Why Pixelgen?

At Pixelgen our mission is to develop groundbreaking bio-analytical tools to revolutionize the world’s understanding of health and disease. As a part of our collaborative team you will contribute with your expertise while making a real impact to the scientific community and beyond.

The role

Pixelgen is developing, manufacturing, and selling life science research reagents kit products and software. We are now looking to hire a Director/Manager of Manufacturing and Operations to lead all kit production, qc, purchasing, shipping and customer assay service activities with a team of engineers. Experience from immunology and immunoassays is desired as well as work with antibodies and molecular biology enzymes in kit product manufacturing. Candidates shall have direct experience in documentation of production, quality control, cost control, tech transfer, process development, CAPA, continuous improvements and stability studies as typical for this position in the life science industry. Candidates must be good collaborators and communicators as the work needs cross company coordination. Depending on candidate seniority, the title and responsibilities may vary somewhat.

Responsibilities

Oversee the manufacture of products, ensuring production, performance, and quality standards are consistently met and on time

Documentation of production methods and instructions (SOPs) in tech transfer from RnD

Sourcing and second sourcing of raw materials

Logistics and shipping

Facilities management

Review production reports to ensure safety, quality, financial, and delivery goals and standards are met

Plan, perform and evaluate daily and weekly, activities in operations

Ensures a healthy and safe working environment, and compliance with regulations, through collaboration with environmental, health, and safety staff

Assists CEO with long-range operating and strategic goals

Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills

Organizes departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations

Works with management to develop an operating budget

Delivers progress and production reports to executive team members as requested

Supervises equipment purchase, maintenance, and layout

Manage customer lab services

Performs other related duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Oversees and participates in the recruitment, hiring, and training of manufacturing employees

Oversees schedules and assignments for the division

Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive

Drive process development and continuous improvements, handle non-conformities/CAPAs

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong technical understanding of molecular biology and immuno-assays using antibodies, PCR, and other relevant techniques

Excellent organizational and managerial skills

Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in the manufacturing division

Ability to set long-term goals and communicate them to others

Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals

About Pixelgen

At Pixelgen Technologies we develop novel analytical methods and products capable of seeing the inner workings of life. These products help researchers and drug developers to gain new insights in biomedicine and ultimately improve health. Pixelgen has customers worldwide in all segments of the industry. Our offices and labs are located in the award winning Forskaren building within the growing Life Science cluster at Hagastaden in Stockholm, Sweden. Do you want to work at a company that offers a groundbreaking technology that will bring biological understanding to the next level? Come join our dynamic team!

Pixelgen does not accept unsolicited applicants submitted by third-party recruiters or agencies. Any resume or application submitted to Pixelgen without a vendor agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and property of Pixelgen, and Pixelgen will not pay a placement fee.