Manager, Process Development

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

The Diagnostics & Genomics (D&G) business unit and Innovation Hub combines LGC's Clinical Diagnostics and Biosearch business units bringing scientific expertise across LGC, driving innovation, knowledge sharing and co-creation, as well as external licensing and acquisition opportunities. Together with our customers, this enables us to deliver transformational science to diagnose, treat, feed and protect the world's growing population.

Job Description

The Manager, Process Development is a key technical expert and business partner dedicated to delivering product and / or service offerings at a specific operational site. They offer technical expertise and daily leadership to business staff who craft manufacturing processes, investigate technical product complaints, and complete co-development work closely with designated customers.

The Manager plans, directs, manages, and coordinates group personnel and operational resources involved in the designated responsibilities of this function. In collaboration with HR, functional leadership, and cross-functional partners, this individual is encouraged to promote a positive work environment and a culture of accountability and operational excellence.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential duties :

• Provide overall leadership to respective team in the areas of safety, efficiency, quality control, cost, equipment, and engagement to support the organization’s commercial and operational activities
• Diligently manage the personnel activities of direct and indirect reports. This includes staffing, training, performance evaluations, development, mentoring, coaching, and goal setting. Set employee objectives that align with business initiatives and other important measures.
• Ensure personnel resources are adequately directed and aligned to complete business activities in a manner consistent with the site’s quality and customer requirements
• Work alongside site leads to develop and apply initiatives that improve product yields, quality, equipment operation, and process control while lowering waste
• Regularly seek and support new approaches and practices to improve the efficiency of the direct team and business processes. Lead operational excellence (OE) and on-site efficiency efforts where directed.
• Set, standardize, monitor, analyze, and report on key operational metrics, including variances and trends, for team(s) and site(s) under direct remit
• Partner effectively with site leads and cross-functional collaborators to ensure daily business objectives are met, including timely response to customer demands
• Provide leadership and process for technical product investigations, both internal and external-facing
• Coordinate multiple, concurrent product development projects to deliver products on schedule, on spec, and on budget. Prioritize tasks to meet timetables and cost projections.
• Actively support and adhere to the requirements of the site quality management system
• Adhere to company Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) policy
• Perform other duties as required, or assigned by management, to meet business needs

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Additional Information

About LGC :

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing critically important components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.

Our values

Equal opportunities

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental status, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard these factors.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com