Microbiology Lab Supervisor

The Microbiology Lab Supervisor is responsible for leading and managing a team of 5-10 skilled microbiologists and/or lab technicians, ensuring the efficient execution of method development, routine QC testing, environmental monitoring, and compliance with cGMP standards. This role oversees laboratory operations, fosters team development, and provides technical expertise to support product quality and safety. The supervisor will play a key role in driving continuous improvement initiatives, troubleshooting microbiological challenges, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet production and regulatory goals.

Job duties/Percentage of Time:

• Provides support and oversight of testing and release of laboratory testing 55%
• Initiates and completes laboratory investigations to their closure 10%
• Conducts training for direct reports and takes part in needed training to perform job function. 10%
• Participates in Continuous Improvement initiatives. 10%
• Provides performance-based feedback to direct reports, including completion of annual performance reviews. 5%
• Provides support to R&D lab 5%
• Manage laboratory equipment calibration and qualification programs 5%

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or related discipline.
• Five (5) years experience in a laboratory environment.
• General understanding of applying cGMP requirements for all data generated by the QC laboratory.
• Experience in USP Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing, Microbial Limits Testing, Environmental Monitoring programs, and Microbiological Assays.
• Must be able to evaluate complex microbial data and assess its impact on materials, products, or facilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, and computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow written procedures.

Preferred qualifications:

• 1-3 years of previous supervisory experience preferred.

Padagis core competencies:

Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five “core” competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:

• Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations…
• Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success…
• Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change…
• Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists…
• Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes…

About us:

At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

What’s Next:

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