teams.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree, no prior experience required, or Bachelor’s Degree plus 2+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech QC laboratory operations
• Preferred fields of study: Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related scientific field
• 1–2 years demonstrated leadership experience managing technical teams
• Experience working within an Operations environment, including scheduling and coordination of laboratory testing activities
• Strong knowledge of GMP regulations, ICH guidelines, and pharmacopoeia standards
• Strong technical proficiency with analytical instrumentation and testing methods
• Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and quality documentation systems
• Demonstrated success implementing process improvements and driving operational efficiency initiatives
• Proven ability to oversee in-process sample testing and align QC activities with manufacturing timelines
• Strong focus on safety leadership, including ensuring safe work practices and supporting EH&S compliance for direct reports
• Experience conducting investigations, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills to lead teams and collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, QA, and Manufacturing
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and statistical analysis tools
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity

Nice To Haves

• Industry certifications in GMP/GDP practices beneficial

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the scheduling, coordination, and execution of testing for in-process samples to ensure timely and accurate results that support manufacturing timelines.
• Resource planning, workflow prioritization, and alignment with production schedules to maintain operational efficiency.
• Managing and mentoring a team of QC professionals.
• Ensuring compliance with GMP standards and maintaining high-quality laboratory practices.
• Driving continuous process improvements, identifying efficiencies, and implementing solutions to enhance productivity, reduce errors, and optimize turnaround times.
• Accountable for the safety, training, and development of direct reports, fostering a strong safety culture and ensuring adherence to all EH&S requirements.
• Troubleshooting technical issues, overseeing laboratory investigations, and ensuring accurate documentation of results.
• Interfacing with internal stakeholders, including Operations, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance, as well as external clients when needed.
• Supporting audits and inspections, maintaining compliance with regulatory standards, and contributing to strategic initiatives within the QC and Operations teams.
• Managing equipment calibration, maintenance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

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