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Senior Group Leader Cell Lab


Job Location:

Athlone - Ireland

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 28 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

Join us as an Senior Group Leader in our Laboratory Services Team!

At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100 countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio our work spans laboratory digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.

Our PPD Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

As a Senior Group Leader your role will be to oversee the operations of clinical laboratory testing ensure the accuracy and reliability of results manage and mentor lab staff and uphold the highest standards of quality and compliance in all laboratory practices.

What Youll Do:

    • Management of atiered organizational structure comprisedofsupervisors andanalysts

    • Allocation scheduling and managing laboratory resources for groups project activities and updates LIMS for project status. Reviews timesheet reports for billing accuracy.

    • Review and approval of study protocols project status reports final study reports and other project-related technical documents.

    • Reviewing data for technical quality and compliance to protocols methods and SOPs.Approve laboratory investigations deviations QA facility and data audits.Leadsclient and regulatory authority audits.

    • Responding to client questions and needs; leads client technical meetings.Provides recommendations to clients on analytical and compliance issues.

    • Prepares and approvesproposals project definition and pricing.Participates in project definition and negotiations with clients on timelines and budgets.

    • Preparingand implementing SOPs and company operational policies Ensuring adherence and making recommendations for quality system improvements.

    • Collaborates with business development as technical representative for client visits/discussions. Identifies business opportunitiesthrough client interactions within community at conferences/workshops. Participates in technical sales and marketing.

    • Participates in bi-annualSOP review and change management. Ownership of changes needed to comply with SOPs.

    • Regularly communicatesto staff quality related issues and items for staff development and implements quality improvements.



Education and Experience:

  • Min. Degree level education in Relevant scientific field (incl.Life scienceBiochemistryimmunologyor cell biology)
  • Previousexperience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the job (comparable to8years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education training & experience.

  • 2yearsofmanagementresponsibility



In some cases an equivalency consisting of a combination of appropriate education training and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

  • Experience in developing cellular and immunologically basedassays

  • Experience in Cell & Gene therapy is ideal

  • Proven leadership skills

  • Demonstrated ability to be project solution driven

  • Good written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills

  • Can independently perform root cause analysis for method investigations

  • Technical writingskills;ability to write quality documents (SOPs investigation forms etc.)

  • Demonstrated knowledge of QA metrics of program base; ability to write and recommend changes to PPD SOPs

  • Direct supervision of technical staff includingmentoring/coaching

  • Ability to cultivate a collaborative work environment with a team and across business units; including the ability toidentifyand implement common efficiencies across the teams/units as well as projects/programs

  • Full understanding of GMP requirements client SOPs ICH guidelines EP and USP requirementsEMAand FDAguidances.Knowledge and experience of a wide range of techniques

  • Ability to independentlyoptimizeanalytical methods

  • Project and time management skills


Why Join Us
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific you become part of a global team that values passion innovation and a commitment to scientific excellence. Youll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience and where your contributions truly make a difference.
Apply today to help us deliver tomorrows breakthrough.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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