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A Day in the Life
Onterris Labs, located in Orange, CA , is seeking an onsite Special Projects Manager to lead cross-functional laboratory improvement initiatives focused on operational processes, quality-system execution, training effectiveness, workflow efficiency, and supporting data systems. This is a hands-on, floor-based role expected to spend the majority of its time observing how work is actually performed, identifying risks and improvement opportunities, and driving defined projects through implementation and sustained adoption.
The Special Projects Manager does not replace functional ownership within Operations, Quality, Training, Method Development, or Data Systems; the role identifies cross-functional gaps, establishes improvement plans with the appropriate owners, and drives those plans through completion. This position is expected to be 100% onsite Monday-Friday
The Special Projects Manager will independently lead and control improvement projects from identification through verified completion, setting clear tasks, owners, and timelines for each initiative. As a results-oriented, analytical problem solver with a drive for change, this individual will take the initiative to challenge current practices and deliver timely, high-quality, and accurate outcomes. Success in this role requires a disciplined, thorough, and precise approach, with decisions grounded in detailed technical knowledge and data, close hands-on follow-up, and the self-confidence to hold functional owners accountable for agreed actions.
Find the gap. Understand the risk. Determine what needs to change. Engage the right owner. Drive it to completion. Verify it sticks.
The compensation range for this role is $90K to $120K , commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location
Schedule: Onsite, Monday - Friday
To thrive in this role, you'll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:
Observe laboratory operations and conduct process reviews and gap analyses across laboratory departments to identify differences between documented procedures, training, actual laboratory practices, and process requirements, as well as identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to reduce rework, eliminate bottlenecks and manual workarounds, improve efficiency, strengthen operational performance, and reduce business risk.
Develop process maps, workflows, standard work practices, checklists, improvement plans, and implementation roadmaps; establish ownership and timelines, monitor progress, facilitate adoption, and verify improvements are completed, sustained, and effective
Apply deep technical and laboratory expertise to analyze systems, data, and workflows, develop practical solutions, and make sound, risk-based decisions.
Define clear tasks, duties, and expectations for each initiative, and deliver high-quality work products on time.
Partner with Operations, TDs, Quality, HR, Group Leaders, Project Management, and corporate and local Method Development Scientists to lead root cause investigations, implement improvements, verify effectiveness, and ensure new methodologies are successfully transitioned into routine laboratory…