Senior Lab Analyst I

About the role

Purpose

Uses scientific education to perform laboratory testing within a good manufacturing practices environment to generate results and interprets the data output to determine conformance. Has experience and command of multiple laboratory techniques to perform them with minimal error and implements new technologies or processes that do not currently exist within the laboratories. Takes responsibility for completing assigned work tasks and goals and can independently prioritize work schedule in order to meet both objectives.

Responsibilities

• Implements, and maintains and make changes to create global solutions for a safe work environment and good manufacturing practices in accordance with procedural requirements.
• Maintains training certifications as needed for assigned job tasks and takes responsibility to add new training diversification to meet broader team objectives.
• Performs analytical or microbial test methods as written and performs data verification of laboratory results to support product and material release without error.
• Understands laboratory techniques and principles performed and can independently troubleshoot and resolve analytical techniques and instrument issues.
• Implements and ensures improvement ideas are completed to facilitate team objectives. Leads a smaller group of individuals on a broader team's objectives.
• Can work in multiple laboratory functional areas as assigned and can effectively perform a multitude of laboratory techniques for which they are trained on with minimal error, while adjusting to unforeseen technical or logistical obstacles to accomplish assignments.
• Budgets their time effectively to carry out assigned tasks and makes recommendations for improvement. Takes initiative to be involved in team activities and decision making.
• Recognizes obstacles to technical or process related issues and can independently resolve them. Consistently achieves commitments despite obstacles.
• Accepts responsibility to complete assigned tasks as committed and proactively identifies and performs new tasks outside area of responsibility.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with at least 4 years of laboratory experience; Associate's Degree with at least 6 years of laboratory experience; High School Diploma with at least 9 years of directly related lab experience.
• Ability to work with general supervision but effectively manages their own time to multi-task based upon their completed training matrix.
• Participates and contributes to assigned teams to meet broader business objectives.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.