Laboratory Support Team Lead | Laboratory Support Team Lead (m/w/d)

Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
Published Sep 2, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

As a Laboratory Support Team Lead, you will manage and coordinate a team of 10 laboratory support staff, ensuring reliable, high-quality operational support for a pharmaceutical laboratory. This role involves leading daily activities such as equipment maintenance, solution preparation, material management, waste disposal, and logistics. You will be responsible for planning workloads, training and mentoring team members, and ensuring compliance with GMP, GSP, and safety procedures. This position requires a blend of leadership, planning, and hands-on technical support, acting as a primary contact for management and quality teams, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience in a laboratory setting, strong communication skills, and a high sense of responsibility.

Required Skills

Education

Technical degree or equivalent experience in laboratory support operations under GMP

Experience

  • Proven leadership or supervisory experience in a laboratory or technical environment
  • Professional experience in laboratory support operations under GMP
  • Professional experience in workload planning and personnel development

Languages

German (Fluent)

Additional

  • Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards; Ability to balance operational priorities with hands-on technical work; High sense of responsibility, organization, and adaptability; Ability to work based on defined performance goals; Flexibility beyond normal business hours may be required; Requires Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when entering laboratory zones; Ability to perform some physical activities (transport and organization of supplies); Job available in Ludwigshafen.