RESPONSIBILITES
Leading a small team of engineers/laboratory technicians and maintaining the laboratory environment and instruments
Planning, executing, and reporting client-based metabolism experiments in the role as study director or responsible scientist
Organizing and coordinating work and work packages within the laboratory to ensure optimal employment of resources as well as smooth and timely interaction with clients and other departments
Ensuring adequate training of staff to further develop capabilities and strengths and ameliorate where gaps are identified
Keeping abreast with current advances in MS including automation and applying new methodologies for increasing sensitivity, throughput, and for accelerating research to improve the quality of scientific data in drug development
Evaluation and implementation of new technologies, techniques, and skills in accordance with the department strategy and following literature in drug metabolism, metabolite identification, UPLC-HR-MS, and radio detection
Maintaining awareness of the latest developments in drug metabolism and its relation to drug safety
Ensuring compliance with German law, GLP, and GCP guidelines as well as with other applicable regulations (e.g., radio protection) pertaining to the R&D process, study conduct, and registration of drugs
Enforcing adherence to safety measures in laboratories (accountable as per delegation)