Manager, Environmental Monitoring

Manager, Environmental Monitoring

At LifeNet Health, you are the advantage. Every day, you help us to save lives, restore health, and bring hope to patients and families around the world. At LifeNet Health, we cultivate growth, innovation, and collaboration, where your contributions drive solutions that benefit humanity. Together, we are united by a mission greater than ourselves, a purpose rooted in healing.

Location: Manager, Environmental Monitoring

Department: Quality Control Lab

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:15AM 5:00PM

Clinical Status: Clinical

How You'll Make An Impact

As a Manager, Environmental Monitoring you'll play a vital role in advancing our mission. In this position, you'll be responsible for leading LifeNet Health's Environmental Monitoring Program, ensuring all facilities consistently meet regulatory, accreditation, and internal quality requirements. This role serves as the primary operational liaison for technical matters, nonconformances, audits, and inspections, while also providing leadership and administrative oversight of the Environmental Monitoring team. This Manager ensures operational effectiveness of the laboratory information system in area of responsibility. Your work will have purpose every single day, contributing directly to life-changing outcomes.

What You'll Do

• People Management & Talent Development: Provides oversight to assigned team by supervising, guiding and directing employees to be effective team members. Ensures that everyone is equipped with the right skills, tools, and talents necessary for executing their duties. Using the established people processes (performance, development, succession, and career) to ensure that their team's level of performance and capabilities meet current and future standards.
• Environmental Monitoring Program Management: Leads the design, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive environmental monitoring program across multiple controlled processing facilities, including water, surface, personnel, and viable and non-viable particulate monitoring. Ensures program effectiveness, consistency, and alignment with organizational standards.
• Testing & Compliance: Oversees receipt of samples, testing, and records associated with Environmental Monitoring requirements. Performs trend analysis and reporting of Environmental Monitoring data. Ensures all monitoring activities, records, and quality systems comply with regulatory and accreditation requirements. Initiates, investigates, and resolves nonconformances and complaints through the CAPA system.
• Data Analysis & Improvement: Analyzes environmental monitoring data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Supports data-driven decisions and continuous improvement efforts.
• Process & Technician Oversight: Develops and maintains procedures, SOPs, and technical documentation. Supports validation activities for processes, equipment, and facilities. Provides technical guidance on environmental monitoring and ensures effective use of laboratory information systems.

What You'll Bring Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Three (3) years Experience in a leadership role managing direct reports
• Four (4) years Experience in Cleanroom Environmental Monitoring, including experience using aseptic technique

Preferred Experience/Skills/Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree Microbiology, Chemistry, Physical or Biological Science
• CTBS Certification
• Knowledge of Environmental Monitoring Regulations (US and EU)

Key Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Regulatory Compliance: Knowledge of regulation, accreditation policies governing tissues and medical devices (FDA, AATB, ISO)
• Validation: Cleaning, Recovery Efficiency, Neutralization
• Laboratory Information Systems: Knowledge of LIS database design, configuration, validation
• People Development: Actively engages in talent management practices (selection, promotion, development, and engagement) to cultivate a workforce that is well aligned with current and emerging talent needs
• Analytical Thinking: Demonstrates the ability to successfully gather and evaluate pertinent information to draw conclusions and identify potential trends
• Relationship Management: Builds and sustains partnerships across organizational boundaries and functions as well as outside the organization to achieve common goals and outcomes
• Communication Skills: Written, verbal, and presentation; ability to engage, inspire and influence people

Why Join LifeNet Health

When you join LifeNet Health, you're not just taking a job, you're joining a mission-driven community dedicated to making a global impact through regenerative medicine. You'll be part of a workplace that values authenticity, collaboration, and the drive to make a difference.

We recognize that great work happens when people feel supported. That's why our total rewards package is designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

Here's how we support you:

• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage - Comprehensive care that won't break the bank.
• Profit Sharing Plan - Share in the success you help create.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan - Invest in your future with confidence.
• Paid Parental Leave - 6 weeks to bond with your newest family member.
• Corporate Sponsored Events - Celebrate milestones and build connections.
• Generous Paid Time Off - Because balance matters:
• 18 vacation days (based on position, tenure, and state laws)
• 9 sick days (subject to local and state regulations)
• 9 holidays (7 standard + 2 floating)
• Flexible Work Program - For approved roles, how and where you perform best.
• Tuition reimbursement - We invest in your growth and education.
• Career & Leadership Development - Expand your impact and potential.
• Wellness Program - Prioritize your health with holistic resources.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Support for you and your household.
• Incredible teammates - Collaborate with passionate, dedicated professionals.

Note: All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and may be modified at any time, with or without notice, unless otherwise required by law. This job posting does not constitute an employment contract and does not alter the "at-will" nature of employment at LifeNet Health.

Compensation

Salary Range: $87,226 - $116,301

Final compensation will be based on factors such as geographic location, qualifications, and prior relevant experience. The pay range for this position is $ hourly /annually (entry level qualifications) to $ hourly /annually (experienced in this role). Actual compensation may be higher based on the successful candidate's knowledge and relevant experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LifeNet Health is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

As part of our commitment to safety, we maintain a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment substance abuse screening.