Laboratory Services Director manages the daily activities of the laboratory. Develops laboratory policies and procedures and issues updates as needed. Being a Laboratory Services Director plans and designs experiments. Estimates the time and resources needed to complete projects. Additionally, Laboratory Services Director orders and inspects materials and equipment and maintains detailed and accurate inventory of lab supplies. Requires a master's degree. Typically reports to a director. The Laboratory Services Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Laboratory Services Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
CRA is always looking for qualified, highly-motivated professionals to join our team. We work on a wide variety of projects each year across a full range of cultural resource services and are constantly building upon our reputation for responsive, high caliber work. This reputation is rooted in each and every one of our staff, including our archaeologists, architectural historians, editors, cartographers, and administrative personnel. If you are ready to contribute to our mission of providing outstanding service to our clients across the country, we want to hear from you.
CRA offers competitive salaries and a benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; a retirement savings plan; and paid time off benefits. CRA is an equal opportunity employer.
Employment Type: Full-time; Salary
Compensation: $50,000 to $60,000 annually; commensurate with qualifications and experience
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CRA’s Shreveport, Louisiana office seeks a Laboratory Director, preferably with regional (Southeast and South Central) experience. The Laboratory Director is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, and monitoring all laboratory processing and analyses. This is a supervisory position, and requires flexible and efficient time management skills and an ability to prioritize workload while supervising laboratory procedures for multiple projects. The minimum education requirement for this position is an undergraduate degree in anthropology with a specialization in archaeology, and it requires at least five years of experience working in an archaeology laboratory, three of which were in a supervisory position. The successful candidate will have a strong working knowledge of both prehistoric and historic archaeology and related practices and artifacts. The required skill set includes outstanding written and verbal communication skills, excellent personal computer skills, and proficiency in Word, Excel, Access, Adobe Acrobat and other word processing and spreadsheet programs. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail oriented and logical, and will possess outstanding analytical and observation skills.
The position is a full-time, salaried position with a full benefit package. Salary for this position is between $50,000 and $60,000 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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Please indicate when you will be available, and submit résumé and three references to the following link: CRA job application portal
Please contact Louisiana Office Director of Operations, Jay Gray (jwgray@crai-ky.com), with any questions about the position.
Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. employees are required to undergo a background check that includes driving history. CRA reserves the right to perform drug/alcohol testing as a condition of continued employment. Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.