Chemical Laboratory Leader

Company Description About QIMA: At QIMA, we are on a mission to offer our clients smart solutions to make products you can trust.

Operating in over 100 countries, we serve the consumer products, food, and life sciences industries and help more than 30,000 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and growers achieve quality excellence.

We combine on-the-ground expertise with digital solutions that bring accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.

What sets us apart is our unique culture. Our 5,000 Qimers live and make decisions every day by our QIMA Values. With client passion, integrity, and a commitment to making things simple, we disrupted the Testing, Inspection, and Certification industry. Are you ready to hop on this exciting ride with us and help us achieve our mission?

Job Description

• Operate the management system under ISO 17025;
• Oversee the operations workflow and processes of the testing laboratory;
• Lead the team to perform tests under appropriate test requirement(s) and terminology;
• Perform new chemical test development: test machine/material specification, establish test method and validation, create associated SOP(s), WI(s), datasheet(s), and measurement uncertainty model;
• Lead the team to meet deadline so as to sustain the service delivery;
• Review current chemical SOPs, WIs and datasheets;
• Review chemical test result and report;
• Failure analysis; improve the current laboratory operation process;
• Purchasing reference standards, such as, calibration lens, reference solution, etc.;
• Deliver training to both chemical testing teams/other departments.

Qualifications EDUCATION

• Degree or above in Chemistry related subject, e.g. Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry

QUALIFICATION

• Approval signatory is preferred

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• In-depth knowledge of ISO 17025 and accreditations requirement;
• In-depth knowledge of toy, consumer products, or food contact article safety standards/requirements in various countries.
• In-depth knowledge of measurement uncertainty estimation and application
• In-depth knowledge of method validation or verification

SIKLLS

• Good trouble shooting and supervision, leadership skills;
• Good communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills;
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.

Experience

• 4-5 years working experience in a testing laboratory and able to manage the test instrument, e.g., AAS, GC/MS, LC/MS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and UV-VIS, with 1-2 years management / supervisory experience.
• Experience shall also include test result and report review, method validation and measurement uncertainty estimation

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

• Fluent in written and spoken English and Chinese.

Others

• Analytical mind and logical thinking;
• Strong technical knowledge.