Senior Research Scientist, QRC
The Hershey Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Hershey • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- Provide oversight and leadership for Micro lab services team at Technical Center site.
- Ensure the timely and accurate flow of micro testing results to internal customers, supporting manufacturing quality systems, R&D, and CI.
- Leadership of micro lab day-to-day activities, priority setting, coaching and development of technician to drive proficiency.
- Ensure proficiency, reliability, accuracy and speed of micro lab analysis by maintaining efficient lab operations and quality management system.
- Oversee internal/external lab standards, proficiency programs, and ISO-17025 audits.
- Provide guidance and support for branch micro labs within the network.
- Coordinate completion and shipment of samples to 3rd party lab when needed.
- Conduct microbiological risk assessments for new ingredients and serve as Micro SME for ingredient micro approval and R&D support.
- Promote company culture and coach staff.
- Align lab activities with business goals.
Requirements
- A robust working technical knowledge of food microbiology and food science processes and micro lab instrumentation.
- Management experience in ISO 17025 micro labs.
- B.S. in Food Microbiology, Food Science, or related science field.
- 3+ years of microbiology laboratory management experience.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
food microbiologymicro lab instrumentationmicrobiological risk assessmentsquality management systemISO 17025laboratory managementmicro lab analysisproficiency programsmanufacturing quality systemsR&D support
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingdevelopmentpriority settingguidancesupportcommunicationorganizational skillsteam managementcultural promotion