Laboratory Director

2 weeks ago


Reston, Virginia, United States Staffers Inc. Full time
Job Summary:

Staffers Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Laboratory Director to lead our cannabis laboratory team.

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team and contribute to the success of our organization.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement a quality system to ensure reliable data and compliance with state and federal regulations.
  • Lead all testing operations, set best practices, and perform internal audits to evaluate risk and test internal controls.
  • Prepare reports, plan budgets, set testing schedules, price services, and make purchasing and sourcing decisions based on estimated customer demand, sales data, and industry knowledge.
  • Oversee and mentor staff, provide leadership, training, guidance, and support to foster continuous learning and improvement in performance and efficiency.
  • Ensure a clean environment through staff removal and disposal of all waste, cleaning, and sanitizing all rooms and tools used daily.
  • Analyze data to monitor testing efficiency and metrics, set activity performance counts, and support customer service and business development.
  • Establish, implement, and audit billing procedures, including preparing deposits and daily cash reconciliation.
  • Have a deep understanding of testing issues and be able to recommend and implement solutions, as well as analytical instrumentation and software.
  • Establish supply inventory processes, monitor suppliers, and negotiate pricing, discount, and credit terms, delivery schedules, and payment of invoices.
  • Set business development goals and initiatives, adjust pricing and tactics based on need and industry knowledge, and prepare reports, budgets, and ensure proper record-keeping practices.
  • Review testing studies, technological and method advances, and regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field.
  • Oversee day-to-day assignments of testing staff, including setting work schedules, and oversee testing building, facility, and equipment functionality, coordinate maintenance, renovation, or repair.
  • Oversee banking, insurance, and other business relationships, assist accounts payable and receivable, and ensure state and regulatory compliance, including the implementation of required hiring and sustainability practices.
  • Maintain an expert-level knowledge of state-required seed-to-sale tracking system and provide training to staff.
  • Actively participate in the recruitment, interview, and hire process of filling open positions in a timely manner based on processing performance and volume.
  • Ensure staff onboarding and new hire training completion, manage continuous training and career development with staff, and oversee all staff performance, lead staff performance management, succession planning, development of members' strengths, and improvement of weaknesses.
  • Conduct investigations as necessary, coach staff on performance, attendance, violation of company, and compliance policies, and carry through disciplinary actions, up to and including terminations, in partnership with HR.
Working Environment:

This role will work in a laboratory environment, requiring the ability to perform repetitive tasks for extended periods, wear PPE, and work on uneven surfaces, standing/sitting for long periods, bending/stooping, or hard surfaces.

Education/Experience:

The ideal candidate will have a doctoral or master's degree in the chemical, environmental, physical, or biological sciences, or engineering, with 24 college semester credit hours in chemistry, or more, and one or more years of experience in analysis of representative organic analytes for which the laboratory is permitted or seeking a permit.

Knowledge and understanding of cannabis regulations for the local market and knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices are preferred.


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