FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
See all jobs on Scoutfield
Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.
Discover
- Fresh listings
- Fast filters
- No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.
Demonstrates expertise in laboratory management, including team leadership, performance monitoring, and compliance with quality standards. Proficient in analytical operations, method development, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Laboratory ManagementPeople Management ExperienceRegulated Quality SystemsAnalytical OperationsMethod Development
ATS Keywords
Tailor your resumeApplicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills
Analytical TestingRoot Cause AnalysisMethod DevelopmentData IntegrityQuality StandardsPerformance ManagementCompetency AssessmentProcess OptimizationKPI MonitoringTraining Plans
Soft Skills
LeadershipCoachingCommunicationOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
LIMSScientific SoftwareOffice Software
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreeIATF 16949ISO/IEC 17025
Industry Keywords
Automotive IndustryBattery MaterialsChemical IndustryAdvanced MaterialsLaboratory Services
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, coach, and develop a team of shift leaders, laboratory staff, and technicians
- Foster safety, quality, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Conduct performance management, development discussions, and competency reviews
- Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and workforce planning
- Build team capability through cross-training and competence development
- Ensure succession planning and capability growth
- Manage daily laboratory activities and analytical testing
- Coordinate workload, staffing, priorities, and resources
- Monitor laboratory performance and address bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and operational risks
- Ensure laboratory services support production, R&D, customers, and stakeholders according to service levels
- Follow up on laboratory material usage and initiate purchases when needed
- Escalate and resolve analytical, operational, and resource-related issues
- Ensure compliance with quality, regulatory, customer, EHS, and laboratory requirements
- Maintain laboratory procedures, work instructions, and management systems
- Support internal, external, customer audits, and accreditation activities
- Investigate and close deviations, non-conformances, CAPAs, and change controls
- Promote data integrity, traceability, and technical excellence
- Lead safety observations, risk assessments, and incident investigations
- Drive preventive and corrective actions to eliminate safety risks
- Own competency assessment and qualification processes
- Develop competence matrices and training plans
- Ensure personnel are qualified and authorized for assigned analytical activities
- Drive operational excellence, efficiency, standardization, waste reduction, automation, digitalization, and process optimization
- Monitor and improve laboratory KPIs, including OTD, labor utilization ratio, FTQ, and absenteeism
- Serve as the primary operational interface between the laboratory and key stakeholders
- Communicate with production, process control, R&D, quality, engineering, customers, and analytical communities
- Provide updates on laboratory performance, risks, and improvement initiatives
- Contribute to strategic laboratory growth and capability expansion plans
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Analytical Science, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of people management experience in laboratory, manufacturing, industrial, or R&D environment
- Demonstrated experience leading laboratory teams
- Experience in regulated quality systems and analytical operations
- Fluent in English (spoken and written)
- Fluent/native in Polish
- Experience supporting automotive, battery materials, chemical, or advanced materials industries preferred
- Good understanding of IATF 16949 and ISO/IEC 17025 quality standards
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis
- Knowledge of method development methodologies and analysis validation
- Knowledge of MSA, SPC, APQP, and PPAP
- Computer literacy, including scientific software, office software, and LIMS
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, coaching, analytical thinking, critical thinking, and structured problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Ability to promote a safe work environment
- Good communication skills
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary and benefits
- Collaborative work environment
- Inclusive work culture
- Equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of diverse backgrounds
- Opportunities to share ideas, develop expertise, and advance careers