Overview

Associate Director Department: Cell and Gene TherapyLocation: Middleton, WIWork Type: Full-Time, OnsiteAt Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.Our PPD Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.Role Overview The Associate Director directs and manages all aspects of laboratory operations, ensuring productivity, efficiency, and quality standards are consistently maintained while achieving the financial objectives of the business. This role drives operational excellence by maximizing accuracy, cost efficiency, and productivity, and supports strategic planning and development initiatives. The Associate Director develops and implements laboratory policies and procedures and ensures their effective execution across the organization.What You'll Do:Manages and directs work responsibilities of staff as well as prioritizing tasks and resources. Directs staff to meet departmental key process improvements (KPIs).Manages the implementation of departmental goals and fiscal policies.Develops new programs for revenue enhancement/cost expense reduction, including post-evaluation of new implementations for effectiveness.Coordinates inventory monitoring, performs all ordering and requisitioning of supplies, synchronizing this activity with the other sections.Maintains and monitors accreditation and inspection standards, keeping the laboratory in compliance with regulatory standards.Oversees laboratory operations and ensures compliance to company SOP's and policies and client requirements.Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.Education & Experience Requirements:Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualificationPrevious experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience.5+ years of management responsibilityProven leadership skillsKnowledge, Skills, Abilities:Strong knowledge of the drug development industryStrong knowledge of personnel and fiscal managementProficient with Microsoft OfficeExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExcellent time management and organization skillsStrong attention to detailAbility to mutli-taskExcellent critical thinking skills to support quality decision makingAbility to adapt and adjust to changing priorities and expectationsWork EnvironmentAble to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.Able to lift and move obj