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Senior Laboratory Manager for Neutralization Clinical Vaccine Assays

Swiftwater, Pennsylvania Permanent Posted on   Nov. 18, 2024
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Job title: Senior Laboratory Manager for Neutralization Clinical Vaccine Assays

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the Job

Sanofi is hiring a Senior Laboratory Manager for its GCI neutralization assay platform, aimed at advancing vaccines for infectious diseases. The lab manager will ensure high-quality, consistent, and compliant data, overseeing a team responsible for developing, validating, and implementing immunological methods such as serum neutralization assays, plaque reduction neutralization assays, and microneutralization type assays that support clinical endpoints across vaccine trials from Phase I through Phase IV. Responsibilities include scientific oversight and data integrity, supporting experimental studies, and contributing to method development, validation, and stability assessments. Additionally, the manager will evaluate new technologies to enhance throughput, precision, accuracy, and overall quality. Expertise in cell-based neutralization assays for viral targets such as flu, dengue, rabies, and RSV is essential.

The scientist will contribute scientific insights to projects, ensure all documentation aligns with project standards, and oversee compliance with quality and safety guidelines. They may lead team members, collaborate on scientific teams, and evaluate technologies to continually improve laboratory methods. The lab manager will be instrumental in fostering a high standard of laboratory operations and scientific rigor.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Under direction of management, plans and oversees the day-to-day operations and general activities associated with one or more laboratories/projects. Ensures laboratory resources (materials/reagents/equipment/facilities) are maintained to meet assigned objectives. Support a quality and compliant testing environment (laboratories, equipment, reagents, training and documentation, methods, personnel).

  • Maintain alignment of processes and procedures. Share best practices within team/platform.

  • Oversees operational activities of staff working in the laboratory Provides guidance and expert advice to staff on technical issues, safety procedures and regulatory compliance matters within the laboratory.  Monitors operations to ensure compliance.  Provides personnel development and performance feedback Ensures that new employees are appropriately trained/on-boarded and familiar with laboratory operational requirements; Supervises orientation and training of new project staff Ensures adequate staffing levels and support necessary for operation of the department

  • Perform/support activities to ensure test method life cycle management (documentation, method suitability/trending, maintenance, etc.). Support completion of analytical deliverables to meet project milestones. Assist in the evaluation of new technologies/ improvements to support analytical expertise as required. Reviews and evaluates data and formulates recommendations as needed.  Works with internal and external partners in support of collaborative projects. Prepares key documents as required.

  • Ensures adherence to all applicable quality, corporate, safety, and regulatory requirements. 

  • Tracks/manages expenditures against assigned budgets.  Advises management of significant budget deviations. Assures that all laboratory financial operations comply with corporate requirements.

About You

Requirements:

  • PhD +4years’ experience, MS +6 years’ experience, BS +9years’ experience in industry settingDegrees in science related major preferred.

  • Clear communicator (written and verbal) – Written skills required to create clear and concise documents including procedures, deviation investigations, plans, test cases and reports.  Verbal skills required to be able to act as a liaison between different groups/stakeholders, such as GCI and Maintenance/HSE.

  • Creative and abstract thinking – Required to develop and implement innovative, creative and efficient solutions to issues.

  • Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables – Candidate must be goal driven to ensure project timelines are met, and to resolve issues to meet schedules when needed.

Functional/Technical Skills

  • Understanding of GXP practices and procedures required.

  • Previous experience with cell-based neutralization assays for viral targets such as flu, dengue, rabies, and RSV.

  • Previous experience in research and /or laboratory setting. 

  • Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.

  • Excellent technical skills, analytical ability, judgment with a strong operational focus.

  • Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills.

  • Excellent communications skills.

  • Excellent interpersonal, technical, scientific and communications skills (written/oral). 

  • Advanced written and verbal skills.

Why Choose Us?

  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.​​

  • Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.​​

  • Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.​​

  • Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.​

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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