Job Description

KMFRI is recruiting 1 Assistant Director, Laboratory Services (Organic Chemistry), KMFRI Grade 4. The role leads laboratory programs and supports reliable, safe laboratory operations.

What you'll do

• Implement laboratory policies, strategies and regulations.
• Manage equipment calibration, consumables and reagents.
• Supervise senior staff for GLP and ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
• Review technical documentation, protocols and reports.
• Manage samples and specimens for accuracy and safety.
• Maintain QA/QC, ISO/IEC 17025 and GLP standards.
• Lead internal audits of the laboratory management system (LMS).
• Establish corrective actions and improve the QMS.
• Oversee analytical work and turnaround times (TAT).
• Maintain records for experimental data and reports.

What you'll bring

• Twelve years of relevant work experience.
• Three years as Principal Laboratory Analyst or equivalent.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in a listed laboratory discipline.
• A Master’s degree in a listed laboratory discipline.
• Professional body or association membership where applicable.
• A Leadership Course certificate lasting at least four weeks.

Key skills: Applied Biology, Food technology, Analytical Chemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)