At 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.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Description

At 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.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Burlington, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

How You’ll Add Value

The Sample Preparation Services (SPS) Manager is responsible for daily processing of fresh and frozen biological samples, associated QC and characterization activities under GLP-like conditions. This hands-on Manager will develop and qualify new methods, select and operationalize new equipment for automated sample processing, track and trend key performance and key quality indicators, organize participation in external quality assurance programs and promote a high-performance culture within the laboratory. The Manager is also responsible for making good judgment regarding the use of resources to meet customer project expectations, as well as ensure compliance with the appropriate regulatory and safety regulations.

What You’ll Do

Serve as a sample processing and liquid handling robot subject matter expert for internal and external customers. Assist in the development of new sample refinement, QC and characterization services. Create and qualify new methods. Create and manage automation protocols for lab processes. Develop and encourage the development of best practices resulting in standardized and streamlined processes and efficient use of resources. Develop and monitor leading indicators of performance and quality to make improvements or identify problems. Ensure the completion of routine equipment and facility maintenance. Manage the relationship with technical vendors and provide Procurement product purchasing guidance. Create, implement and oversee training programs for SPS Technicians to promote consistency in procedures and proper sample processing techniques. Provide training for Sample Prep Techs in technical procedures and SOPs Provide functional requirements for integration of laboratory methods and tasks with Limfinity. Independently follow through on assignments to provide assistance, guidance, problem solving, or feedback. Support client inquiry responses and issue resolution as needed for timely and accurate resolutions. Work with QA to ensure compliance with all regulatory and safety regulations. Maintain own training file and required documentation. Ensure all service failures are identified, investigated, and reported appropriately. Define client needs (RFPs, RFIs, textual and oral descriptions) into project design parameters/specifications. Provide assistance as required to assure global operations allows for a mirrored technical services offering in the BST Germany (and other) facilities.

As a Leader, You Will

Build an Accountable and Collaborative Culture

• Build and models a culture of teamwork and employee value, where questioning and constructive challenge are the standard to foster openness and candid dialogue

• Encourage accountability and responsibility that enables others to act with integrity

• Build effective working relationships across groups with customer focus at the center of all actions; exemplifies “one team; one company’

• Promote partnership and communication within department and across the organization. Consider all parts of the organization when implementing changes

Lead with Customer Focus and Strategic Agility

• Set and clearly articulate a compelling vision that inspires customer focus

• Develop bold strategic plans and drives achievement by crafting pragmatic solutions to implement them

• Recognize opportunities and challenges and modify strategy accordingly

• Move easily between addressing current needs and planning for the future with informed insight

• Consider customer needs as well as economic forces and trends in making sound business decisions

Navigate Change

• Adept at Sensemaking. Ask insightful questions and link ideas to assess the complexities of the environment and explain them to others in simple terms. Help to “map” the terrain so others can navigate the journey

• Decide and act, even when faced with uncertainty

• Clearly communicate the need for change and is proactively responsive to the resistance it can evoke

• Address the conflict and ambiguity inherent in change; create alignment to overcome inherent challenges

• Quickly focus on the critical issues while prioritizing current work

Develop Organizational Capability

• Engage employees by inspiring passion for growth and continuous improvement; inspires individuals to reach their full potential

• Build and improve effective internal systems and processes that align with organizational priorities

• Build and foster effective teams in a global matrix organization

• Utilize best practices and resources for acquisition, organization, and engagement of talent. Empower, delegate and develop talent in consideration of business and development needs both locally and globally

Drive Innovation

• Lead others to seek better ways of doing things. Generate breakthrough solutions, and enables others to do the same

• Draw on unexpected or seemingly unrelated ways of thinking

• Operate from a framework of possibility; cultivate an environment of idea generation

• Incorporate stakeholder feedback to improve the business

What You Will Bring

• B.S. in a Life Science field with 5+ years experience or Master's degree with 3+ years experience or PhD with 1 + years experience

• Experience in general molecular biology techniques

• Experience in DNA and RNA extraction methodologies

• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to organize multiple activities on a daily basis

• Ability to analyze and make good judgment decisions

• Ability to work collaboratively and serve as a leader among colleagues

• Experience with lab automation, more specifically liquid handling technologies

• Experience in DNA and RNA extraction, QC and characterization through PCR analysis

• Able to work with samples at ultra-low temperatures (dry ice and LN2).

• Experience managing lab staff.

Physical Requirements

• Reaching, lifting, bending
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Extended periods of standing or sitting
• Right- and left-hand finger dexterity
• Ability to discern colors or use of color correction glasses
• Ability to work with refrigerants (e.g., dry ice and LNs) using proper PPE

Your Working Conditions:

• Employee will be working in an area with potentially infectious materials.
• Employee will be responsible for maintaining a clean work environment for enforcing and following Universal Precautions for bloodborne pathogens when working in an area considered to be potentially contaminated.

EOE M/F/Disabled/VET

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please email at HR.Recruiting@azenta.com for assistance.

Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.