Our client is a trusted provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries.They provide a broad variety of on-site laboratory services for major pharmaceutical customers and works collaboratively with their clients to provide resources and deliver core scientific activities. They are looking for a Senior Laboratory Associate to join them on their customer’s site in Mulhuddart on a full-time, permanent basis.

Role/Responsibilities:

• Proactively deliver the operational laboratory support managing team workload and service levels as required by the research groups.
• Preventative maintenance, cleaning & documentation of several laboratory instruments including Pipettes, Multi-channel pipettes verification, Balances verification, PH meters glass washing, Bioreactor disassembling, cleaning and reassembly, Biological Safety Cabinet Freezer deep cleans and nova system maintenance, etc.
• Training and mentoring of new Lab Services Associates.
• Ensure full cross-training is in place to develop the team and to provide cover for all required service tasks.
• Responsible for effectively coordinating and supporting the Lab Services team to ensure productivity, quality, documentation, work schedules, safety, and housekeeping maintain maximum efficiency. Rescheduling of resources if required due to absences or increases in testing by the client
• Lead the Lab Services team to ensure overall consistency in areas of technical delivery and inter-team and inter-department collaboration
• Provide technical expertise for all aspects of equipment maintenance and out-of-specification preparations.
• Responsible for the development, coaching, motivation, and morale of team members through effective teambuilding and use of reward and recognition systems celebrating team success

• Degree in a Chemistry or Biology related subject desirable but not essential
• Previous experience in a laboratory, ideally pharmaceutical
• People management experience is essential for the role
• Technical troubleshooting capabilities and demonstrable experience handling a variety of high tasks
• IT Literate, proficiency in Excel and SAP is preferred