Associate Director – MSB LCMS/Hybrid

Leadership & Team Management

• Provide daily supervision and mentorship to departmental staff, ensuring adherence to scientific and operational standards.
• Scheduling and prioritization of team workload to meet project timelines and quality expectations with operations and capacity planning support
• Conduct performance reviews and recommend development plans for direct reports.

Technical & Operational Execution

• Function as project manager (when required) for assigned studies, including design, validation, interpretation, and reporting.
• Serve as a technical lead for complex bioanalytical assays, troubleshooting challenging scientific problems and ensuring robust, validated methods.
• Oversee method validation and sample analysis for mass spectrometry – with a focus on hybrid applications.
• Interpret complex data sets and provide scientific guidance to project teams for accurate conclusions and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with senior scientists to design innovative approaches for emerging client needs and novel assay formats.
• Ensure scientific integrity in all deliverables by reviewing protocols, validation reports, and final data packages.
• Function as a subject matter expert for internal teams and clients on specialized techniques and instrumentation.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, regulatory requirements, and quality standards in all laboratory activities.
• Implement process improvements within the department to enhance efficiency and maintain best practices.

Client & Project Support

• Support client retention by delivering high-quality data and timely communication on assigned projects.
• Collaborate with business development teams to provide technical input for proposals and new service offerings.

Resource & Capacity Management

• Monitor departmental capacity and resource utilization; provide input to leadership on staffing and equipment needs.

Professional Development

• Stay current with scientific advancements relevant to departmental services and share knowledge with the team.
• Participate in internal meetings and contribute to cross-functional initiatives as needed.

To qualify specifically for this role, you will have:

• Bachelors in a scientific related field required, with a minimum of 7 years’ experience in CRO, Pharma, or Biotech industry conducting scientific research (MS or Ph.D. preferred).
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed below.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in developing a wide variety of analytical and bioanalytical techniques for the quantitation of therapeutics.
• Excellent knowledge of the principles of bioanalysis for therapeutics, by current state of
• the art technologies and methodologies including but not limited to LC-MS/MS, HRMS, UPLC-
• UV, and UPLC-Fluorescence.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Watson LIMS, Analyst, SCIEX OS, and Chromeleon software for bioanalytical data acquisition, processing, and reporting.
• Science and quantitation related to small molecules and metabolites, mixed mode macro molecules, proteins, ADC’s, Oligonucleotides, Peptides, and other biotherapeutic target analytes, through the utilization of diverse scientific procedures, calculations, and statistics.
• Working knowledge of state-of-the-art principles, theories, and regulatory updates for
• biopharmaceuticals and biotherapeutics.
• Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and technical writing.
• Familiar with current industry trends and expectations relating to biotherapeutic modalities.