Lab Manager

Procella Therapeutics AB is a start-up biopharmaceutical company on a mission to create stem cell-based therapy for heart disease and is seeking an outstanding Lab Manager to join its growing team.


If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please submit your application (cover letter is desirable but not mandatory).


About The Position
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join us as a Lab Manager. The successful applicant will oversee and be accountable for the day-to-day administrative operations of our development laboratories. The Lab Manager will report directly to the Senior Lab Manager of the Development team. This full-time position is located at Procella Headquarters in Tullinge, greater Stockholm area.

Responsibilities:
Manage laboratory administrative and procurement system: Responsible for ordering, receiving, inspecting, labelling, storage, and distribution of all reagents, supplies, consumables, equipment, parts, and maintains an efficient system of inventory control to ensure there are proper levels of supplies available for use.
Maintain the database of all laboratory inventory, materials, and supplies.
Coordinate laboratory receiving/shipping to ensure items are delivered to the correct people and are stored at the correct conditions (temperature, others).
Works with lab operations to initiate, evaluate, and maintain service contracts for equipment. Manage equipment maintenance contracts, coordinate and schedule equipment maintenance (calibration) and repair, and maintain a laboratory equipment matrix.
Employ team-player approaches to ensure procedures of the laboratory are compliant with corporate and regulatory standards. Perform additional tasks as required: participate in preparation of budgets, review SOPs.
Support overseeing of all aspects of safety and compliance, including tracking/managing hazardous materials and laboratory safety inspections.
Assume accountability for successful operations of development laboratories by implementing steps to improve efficiency, troubleshooting issues, and increasing the effectiveness of the lab over time.
Liaise with external contractors to coordinate the regular preventative maintenance of equipment ensuring that the required schedules are adhered to maintain the equipment warranties and compliance.
Manage and monitor expenditure of development laboratories. Assign comsumables costs to suppliers and to specific activities in finance sheets. Liaise expenditure with finance and development management.



Qualifications and skills:
· Prior experience managing and working safely in a biological sciences/mammalian cell culture laboratory. Familiarity with a broad range of laboratory equipment used in cell culture laboratories.
· The work requires physical ability to lift weights (e.g. 10 kg boxes) and to use stairs daily.
· Ability to work in a highly cross-functional team environment.
· Ability to communicate timely and effectively with lab team and supervisor.
· Good organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
· Continuous improvement mindset that constantly seeks to improve work efficiency and safety.
· Experienced in MS Office tools MS Word and MS Excel.
· Excellent speaking and writing proficiency in English (Swedish is desirable).
· Good technical writing skills to support contributing to internal documentation.