Production Group Manager, Stockholm

Atlas Antibodies develops, produces, markets and sells advanced reagents for biomedical research. The company originates from the Swedish-based Human Protein Atlas project and was founded in 2006 by researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and the Rudbeck Laboratory / Uppsala University. The company offers four high-quality product lines: Triple A Polyclonals ™, PrecisA Monoclonals ™, PrEST Antigen ™, and QPrEST ™ standards for absolute quantification of proteins using mass spectrometry. Atlas Antibodies is based in Stockholm, has around 70 employees and markets and sells its products globally through several distribution channels.

Read more on the company website: www.atlasantibodies.com

Working at Atlas Antibodies means developing people, developing processes and being part of a company enabling biomedical research. You will be responsible for manufacturing our products in an expanding company, and we promise you it will be a challenge, engaging and fun. Choose to be part of our future story!

Our products are used over the whole world in research for the purpose of understanding and improving human health. The company has its heritage from KTH and the Human Protein Atlas project and has grown organically to today´s 80 employees. As a part of Atlas Antibodies you have the possibility to follow the product from development, production to sales, marketing, and shipping, since all functions are gathered in Bromma, Stockholm. Here you can make a difference.

About the Role

As a Production manager you will lead the production group consisting of twelve employees who are responsible for manufacturing polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, and antigens, as well as production of cell lines and lysates for R&D and QC needs. You report to the COO and is part of the Operations department management group.

Responsibilities:

• Leading and developing the team and its operations.
• Running operational business.
• Ensuring Quality Control according to company and industry compliance.
• Identify and implement improvement opportunities according to LEAN.
• Owner and driver of local EHS (Environment, Healthcare and Safety) agendas to ensure compliance and a culture of excellence.
• Collaboration with cross functions to ensure that qualitative products are delivered to our customers in time.

About you

We are now looking for a new role model to make our production team shine and perform at their best. To succeed in the role, we believe that you have experience from similar work. You might not be an expert in everything, but you have solid experience within technology, production or leadership.

We value your role model behavior, values and attitude and we are looking for a person that is open to change, drives work towards goals, and priorities communication.

Profile and qualifications:

• A relevant education such as a master’s degree in life sciences or similar field, or bachelor’s degree and work experience equivalent to a master’s degree.
• Knowledge and experience from manufacturing processes for biological, chemical, or pharmaceutical products, especially protein purification through chromatography, protein expression from procaryote and eucaryote cell cultivation.
• Previous experience from management roles is meritorious.
• Experience in working according to standardized quality management systems such as ISO 9001. ISO 13485 or GMP.
• An interest in technical solutions, automation, and optimization of processes.
• LEAN and 5S methodologies
• Fluent in English and preferably also in Swedish.

But most importantly you have an eager to build a team based on self-leadership and find your way to contribute to our growth and development as a production site.

What we offer?

We will have trust in you and your ability to run the daily business and contribute on a strategic level. We will provide prerequisites to easy the introduction by providing thorough introduction program, leadership training program, and a great bunch of management colleagues. Your future team are motivated to get to know you.

Of course, we also offer beneficial pension policy, generous wellness allowance and weekly wellness hour. Insurance including sickness insurance in case of loss of income, counseling and call support, rehabilitation, life- and accident insurance. The position is a full-time position with start date as soon as possible.

Applications

In this recruitment process, Atlas Antibodies is collaborating with Mpya Sci & Tech. Please submit your application no later than 10th of October. If you have any questions regarding the position or the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Sandra Sveder 070-8426148, sandra.sveder@mpyascitech.com

About Atlas Antibodies

Atlas Antibodies AB has a very special story. The company was founded in 2006 as a start-up from the prestigious Human Protein Atlas project. The idea of the researchers was to make the unique antibodies developed in the project available to fellow researchers worldwide. Fifteen years later, the company has successfully launched more than 60,000 products for protein research. These reagents include highly validated antibodies, antigens, and protein quantification standards for mass spectrometry, constituting a unique portfolio of high-end proteomics tools, relevant for basic and clinical research in important areas such as cancer research and neuroscience. The company offers four product lines: Triple A Polyclonals™, PrecisA Monoclonals™, PrEST Antigens and QPrEST™ protein standards.

The office is in Ulvsunda industrial area in Bromma, Stockholm, with good communications through public transportation (SL), e.g., proximity to Solna Strand, Huvudsta, Alvik and Johannesfred.

Atlas Antibodies has experienced significant growth over the years and currently consists of approximately 80 employees. Products are marketed and sold globally, primarily through international and national distributors. The company has the ambition to expand significantly through organic and acquisitive growth. For more information, visit www.atlasantibodies.com