Summary / Responsibilities

Gibraltar Laboratories, Inc. is currently seeking an extraordinary candidate to join our team.  Are you one of the best at what you do? Would you like to join a growing leader in Contract Laboratory services and not worry about pharmaceutical layoffs and politics?  The successful candidate must have 15+ Years detailed experience and expert knowledge in all USP, EP, JP, ISO Microbiology tests. He or she will manage a group of 30 professional microbiologists. Preference will be to local candidates with recent Advanced degree.  In the next few years our well established, independent, small business will grow by more than 10% per year.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to be exposed to a broad range of interrelated skill sets involving both skill, regulatory trends and interdepartmental collaboration. You will interact in cross disciplinary teams composed of scientists from molecular biology, chemistry and microbiology.  The following goals will be used to evaluate the successful candidate:

• Leadership and Relationship skills
• Breadth and depth of knowledge
• Organizational skills
• Productivity
• Achieve flawless execution and demonstrate high initiative, leadership and commitment to rapid response  
• Preparation of Documentation. Assisting team to write procedures and protocols
• You must be a patient, customer oriented professional, able to provide help to our internal customers and external customers

This job is for those who like to learn by doing and enjoy hands-on work in a fast paced, detail oriented, exciting workplace. It is for those people who are stimulated by multidisciplinary quality control and research in a healthcare setting. You will be expected to be a fast and accurate worker.

Duties include

• Supervision
• Review and sign off on data
• Training junior scientists

• Miscellaneous tasks as needed within the department

• Timely completion of testing and all associated CGMP documentation
  
  

Requirements

• MS in microbiology
• At least 15 years recent experience with in  industrial microbiology
• Familiarity with FDA compliance requirements audit/data review helpful
• Able to work independently without constant supervision as well as in a team
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent Writing skills
• Exceptional communication skills

Benefits

Gibraltar Labs offers full benefits, competitive salary, and a great work environment. GBL's eminent scientific staff and stellar track record make it the gold standard of contract labs. It is was one of first and is still one of only a few labs in the country currently ISO 17025 certified. With modern, well-equipped labs in New Jersey and a staff of forty scientists (including five PhD's,  and five Masters-level Scientists), companies turn to GBL for the most exacting research, testing, and scientific consulting. Salary is competitive. Bonuses are subject to Company and Employee performance

1. Improving turnaround time by 1-2 days
2. Preparing perfect laboratory documentation as per GMP such as protocols and certification reports.
3. Masterfully performing wet chemistry as per USP
4. Achieve flawless execution and demonstrate high initiative
5. Training and GMP review of laboratory results of other chemists.
6. Masterfully performing cleaning validations.
   

• BS, BA [not in chemical engineering]
  
• At least 5 years direct relevant experience performing wet chemistry and preparing lab documentation
  
• Must have excellent oral and written English language skills
• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment
• Must be fluent in English and have superior writing skills
  

1. Performing and managing complex and diverse technical microbiological assignments [not molecular biological]
2. Improving turnaround time by 1-2 days
   
3. Preparing perfect laboratory documentation as per GMP such as raw data, SOPS ,protocols and reports/certifications
   
4. Achieve flawless execution and demonstrate high initiative.

Are you an extraordinary at what you do and currently unemployed? If so, you may wish to join us. Gibraltar Laboratories, Inc. is led by Dr. Daniel Prince. Daniel received his Ph.D. as part of a NIH cancer training grant. His thesis involved the role of post-transcriptional methylation of mitochondrial r RNA as a signal for processing. (GBL) has over 40 years of exemplary service to its credit.

Gibraltar Laboratories continues to rapidly grow and expand its scope which includes most compendial tests from all over the world, research and development, quality control with respect to analytical and wet chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and virology.

 Requirements:

• You must live within 25 minutes of our Fairfield NJ location.
• 5 years microbiological experience
  
• This is a laboratory quality control bench position. You will perform aseptic experiments as per FDA and ISO guidelines.
  
• You must be organized and possess excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
  
• You must have a strong attention to detail.
  
• Strong interpersonal and management skills are required
  
• Experience in Industrial and Molecular/Microbiology is required.
  
• Experience in Chemistry data review is helpful.
  
• Contract testing laboratory experience is a big plus.
  
  
  GBL's eminent scientific staff and stellar track record make it the gold standard of contract labs. It is was one of first and is still one of only a few labs in the country currently ISO 17025 certified. With labs in New Jersey and a staff of forty scientists (including Six PhD's, and five Masters-level Scientists), companies turn to GBL for the most exacting research, testing, and scientific consulting.
  
  We only consider extraordinary scientists that thrive upon working with other top high performing teammates committed to public health and internal and external customer satisfaction.