What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Support Manager position at PerkinElmer?
Job Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications:
2 Years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry Expertise in Analytical and/or Preparative Purification techniques is a plus. Knowledge of 5S principles. Working understanding of GLP/GxP. Knowledge of Health and Safety. Knowledge of databases and ordering systems. Knowledge of chemicals and safe handling. Aptitude for technical and practical matters. Experience of working in a compliance driven environment. Strong team player with experience in a high-quality customer service operation. Effective experience in improving processes. Strong verbal communication skills. Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure to balance conflicting deadlines. Service orientated attitude combined with innovative thinking. Ability to travel regionally on occasion;
Critical Skills:
- Serve as key point of contact between the customer’s Lab Operations team as well as scientists and other stakeholders
- Lead the Professional Services staff by providing coaching, performance reviews, regular 1 on 1 meetings, and other administrative functions.
- Interface with the Professional Services Area Manager and the on-site team to ensure key customer contacts are effectively communicated to and customer satisfaction is at a high-level.
- Ensure the delivery of uninterrupted service to the customer. To accomplish this, the individual must drive operational excellence by strategically managing resources as well as identifying areas of improvement.
- Report metrics as well as relevant project and logistics information to the Lab Operations team
- Work in accordance with all regulations and requirements for each customer site and/or department following GxP guidelines for ways of working and process documentation.
- Responsible for the coordination of training of all Lab Support Coordinator personnel
- Ensure adequate planning and coordination of team coverage to meet customer needs and achieve established operational metrics (e.g., PTO, Sick)
- Meet regularly with laboratory service providers to ensure open lines of communication.
- Meet regularly with key stakeholders (lab staff, service providers, management) to identify, review and resolve issues in a timely manner and/or escalate as necessary.
- Manage the on-call service support for specific research units in the lab areas.
- Demonstrates appropriate use of relevant equipment/software after training
- Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree or higher in a scientific or engineering discipline and 5 years of experience working in a research laboratory environment OR
- Associate degree in a scientific or engineering discipline and 7 years of experience working in a research laboratory environment
- Minimum of 1 year of experience leading people.
Critical Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent customer service skills complimented by an ability to listen to and interpret client requests.
- Aptitude for technical and practical matters.
- MS Office Skills: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word.
- Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environments requiring personal protective equipment (e.g., lab coat, safety glasses, etc.) in laboratory.
- Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
- The person needs to occasionally move between labs, corridors, adjoining rooms, and buildings onsite. Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
- Occasionally move or lift up to 25 pounds (potential for occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds).
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position.
- Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- Employee may be required to handle hazardous waste according to local, state, and federal regulations. Duties may include identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing and labeling hazardous waste.
- Potential risk to lab-based hazards including but not limited to extreme temperature, biological materials, hazardous chemicals.
Salary : $86,320 - $105,000
