Role Title:
Laboratory Manager
Role Type:
Permanent
Location:
Dublin 18
We are currently recruiting a Laboratory Manager for our client, a genomics solutions service provider who partners with biopharmaceutical and clinical customers. Our client operates an advanced genomics laboratory and supports the generation of multi-omic data sets from various biological sample sources for delivery back to customers in raw data or report format.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Prioritise and manage internal workloads to ensure consistent high-quality sample throughput into relevant workflows to meet business demands and collaborator expectations.
* Plan and monitor daily/weekly work assignments for technical staff to ensure adequate cover and redundancy for the laboratory.
* Provide hands on laboratory support for workflows when required.
* Effectively manage inventory and consumable stock control, ensure equipment maintenance and calibration schedules are maintained and build and maintain relevant vendor/supplier relations.
* Ensure daily/weekly/monthly cleaning and maintenance logs for equipment and work areas are maintained and completed by relevant staff.
* Draft and review laboratory policies and procedures to ensure accuracy and consistency with implementation.
* Set, maintain, and track quality objectives and indicators in the laboratory to ensure best practice and regulatory compliance standards are maintained.
* Provision of quality indicator and workload statistics as requested by the Chief Scientific Officer/Quality Manager.
* Support integration of internal laboratory information management system (LIMS) with laboratory instruments and company-wide IT systems and databases.
* Maintain and develop the laboratory information management system (LIMS)
* Promote continuous process improvement to ensure laboratory efficiency, using QC techniques such as LEAN and Six Sigma.
* Develop plans to ensure adequate resource and inventory to meet upcoming service needs.
* Ensure employee safety and regulatory compliance in the laboratory.
* Perform and record internal quality audits, following up on corrective/preventive actions to ensure standards are maintained.
* Record and manage non-conformances related to laboratory processes/ equipment/ facilities, ensuring timely response to issues identified with appropriate actions to eliminate the root cause of same, where possible.
* Manage implementation and recording of change controls in collaboration with senior scientific team.
* Provide training and guidance to new and junior staff members in relevant laboratory procedures.
* Liaise with facility management partners to ensure the smooth environmental operations of the laboratory.
* Assist the Chief Scientific Officer and Quality Manager on compliance with the requirements of CAP/CLIA and ISO15189 and Irish National Accreditation Board mandatory documentation.
* Support additional projects and responsibilities as needed.
Qualifications
* Post graduate qualification (MSc/PhD) in Biological Science or equivalent.
* Project management qualification.
Preferred Experience
* Previous experience and skills in personnel and project supervision/management.
* Knowledge of a wide variety of specialised genomic laboratory equipment, including high-throughput/robotic systems, LIMS, sequencing and genotyping platforms.
* Proven ability to independently establish priorities, perform multiple tasks simultaneously with short deadlines, anticipate and identify potential issues and complete assignments in a timely manner.
* Demonstrated ability to be flexible and highly functional in a fast paced, organic team environment.
* Detail oriented and conscientious, possess excellent interpersonal skills to effectively navigate a matrixed organisational structure, build collaborative working relationships with peers and colleagues across departments and contribute positively to business objectives.
* Excellent communication skills including written and verbal skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office.
* Minimum two years full time work in an accredited high throughput laboratory environment.
* Experience complying with international laboratory standards (e.g. ISO15189/17025, CAP/CLIA, etc).