Quality Lab Manager

Recruiter: Spencer Gregory Hale

Quality Laboratory Manager

About the role:
Boston Scientific is seeking a dynamic leader for the Arden Hills Analytical Laboratory to serve as Quality Laboratory Manger.  In this role, you will drive laboratory strategy and initiatives to ensure the laboratory’s ability to provide quality and robust analytical solutions and testing for internal Boston Scientific customers. This position will work closely with Arden Hills site operations, supplier quality, Rhythm Management and Urology divisions, and regulatory to ensure the laboratory can support new product development, process and material changes, sustaining improvement projects, and quality control testing. Within the laboratory, this leader will work with laboratory staff and other people leaders to drive proactive quality, improve customer service, and enhance existing culture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leads a team of employees in the achievement of organizational goals. Foster a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives. 
• Coaches, mentors, and develops direct reports on their career journey.
• Builds collaborative relationships with internal customers to understand current and upcoming laboratory testing and priorities. Proactively plan resource allocations to align with testing demands.  
• Supports the coordination and review of analytical chemistry testing conducted internally or at externally approved laboratories.
• Establishes and promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.
• Provides quality and/or management support for equipment control, software/equipment qualifications, test method validations, and process change assessments.
• Conducts laboratory investigations per Boston Scientific CAPA processes. 
• Participates in site or department level initiatives and strategic objective projects to improve culture, performance, agility, and compliance.   
• Provides input in the planning of laboratory budget, business and quality metrics, and department goals. Manages adherence to budget and reviews their team’s metric and goals.

Minimal qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering or similar with 4+ years of related work experience.  
• 2+ years laboratory or quality experience following cGMP and GDP requirements and principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, both technical and conversational.
• Works to foster a welcoming and diverse culture.[JG1] 

Preferred qualifications:

• 2+ years supervisory experience with passion in development of personnel.
• Pharmaceutical or drug combination product industry experience as part of laboratory or quality function.
• Embraces a culture of proactive quality/compliance and continuous improvement.
• Experience conducting or reviewing liquid or gas chromatography analysis.

Requisition ID: 600472 

Minimum Salary: $ 99100 

Maximum Salary: $ 188300 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.