Manager of Laboratory Operations (Finance)

The Laboratory Manager provides leadership to employees, team scheduling and oversight within their section. They are the coordination point for cross-sectional laboratory projects, resources, and staffing. Additionally, the Laboratory Manager reinforces the execution of the company strategy and ensures a culture of continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

Sections:

We currently have sections with open leadership needs, resulting from several internal promotions.

• Sterilization: Nelson Labs offers a wide breadth of expertise in product sterilization validations across a broad range of technologies. With the combined resources and expertise of Nelson Labs and Sterigenics, our understanding of material compatibility, sterilization science, validation approaches and cycle optimization ensures customers have a reliable, defensible validation strategy.
• Routine Chemistry: Nelson Labs offers a wide range of services in wet and analytical chemistry. Our highly trained, expert staff which includes Ph.D and Master's-level scientists, perform analysis of compendial release testing for raw materials and drug products (e.g. USP, EP, JP, BP) on a daily basis in order to meet specifications.
• Microbiology: At Nelson Labs, we understand the importance of ensuring the efficacy of antimicrobial treatments for medical devices. Our experienced team of microbiologists uses industry-standard methods to evaluate the effectiveness of your antimicrobial treatments against a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. We offer a variety of testing methods, including suspension testing, biofilm testing, and simulated use testing to ensure that your devices are effectively preventing the spread of infection. Our custom testing plans can be tailored to meet your specific regulatory requirements and ensure the safety of your devices.

Education and experience requirements:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant Science Discipline: Microbiology, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, etc.
• Team Leadership experience in a production testing laboratory or similar field

Preferred (Not Required)

• Industry experience in Laboratory Testing, Medical Device/Pharmaceutical Testing, and/or Healthcare Operations preferred

Essential job functions:

• Lead and manage a team of laboratory analysts and study directors, ensuring high performance and a positive, purposeful culture.
• Develop and manage weekly schedules to support lab operations, adjusting schedules as needed to address daily changes and proactively solving issues.
• Manage timecards and paid time off requests.
• Onboard internal team members, facilitate cross-training, and identify training opportunities to enhance team skills and capabilities.
• Monitor performance, provide coaching, and oversee performance management, including disciplinary actions, and foster continuous improvement.
• Contribute to long-term staffing, resource allocation, and team development plans, supporting succession and retention efforts.
• Maintain consistent communication with leadership across all departments and present updates to the director team and in lab coordination with senior leaders.

Professional Development

• Ensure employees have the skills and training needed to thrive in their roles.
• Boost employee retention through engagement, talent management and growth opportunities.
• Build business resilience with forward-thinking succession planning.
• Invest in rising leaders with targeted mid-level management development.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office and lab environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, keyboards, computer mouse, phones, photocopiers, projectors, and file cabinets. This leader enters the lab to perform work and review study performance.

Physical requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to perform the essential job functions. Must be able to move/traverse 10% of the day and remain in a stationary sitting/standing position at a desk while using a computer, keyboard, computer mouse and phone 90% of the day. This position does not require heavy lifting greater than 50lbs.The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company's unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®. Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year. Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 8 of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies.

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses - Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Learn more about Sotera Health at soterahealth.com.