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Job Description

Vector Laboratories is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine and diagnostic programs.

The Director, Program Management, reporting to the Vice President, Product, will work with internal and external partners to ensure new product development programs are executed to agreed upon timelines. Participates early in partnership negotiations to establish appropriate milestones with high probability of successful execution.  Uses fundamental understanding of the partnership’s value proposition and structure to ensure the outcome satisfies the intention. In this hands-on role, the Director will bring teams together and ensure program success through a combination of leadership abilities, exceptional communication, budgeting, and time management skills. This role is critical to achieving Vector’s goal of becoming the leader in Glycobiology. This is a role with broad responsibilities and requires clear vision and leadership to execute while preserving and strengthening Vector’s exceptional culture of collaboration, respect, and accountability.

To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to: talent@vectorlabs.com.

Responsibilities

• Oversees programs from concept through completion and manages the day-to-day project management activities including establishment and oversight of timelines and budgets
• Acts as a liaison with external partners to maintain productive relationships and deliver to established milestones
• Leads the communications, progress monitoring, and decision-making processes to effectively manage each partnership towards the mutual success of all parties.
• Demonstrates abilities to translate complex contract terms and conditions into strategic and operational elements for both internal and external parties.
• Ensure financial obligations are upheld: milestone activities, payments, invoicing, minimum commitments, etc.
• Manages execution of cross-functional plans, owns the scheduling and tracks and reports progress of activities to executive leadership and makes effective decisions to move projects to completion
• Identifies gaps and potential sources of bottlenecks or delays and proposes solutions to ensure deadlines are met utilizing knowledge of best practice
• Works closely with Business Development and R&D to evaluate new technologies and capabilities to lay the foundation of new product development
• Utilizes resources and stakeholders’ time effectively and efficiently
• Drives continuous improvement by ensuring knowledge and experience exchange and revising processes to gain efficiencies and/or quality
• Plans, organizes, and leads program and project-specific meetings
• Communicates with executives to ensure alignment with goals
• Assists in legal documentation management such as NDA and MTA agreements
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Qualifications: Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

  • 10+ years experience in related life science fields, managing product development programs
  • Bachelor's degree in the Life Sciences with strong technical capabilities
  • Experience in phase-gate product development programs within an ISO9001 or ISO13485 environment
  • Excellent communication (verbal, written, and presentation) skills required, proven ability to communicate ideas and recommendations at all levels and functions in the organization.
  • Exhibits strong problem solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
  • Demonstrates high attention to detail, and solid organizational and negotiation skills

   

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Glycobiology and life science tools for detection of specific targets in a variety of formats

Education

Bachelor's degree in the Life Sciences with strong technical capabilities

Job Description

Vector Laboratories is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine and diagnostic programs.

The Marketing Communications Manager is responsible for brand management, creative services, and channel implementation. With a deep understanding of our brand, the Manager, Marketing Communications, will reinforce brand standards and guidelines to ensure an exceptional customer experience. This creative thinker will drive development of unique and memorable creative concepts. With a keen eye for details and specifics, this role will manage creative project development to support marketing and business objectives. Part of the Brand & Marketing team, this individual will work with cross functional teams to support communication strategies and campaigns to meet business goals.

To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to: talent@vectorlabs.com.

Responsibilities

• Drive our branding strategy to create an exceptional customer experience. Direct the brand identity and vision
• Ensures brand compliance for Marketing materials. Works with cross functional teams to ensure the Vector Laboratories brand is represented across all company materials
• Support creative project development for marketing and corporate activities including brochures, flyers, guides, product documentation, banners, booths, product catalog, etc., to support events, digital, social, and print initiatives
• Manage creative agencies and contract designers, and support marketing activities for promotions, initiatives, and campaigns
• Manage social media strategies and presence to build brand awareness and attract new followers, working with our Marketing Specialist
• Provide Marketing Communications support for international distributors, sales team, and corporate initiatives
• Manage Marketing Team’s project management system and assist with reporting when necessary
• Manages production plans through partnerships with external resources
• Identify budget requirements and manage resources and allocations
• Manage support personnel by inspiring creativity
• Maintains digital asset library, file naming convention, and archiving assets

 

Qualifications

• Required: BA/BS degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or graphic design
• 7+ years’ experience in marketing communications
• Life science experience preferred
• Strong branding background with experience in defining and enforcing editorial and visual guidelines
• Project management skills preferred, with the ability to coordinate information and resources from multiple functional areas
• Proficient in Adobe Creative tools including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
• Experience in leading creative teams

Education

BA/BS degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or graphic design

Job Description

Vector Laboratories is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine and diagnostic programs.

