Overview In this role, you lead the laboratory's operations and team to sustain strong margins while meeting budgets. You'll align with corporate policies and act as a liaison with partners to drive quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. You'll oversee technical activities, plan investments, and ensure compliant, efficient testing programs. The opportunity centers on managing growth, profitability, and cross-location collaboration within a safety-conscious, science-driven culture.
Compensation / Benefits- comprehensive medical coverage
- life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- paid holidays
- paid time off
- dental and vision options
Responsibilities- Lead and train the team; manage scheduling
- Maintain high quality and efficiency in lab operations
- Oversee budgeting, capital expenditure decisions, and cost control
- Foster morale and teamwork; promote company vision
- Coordinate activities across lab departments; ensure client expectations are met
- Manage safety, health, and environmental programs and documentation
- Prepare technical proposals and support sales/marketing for major studies
- Conduct performance reviews; address employee relations with HR
- Represent the lab in technical meetings and with clients
- Assist in business expansion planning and implement process improvements
- Ensure documents and SOPs are compliant with Quality System requirements
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, or related field; or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of supervisory experience
- 10+ years in laboratory operations with P&L accountability (>$5M net sales) or equivalent
- Proven success in improving operational, quality, safety performance
- Familiarity with EPA, DOT, OSHA, and DOL regulations
- Excellent verbal and written communication; strong customer relations
- Ability to manage a business at a profit/loss level and control budgets
- Policy development and enforcement, prioritization, and delegation
- Contract and negotiation experience
- Professional English proficiency; work authorization in the United States
- leadership
- communication
- customer relations
- laboratory operations
- quality control
- regulatory compliance (EPA/DOT/OSHA/DOL)
