Responsable de groupe en Chimiothque Sample Management Group Leader HF

Responsable de groupe en Chimiothque / Sample Management Group Leader (H/F)

Evotec Toulouse is one of the main centre of excellence for Sample Management at Evotec. The Team here is uniquely qualified to deliver its customers all types of (small and large) sample library management needs with over two decades of compound management operations on our site. Our state of the start laboratories were custom designed to maintain high compound quality with its controlled atmosphere (dry air constat temperature) in all areas. Our LIMS system (Mosaic) centralises all sample data and is fully integrated with our 4 automated stores and multiple liquid handling platforms enabling over 16000 orders and over 60 Primary screening campaigns to be supported within a year.

Principal responsibilities:

• Managing and developing team leaders and technicians within the Sample Management context

• Leading and managing resource allocation and priorities ensuring preparation et distribution of compound orders in required forms and formats (powder solutions plates ARP etc... in order to deliver all projects to agreed deadlines

• Monitoring and driving activities through quality KPI

• Managing links and interactions across with other departments or multiple Evotec sites

• Ensuring respect of clients timelines milestones and expectations (internal and external customers) as well as confidentiality regarding projects and data

• Managing customers projects maintaining good relationships with customers (internal and external) ensuring scientific quality and rigour is applied in all activities

• Provides scientific leadership and operational excellence across all aspects of compound management

• Leads and manages scientific and technology improvement to ensure we maintain a state of the art set up and processes

• Ensures high level of quality and productivity with respect to applicable Quality policies and Health & Safety procedures.

• Contributes leads and support continuous improvement projects

Knowledge skills and abilities :

• Outstanding leadership and management skills 1520 people and/or multiple teams)

• Strong project management presentation and communication skills

• Broad experience and relevant expertise in Drug Discovery

• Experience and understanding of financial monitoring

• Strong experience in project management and implementation of process optimisation approaches.

• Proven record and expertise in sample management extensive knowledge of screening drug discovery and automation processes

• Strong focus on cooperation collaboration and customer relationships

• Ability to lead and influence others (peers superiors and subordinates) in a rapidly changing and growing environment

• Ability to work in transverse and within multidisciplinary teams

• Extensive knowledge in automation data management and informatics tools

• Knowledge of Mosaic and/or LIMS systems would be highly beneficial

• Knowledge or expertise in Lean Sigma continuous improvement would be beneficial

• Good industrial and academic network international would be highly beneficial

Experience and education :

• PhD or engineers degree in Life Sciences

• Minimum of 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (especially in screening compound/sample management or biobanking)

• Proven understanding of automation would be necessary

• Experienced scientist project and managerial leader

• Good communication skills verbal and written

• Advanced level in both English and French required

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversit Evotec tudie comptences gales toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy Evotec considers with equal competences all applications including people with disabilities.