Team Lead, ONS at GENEWIZ in US - South Plainfield, NJ

INTRO

At GENEWIZ by Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

As a global leader in R&D genomics services, GENEWIZ, leads the way in providing superior data quality with unparalleled technical support to enable researchers around the world to advance their scientific discoveries faster than ever before.

Our customers at top-tier pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic institutions, as well as cutting-edge start-ups, rely on our proprietary technologies for consistent, reliable, high-quality data, even on the most difficult projects. A full-service provider, we provides Sanger DNA sequencing, gene synthesis, molecular biology, high throughput/next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and GLP regulatory services.

How Will You Add Value

(summary of position)

The Team Lead is an entry level managerial role in our ONS team responsible for managing a team of lab technicians' staff locally. The team lead is also responsible for tracking personnel KPI's and providing feedback for improvement. They ensure that we are fully equipped with all consumables, materials, and equipment to keep operations running. They ensure the lab is following EHS guidelines as well as that the team is up to date on our SOP's as they are revised. You will participate in hiring and onboarding and offboarding activities for team members in conjunction with HR and management. You will be key in mentoring, coaching, and developing your team members to promote a high performing, results-oriented, and engaged work culture.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, manage and develop team of Lab Technicians and Associate Scientists

• Mentor, coach and develop team members to promote a high performing, result-oriented, and engaged work culture.

• Meet regularly with direct reports in at least biweekly check-ins to discuss development, performance, disciplinary actions, and address employee relations issues. Have monthly/quarterly meetings to review employee KPI’s and discuss improvements when needed.

• Hiring, Onboarding, goal setting, performance evaluations, and off-boarding activities of team members in conjunction with HR.

• Maintains adequate inventory of consumables, materials, and laboratory equipment. Coordinates with Finance for consumables tracking.

• Interfaces with employee health and safety and acts as a liaison between departments and the scientific staff to complete lab modifications and ensure safety compliance.

• Ensures team is up to date and implementing the newest version of SOPs.

• Capable of applying laboratory skills to assist Lab Technicians in processing needs.

• Work with LOB head for KPI management and new product initiatives.

• Leads process development projects. Meets with stakeholders to gain consensus and move deliverables forward.
  

• Other duties as assigned.