Vector Laboratories, a leading life science company in the Bay area, is seeking a Manager, Process Engineering to join our team. This role will be a key member of our Manufacturing Science and Technology team, which is responsible for scale-up and sustaining activities of our biomolecule reagent products. This individual will partner with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance to scale-up existing products, sustain and support manufacturing technical issues. This individual will also be responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of manufacturing equipment.

To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to: talent@vectorlabs.com.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support, as part of the team, scale-up activities related to manufacture of large biomolecules, focusing on proteins and carbohydrates
• Lead and support, as part of the team, sustaining technical investigations around product yield and quality
• Design and execute controlled experiments to characterize and optimize processes
• Drive implementation of solutions to improve yield and throughput in a high mix low volume environment
• Analyze results of process runs, document findings in technical reports, and present technical recommendations
• Develop equipment lifecycle management program from requirements gathering through onboarding to offboarding
• Manage equipment calibration and maintenance program through a network of 3^rd party vendors
• Maintains a clean, orderly and safe work environment following health and safety guidelines

Qualifications

• BS / MS / PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or another relevant field
• 7 - 10 years of relevant technical experience in one or more of the following areas
  • Preparative chromatography, diafiltration / tangential flow filtration, lyophilization, bulk formulation, fill/finish
• 2 - 5 years of experience in specifying, installing, and implementing pilot scale capital projects
• Experience in the life science, medical device, pharmaceutical, or food industry preferred
• Intermediate expertise with Microsoft applications including Excel and Powerpoint
• Familiarity with statistical packages such as JMP, Minitab, or R
• Prior experience with ISO 13485 / 21 CFR 820 / HACCP regulations is a plus
• Good problem-solving skills, a strong sense of urgency, and keen attention to detail
• Proactive, strong interpersonal & organizational skills; excellent verbal & written communication skills

Education

BS / MS / PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or another relevant field

Job Description

Vector Laboratories is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine and diagnostic programs.

Vector Laboratories is seeking a Manufacturing Technician I to join our growing team. The Manufacturing Technician I will spend time putting bulk reagents into final container bottles and preparing kits of multiple reagents. This includes: obtaining bulk reagents from production; printing bottle/container labels; allocating reagent into containers; assembling containers; capping containers; packaging multiple reagents into a single container and placing finished product into inventory.

To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to: talent@vectorlabs.com.

Responsibilities

• Prints labels and applies to bottles and boxes by hand or with machine
• Pipetting reagents into bottles
• Measuring reagent volumes by graduated cylinder
• Operates packaging equipment: printer, labeler, electronic/mechanical fillers
• Fills non-sterile liquid products in dark room and fume hood work areas
• Prepares components, bottles, inserts, and instructions
• Assembles Kits
• Verifies accuracy and documents batch records
• Works following SOPs and following directions from Manager
• Keeps inventory status on products
• Maintains a clean, orderly and safe laboratory environment following health and safety guidelines
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted
• Ability to work with animal plasma/serum based products
• Ability to wear latex gloves and safety glasses
• Ability to accurately and efficiently follow directions

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job Description

Vector Laboratories is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine and diagnostic programs.

This leadership position, which reports to the CEO, will be a key partner with the executive leadership team in helping to realize Vector Labs strategic initiatives, particularly with a focus on building people and organizational capabilities. Vector Labs HR Leader must be a role model for our values (relationships, excellence, diversity & inclusion, integrity, genuine).

 

This Senior Director position provides strategic advice, thought partnership, and drives all areas of Human Resources (HR):  Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, People Operations Analytics, Talent Development & Organizational Effectiveness, HR Business Partner, and Employee Relations.  In addition to serving as a strategic HR partner to the CEO and executive team, you will also be responsible for ensuring all Vector Labs people managers have access to the HR guidance they need to engage and develop their organizations. 

 

As the company continues to scale, this position will play an increasingly important role in helping the CEO and the executive team evolve the culture for business success. It will be essential this Senior Director be an engaged, hands-on leader who balances creation and strategy with the day-to-day operational needs.  This individual must have a head for business and a heart for people, leverage data to make effective decisions, and communicate with impact and influence.

To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to: talent@vectorlabs.com.

Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition
  • Establish a cohesive recruiting strategy, process, and metrics to ensure an effective candidate experience and the ability to rapidly hire top talent, ensuring that Vector Labs is competitive as an employer of choice
  • Partner with Corporate Marketing to continue to invest in Vector Labs employment brand and social media strategy
  • Develop a strategy and roadmap for diversity recruiting, including university recruiting
• Compensation & Benefits
• • Reassess our total rewards strategy to ensure competitive compensation and benefits as Vector Labs scales
• People Operations & Analytics
  • Identify a robust set of people and organizational metrics & analytics to serve as key performance indicators
  • Oversee the administration of workers compensation, leaves of absence, COVID benefits and employee offboarding
  • Ensure compliance with state, federal and country employment laws
  • Evolve our employee relations strategy and policies
  • Manage Vector Labs outsource partner for HRIS support
• Talent Development & Organization Effectiveness
  • Define and ensure we realize the ideal Vector Labs employee experience, using data to inform our strategies
  • Continually improve the Vector Labs on-boarding process to ensure a successful new hire experience
  • Purposefully identify the attributes of our culture that remain critical to sustain and the shifts that are needed to realize our business strategies
  • Stay current with future of work practices, offering recommendations aligned to our values and consistent with the culture we are building
  • Develop Vector Labs’ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) philosophy, strategy and activities that make a difference
  • Drive the talent review and succession process at the leadership level
  • Continuously improve and lead the performance calibration and promotion process for simplicity and consistency
  • Identify and implement a fit-for-purpose approach to how we develop managers, teams, and leaders
• HR Business Partner & Employee Relations
  • Be the lead HR Partner to the CEO, including support of acquisition integration
  • Ensure all Vector Labs executive team members receive strong HR partnership, including leadership coaching, organizational development advising
  • Drive HR processes within the business functions, including talent review, succession planning, performance calibration, promotions, and employee survey action planning
  • Serve as the primary interface with outside counsel with employee relations issues

Qualifications

Competencies Identified for Success

• Change leader: Effective leading through ambiguity and uncertainty. Demonstrated experience coaching leaders with how to navigate change. Nimble and entrepreneurial in approach and mindset.
• Talent nurturer: Deeply understands people’s motivations and objectively assesses the skill and capability of talent. Serves as coach and mentor.  Leverages other’s experiences and skills to develop the Vector talent pool.
• Strategic partner who gets things done. Exceptional thought partner and advisor with a strategic and creative approach and mindset. Translates CEO/LT vision into strategies and plans to ensure an exceptional Vector employee experience. Role models accountability.
• Strong HR acumen and judgment: Demonstrates breath of HR expertise (including acquisition integration) and actively engages external expertise. Able and willing to do the heavy lifting where needed. 
• High impact communicator: able to distill and translate messages into “story” and “so what”; can flex approach to resonate with a range of audiences. Transparent and thoughtful with proactive approach to reinforcing what we want employees to know.
• Head for business and heart for people: strong relationship builder with the ability to effectively balance care for people with stewardship of the business; known for sound judgement and mature perspective on business and people

Qualifications: Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting C-level and executive team members as an HRs advisor in a highly competitive talent market (e.g., Boston, San Diego, SF Bay area, etc.)
• Minimum 8 years of experience in leading HR teams with direct reports
• Bachelor’s degree, MBA and/or MS in organizational development desirable
• Expertise in organization development and design, engagement, and employee experience
• Experience leading executives, senior leaders, and manager through all core HR processes (talent reviews, succession planning, etc.)
• Track record of using HR metrics and scorecards to support organizational performance and communicate with key stakeholders
• Experience building out an HR function
• Thorough knowledge of California employment-related laws and regulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree, MBA and/or MS in organizational development desirable

Job Description

Vector Laboratories is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine and diagnostic programs.

Vector Laboratories, a leading life science company in the Bay area, is seeking a Supervisor, Manufacturing to join our team.  This role will be a key member of our Manufacturing team.  Supervises the bottling team in the filling, kitting, and formulations of laboratory reagents in accordance with established ISO 9001/2015 procedures. Ensures on-time delivery of finished goods. Implements policies, procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. Experienced with automated and semi-automated filling, labeling equipment and work order/review and release.

To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to: talent@vectorlabs.com.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support, the daily activities of the department and ensures adherence to ISO 9001/2015 procedures
• Balances quality, productivity, safety and morale to achieve positive results and continuous improvement in all areas.
• Collects performance metrics and works to defined objectives
• Creates and revises documentation according to document control practices
• Lead and supports manual and semi-automated filling, labeling, and kitting activities
• Reviews records and performs work orders/ release
• Ensures timely delivery of product and executes schedule
• Performs investigations for nonconformances and initiates quality events
• Identifies potential issues in the production process and implements process improvements
• Assists in training and supervision of projects and personnel.
• Maintains a clean, orderly and safe work environment following health and safety guidelines

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant supervisory experience in filling and kitting in an ISO or regulated environment
• Experience with automated filling and labeling equipment
• Ability to consistently meet production deadlines
• Good problem-solving skills, a strong sense of urgency, and keen attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience in an ERP system, NetSuite experience preferred
• Proactive, strong interpersonal & organizational skills

Education