- Move beyond routine lab management into a highly strategic role.
- It's a strategic role to shape the core quality capabilities.
About Our Client
It is a enterprise in the health and personal care industry. We own multiple well-known brands and are safeguarding consumer health and beauty through exceptional product quality. To further enhance our core advantages in product quality, we are seeking an experienced Quality Lab Manager to make the planning, setup, and management of a new factory laboratory a solid technical foundation for our quality excellence.
Job Description
- Lab Setup from Scratch: end-to-end planning, design, and layout of the new factory quality laboratory. Start with equipment and engineering teams to complete infrastructure work including ventilation, water, and electricity.
- Equipment & System Establishment: Evaluate, select, procure, and validate various testing instruments (e.g., HPLC, GC, stability chambers, microbiological testing equipment). Develop SOPs for equipment operation, maintenance, and calibration schedules.
- Testing Capability Development: Build a comprehensive testing system covering raw materials, packaging materials, semi-finished and finished products, and environmental monitoring. Ensure capabilities in physical-chemical indicators, microbiological testing, stability studies, etc., and obtain CNAS/CMA accreditation.
- Team Building & Management: Recruit, train, manage, and motivate the lab team (e.g., technicians). Define roles, establish efficient workflows, and ensure timely and accurate testing operations.
- Standards & Method Development: Draft, review, and update all testing SOPs. Be well-versed in pharmacopeia, industry standards, and capable of developing and optimizing internal testing methods and solving technical problems.
- Data Management & Compliance: Ensure all testing data is authentic, complete, and traceable. Investigate OOS/OOT results. Ensure lab operations comply with GMPC, ISO22716, and internal quality control standards.
- Budgeting & Cost Control: Develop and manage the lab's annual budget. Efficiently manage consumables, reagents, and equipment maintenance costs.
The Successful Applicant
- Education: Bachelor's degree or above in Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Food Science, or related fields.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in quality laboratories within cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, or food industries. At least 2 years in lab management or team. Prior success in building a lab from scratch is highly preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in physical-chemical and microbiological testing for cosmetics/health products, instrumental (e.g., HPLC, GC, ICP-MS), and stability studies.
- Good knowledge and practical experience with GMP, ISO22716 quality systems.
- Familiarity with CNAS accreditation standards and procedures is a plus.
- Strong data processing and problem-solving skills; experience with LIMS systems is preferred.
- Soft Skills: Excellent planning, project management, and cross-functional communication skills. detail-oriented, and able to work under pressure.
What's on Offer
- Good salary range of 550,000 CNY to 600,000 CNY annually.
- 13th-month salary as part of the benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth within the FMCG sector.
- Permanent role based in Shanghai, with a good work environment.
- Access to cutting-edge laboratory facilities and resources.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Quality Lab Manager to make a significant impact within the Engineering & Manufacturing department. Apply now to take the next step in your career
Contact: Yiping Yan
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