Associate Director- LCMS/Mass Spectrometry

Associate Director- LCMS/Mass Spectrometry

Direct Hire

$115-135K (Base)- potential to go higher for a strong candidate - along with target bonus

Onsite in Everett, WA (Seattle)

REQUIRED:

• Need to have combination of people management experience along with a sound technical background
• Need to have strong familiarity with method development and GLP
• CRO or Pharma experience

Qualifications

• Ph.D. with 5 years of relevant experience; or M.Sc. with 7 years of relevant experience; or B.Sc. with 10 years of relevant experience in bioanalysis or other pertinent laboratory based qualifications in a CRO or Pharma.
• Supervisory experience in a multidisciplinary environment is essential
• Previous work experience in a GLP regulated environment
• Good leadership and people skills, teamwork experience, demonstrated conflict handling and resolution ability.
• Good achievement record in scientific research and technical development evidenced by research paper and conference presentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills along with strong ability to work independently, effectively, and productively with cross-functional teams.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• The Associate Director LCMS/Mass Spec provides scientific and technical leadership in the area of expertise in the ligand binding department. The Associate Director is responsible for managing direct reports, providing them scientific support and ensuring their performance, productivity and efficiency in their project assignment. Participate in professional internal/external presentations, scientific out-reach and conferences.

Tasks Performed

• Responsible for personnel management activities of assigned staff such as: scheduling projects, training and development, providing regular direction and feedback on performance, disciplinary actions, preparing and delivering annual performance and salary reviews.
• Responsible for scientific review of driving documents and reports and raising any pertinent issues to Senior Director.
• Contribute to financial success in their areas of expertise, as demonstrated by revenue and GM targets and client satisfaction achieved.
• Responsible for ensuring quality and regulatory requirements are met by scientific staff in their team and that any quality issues, KPI issues are promptly resolved.
• Responsible for ensuring continued operational improvements for efficiency and cost control in their areas of expertise.
• Provide Scientific support to assigned Bioanalytical Principle Investigator within the area of expertise and ensure project timelines are respected and any delays communicated in a prompt fashion to all key internal and external stakeholders; Recommends resource adjustment when required based on deliverable schedules.
• Responsible for set up and implementation of training for technical and scientific staff.
• Responsible for improved efficiency initiatives in the laboratory, including scheduling assays, operations and improving workflows.
• Review costing assessments and scheduling projects with business development and Operations.
• Contributes to the growth and development of the clients ligand binding assay services, as well as participate in strategic planning; Responsible for working closely with other management members and serve as back-up when any of them is out of office.
• Contribute in professional internal/external presentations, scientific out-reach and conferences.
• Respect Health and Safety standards in terms of personal protection, laboratory maintenance, and work procedures.
• May act as the Test Site Management for applicable validation and sample analysis studies as well as method SOP approval.