Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Technical Manager for a radiocarbon (Carbon-14) and Isotopic Laboratory to provide technical leadership across laboratory operations, and service delivery. This role will act as the technical authority for geochemical and isotopic analytical services, with a strong emphasis on radiocarbon, stable isotopes and gas chromatography (GC) analytical techniques.
The successful candidate provides leadership to the operations team on technical issues relating to existing methods and services, and heads initiatives to improve technical and quality performance, and increase throughput. This candidate will also work closely with the development group, supporting the validation, and scale-up of new services, while ensuring robust, compliant, and high-quality routine laboratory operations. Experience in stable isotope analysis (e.g., IRMS, GC-IRMS) is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities:
347 Serve as the subject matter expert in geochemistry and analytical techniques.
347 Support the transition of services from R&D to routine operations.
347 Partner with laboratory operations leadership to ensure efficient workflows.
347 Provide technical oversight to ensure data quality and reliability.
347 Troubleshoot complex analytical challenges, particularly GC systems.
347 Lead development and optimization of GC methods.
347 Support development of isotope techniques (GC-IRMS, EA-IRMS) where applicable.
347 Collaborate with product development teams to launch new services.
347 Ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and quality systems.
347 Mentor and train laboratory staff.
347 Support Production during high season
Qualifications
347 Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geochemistry, Chemistry, or related field.
347 8-12+ years of experience in analytical laboratories
347 Strong experience with GC instrumentation (GC-FID, GC-MS, etc.)
347 Experience in R&D to production method transfer
347 Experience with isotope techniques is a plus
347 Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 environment
Key Competencies
347 Technical leadership
347 Problem-solving skills
347 Cross-functional collaboration
347 Strong communication
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
