What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Manager position at Azelis Holding S.A.?
Main Accountabilities
Day to Day responsibility for the laboratory team
Line management and supervisory responsibility
Identifying and carrying out all required training
Recruiting and training future talent for future roles in the larger organization
Formulation Development
Represent Azelis expertise with key principals and at industry events
Lead the development of project plans, senior lab staff, commercial colleagues, customers, and principals.
Act as a leading Azelis technical expert with forward vision and deep insight into future technical trends. Provide technical guidance for our lab projects and areas in which we should focus.
Routinely provide expert customer support with clear, concise, and timely communication.
Listen to customer requests, document them in clear objective terms, and identify possible ways to technically fulfill them, and prioritize them with commercial guidance.
Deliver a steady stream of unanticipated technical innovations over time. Identify opportunities to not just match competitive technology but advance beyond competitive technology
Conduct lab studies to prepare the formulations and test aspects of their performance.
Interpret lab results. Form and report sound conclusions and recommendations in a clear manner.
Develop theoretical technical insight into unanticipated formulation behavior and use this to develop innovative formulations.
Implement laboratory procedures
Develop new test methods for formulation performance testing.
Assist with the management of the laboratory by ensuring accurate records are kept in line with regulatory requirements, maintaining stock records where required, and perform maintenance on equipment.
Knowledge Sharing
Use digital tools as they are developed for the betterment of Azelis knowledge sharing.
Communicate / Share knowledge and discoveries with technical and commercial colleagues on a regional and global basis as appropriate
Work in cooperation with marketing to share Azelis knowledge as needed for commercial success.
Communicate learning to our global labs.
Training
Provide technical training for our commercial and technical colleagues in our lateral value chain of products and formulations based on them
Assist commercial colleagues in seeing how they can use the Azelis labs to achieve competitive advantage
Health and Safety
Responsibility for all health and safety procedures in the laboratory
Continuous improvement of health and safety procedures
Ensure all team members follow health and safety procedures
Provide training to team members where required
Experience, Skills & Education
BS degree minimum; MS or PhD preferred.
Broad related industry experience and understanding
Operational experience in the market segment served or an adjacent field
Analytical approach and attention to detail
Excellent listening skills and ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively
Ability to liaise with people at all levels and to influence and achieve results through others
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to quickly learn new systems and product technologies
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines (with safe procedures always the first responsibility)
Strong, relevant IT skills
Flexible approach
Team player; Ability to work as part of a small team
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