What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Manager position at Azelis?
Main Accountabilities
- Day to Day responsibility for the laboratory teamLine management and supervisory responsibilityIdentifying and carrying out all required trainingRecruiting and training future talent for future roles in the larger organization
- Formulation DevelopmentRepresent Azelis expertise with key principals and at industry eventsLead 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 technologyConduct 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 proceduresDevelop 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 SharingUse 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 appropriateWork in cooperation with marketing to share Azelis knowledge as needed for commercial success.Communicate learning to our global labs.
- TrainingProvide technical training for our commercial and technical colleagues in our lateral value chain of products and formulations based on themAssist commercial colleagues in seeing how they can use the Azelis labs to achieve competitive advantage
- Health and SafetyResponsibility for all health and safety procedures in the laboratoryContinuous improvement of health and safety proceduresEnsure all team members follow health and safety proceduresProvide training to team members where required
Experience, Skills & Education
