Section Manager Job in Kansas City 64110, Missouri US
MRIGlobal’s Global Health and Security (GHS) Operations, Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Division is looking for a Section Manager to work in our Kansas City headquarters. In this position, the successful candidate can expect some combination of the following duties during a typical work week:
- Implementation of strategic business plans.
- Analysis and identification of business opportunities in support of the defined regional, national, and on occasion global markets.
- Participating in marketing activities and contributing to proposal preparation.
- Responsibility and accountability for financial performance.
- Management of staff availability for project work and analysis of the staff skill mix relative to business operations.
- Management of technical quality, business ethics and staff performance to attain high quality research and development work encompassing all facets of microbiology, toxicology, cellular and molecular biology and bioanalytical/analytical chemistry.
- Recruiting, hiring, appraising performance, administering salary plans, preparing staff development plans and approving timecards.
- Implementing quality assurance, safety procedures, and applicable security and surety procedures.
- Training and mentoring research staff in laboratory techniques and data analysis.
- Train and oversee infectious disease and safety/toxicology model and assay development and qualification/validation.
- Plan and carry out appropriate self-development activities.
- Design, implement, and validate new microbiological and immunological assays (e.g. ELISA, TNA, Real-Time PCR, ECL, flow cytometry) tailored to meet the needs of the medical defense community to include cultivation of biothreat agents and spore bank production.
- Play significant role in the preparation of proposals regarding validation, qualification, and technology transfer.
- Write SOPs, forms, methods, procedures, protocols, and reports as needed.
- Review, analyze, and interpret data generated from validations, qualifications, and statistics reports (working knowledge of statistics required).
- Maintain both formal and informal communications and relationships with clients including reports and presentations of project progress or results as appropriate.
- Interact with clients regarding work performed.
- Reviews and approves final reports to determine if all contract requirements and quality standards have been met and client deliverables satisfied.
- Observes and ensures that appropriate procedures exist within the division to ensure that safe and quality working practices are enforced and a safe work environment is provided for each staff member (requires entry into containment laboratories).
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in the field of microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, veterinary medicine, or a related study area and appropriate related experience; M.S./M.A. in the field of microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, veterinary medicine, or a related field and appropriate related experience; B.S./B.A. in related field and appropriate related experience; or appropriate combination of education and experience.
- Candidate should have at least 10 years technical experience and a minimum of 3 years managing staff in a contract research environment
- Candidate must be willing to submit to a security investigation, meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information, and obtain and maintain both a DoD security clearance and a DoJ risk assessment
- Excellent technical, managerial, and communications skills are essential.
- Experienced in the management and development of scientific staff.
- Follow health and safety guidelines.
- Work with highly hazardous biological materials in a Biological Safety Level 3 laboratory.
- Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experienced in the execution and management of bioassay development and validation, cellular and molecular biology, microbiology, bioanalytical and analytical chemistry, and comprehensive knowledge of FDA validation requirements.
- Well-versed in the specific requirements of pharmaceutical and biotechnology compliance and understand how to prepare documentation packages to meet strict FDA standards.
- Familiar with IQ/OQ/PQ protocols for equipment validation and design and execute bioassay validations compliant with the latest FDA requirements.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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