Chemistry Laboratory Manager

Focus Laboratories

$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Chemistry or related field (advanced degree preferred)
  • 8+ years in cGMP pharma/analytical labs; 3+ years leading teams
  • Expertise in client communication and technical judgment
  • Proven experience in analytical lab management
  • Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and quality standards

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and manage laboratory scientists and technicians
  • Build and adjust schedules and priorities across multiple client projects
  • Ensure compliant testing and documentation standards
  • Provide technical oversight for various analytical methods
  • Maintain readiness for inspections and audits

Benefits

  • Opportunity for hands-on technical leadership
  • Engagement with diverse client projects
  • Dynamic work environment with day-to-day challenges
  • Focus on compliance and quality in laboratory results
  • Opportunity to impact client satisfaction and project success
Full Job Description
Role Overview

TPM Laboratories is seeking a Chemistry Laboratory Manager to run day-to-day analytical lab execution and provide hands-on technical leadership. This role exists to keep client testing on track, maintain cGMP compliance, and ensure results are accurate, defensible, and delivered on time.

Key responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and manage laboratory scientists/technicians; set expectations and address performance issues.
- Build and adjust schedules, priorities, and staffing across multiple client projects.
- Ensure compliant testing, documentation, and data integrity (ALCOA+).
- Provide technical oversight for HPLC, GC, LC-MS, UV, IR, dissolution, and wet chemistry; guide method development/validation.
- Maintain inspection and audit readiness; drive investigations (OOS/OOT, deviations), CAPA, and change control.

Required qualifications:
- BS in Chemistry or related field (advanced degree preferred)
- 8+ years in cGMP pharma/analytical labs; 3+ years leading teams
- Strong client communication and sound technical judgment

Apply if you can lead people, protect compliance, and deliver reliable results to clients.
How Your Day Runs

You start by confirming the day's plan: what's due, what's at risk, and which instruments and people are ready to support commitments. Early check-ins keep priorities clear and remove bottlenecks before they grow. As the day moves, you switch between quick client updates, reviewing data and documentation, and making practical calls when timelines and quality pressure collide. You spend time in the lab to stay close to how work is being executed, then shift to forward planning-coverage for upcoming work, readiness for visits, and closing out open quality events. You wrap up by aligning on tomorrow's schedule and escalating issues early so nothing surprises the team or the client.

Our team needs you!

If this sounds like the right job for you, don't wait - apply today to join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!

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