Laboratory Operations Director

vor 3 Wochen


Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland CSL Plasma Vollzeit

For our Central Laboratory in Göttingen, we are seeking an experienced leader to oversee the daily operations of the laboratory.

Associate Director, Laboratory Operations (m/f/x)

Fulltime/Regular/Level 8

Key Responsibilities:

Leads the Lab Team in Göttingen.

  • Develop and implement plans to ensure timely receipt, testing, and release of samples in compliance with regulatory agencies.
  • Manage staffing and instrumentation to meet company needs for timeliness, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Maintain knowledge of the plasma and laboratory industries suitable for the planning role of the job.
  • Maintain customer relationships, ensuring we provide tests they need at good value on time.
  • Develop managers and supervisors to effectively lead teams to success within the values and objectives of the CSL group.
Main Accountabilities:
  • Manage staff, including recruiting, selection, and training, coaching, developing, and terminating as applicable with guidance from Human Resources.
  • Manage the capacity and organizational capability to perform tests and deliver test results required for the release of Normal Source Plasma and specified other types of plasma, per customer specifications, within CSL cost targets.
  • Lead the site to ensure all tests carried out in the Göttingen laboratory are carried out in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GXP), CSL standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Responsible for driving Laboratory culture through development of effective strategies, management of employee performance and engagement, providing regular feedback, staff development, coaching, and conducting annual employee appraisals.
  • Lead and coordinate projects to improve Lab infrastructure and facility to meet current and future needs, focused on growth and automation, while using Lean Management and continuous improvement principles.
  • Ensure accurate forecast modeling and alignment of resources to optimally handle the workload. Develop and implement annual budget, building a bottoms-up budget, and then monitoring performance against it.
  • Participate in major supplier contract negotiations and lead minor ones. Ensure Lab maintains excellent R&D relationships at key supplier companies. Support assays developments that are potentially more cost-effective or accurate for the Lab. Maintain and manage key supplier relationships.
  • Establish Lab Operations Key Performance Indicators. Identify trends and issues requiring resolution. Manage difficult problems, escalating where necessary, and leading detailed investigations to assure achievement of committed goals.
  • Work closely with IT, HR, Finance, QA/Compliance, Engineering Services, and other corporate functions on initiatives that affect the business. Teach them about the Lab to help make good decisions and learn from them how to make the Lab run better. Create linkages to other lab experts in the CSL Group as appropriate.
  • Oversee the drafting, review, and updating of SOPs to ensure all laboratory processes are correctly defined and described in the SOPs and are in line with relevant regulations and internationally recognized GMP standards.
  • Perform job-related duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications and Experience Requirements:
  • University Degree in Business or Science
  • Masters Degree in Sciences preferred
  • At least 10 years of progressive experience in a laboratory management, leading personnel, and working within matrixed organizations
  • Lean Management
  • Quality and GMP skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Cost awareness
  • Fluent in German and English
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About CSL Plasma

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