Review and approve laboratory data, notebooks, electronic records, calculations, specifications, certificates of analysis, SOPs, test methods, protocols, and reports.
Manage OOS, OOT, deviation, and nonconformance investigations; ensure scientifically sound root cause analysis, impact assessment, and timely CAPA completion.
Plan and oversee method development, verification, transfer, qualification, validation, robustness assessment, and lifecycle management in alignment with USP, EP, JP, ICH Q2(R2), and FDA expectations.
Maintain instrument lifecycle readiness through qualification, calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and technology upgrades in partnership with Validation and Engineering.
Manage internal and contract laboratory workloads, priorities, turnaround times, staffing plans, supplies, and departmental budget inputs to support operational commitments.
Maintain laboratory safety, cleanliness, documentation, and inspection readiness; enforce EHS, PPE, hazardous-material, and near-miss reporting requirements.
Represent QC during internal and external audits and serve as a technical escalation point for analytical methods, laboratory systems, and data integrity practices.
Partner with Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, R&D, QA Validation and Supply Chain to resolve product-quality issues and support method readiness, technology transfers, and commercial operations.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including 5S, Lean or kaizen activities, workflow optimization, error prevention, analytical throughput improvements, and harmonization of laboratory practices.
Establish and monitor training and qualification programs for laboratory personnel, including chromatography, instrumentation, investigations, documentation, and data integrity.
Perform additional duties, projects, and training assignments as directed by senior Quality leadership.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree & 7+ years’ directly related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
Typically 7+ years’ experience in a cGMP/GLP laboratory environment, including at least 1 years’ direct supervisory or team-lead experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of cGMP, GLP, FDA 21 CFR Part 211, USP/EP/JP compendial requirements, ICH Q2(R2), and ALCOA+ data integrity principles.
Strong technical knowledge of chromatography and analytical instrumentation, including HPLC, GC, ICP-MS, UV-Vis, FTIR, Karl Fischer, wet chemistry, and related laboratory systems.
Experience overseeing analytical investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA, method transfer, validation or verification, instrument qualification, and method lifecycle activities.
Ability to critically review complex analytical data, identify aberrations, make sound risk-based decisions, and communicate technical conclusions clearly.
Proven ability to lead, coach, train, and develop laboratory personnel while managing priorities, resources, and multiple projects.
Strong scientific writing, document-review, organizational, and time-management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including cross-functional collaboration and representation of QC during audits and technical discussions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with LIMS, chromatography data systems, EQMS and other electronic QC workflows.
Experience in pharmaceutical, OTC, cosmetic, or medical-device manufacturing.
Experience leading laboratory modernization, 5S, or other continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience in analytical method lifecycle management and regulatory inspection readiness.
Laboratory-based role requiring routine use of PPE, including a lab coat, safety glasses, and gloves.
Routine standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 25 pounds, with handling of chemical reagents and laboratory materials.
Work involves exposure to chemical substances, solvents, and analytical instrumentation in a controlled laboratory environment.
Company Summary
Crown is a proud member of the Revance Portfolio of skincare offerings.Revance is a global company developing, producing, and distributing industry-leading, differentiated products across aesthetics, skincare, and therapeutics. Revance drives innovation beyond convention to offer treatment options for individuals across generations. The Company’s vision is to redefine excellence in aesthetics, skincare, and therapeutics through science-powered innovation, with an unwavering commitment to its providers, patients, and consumers. Revance’s award-winning products are the result of robust research and development, a cornerstone for the Company, driven by renowned scientists. For more information about Revance, please visit us at www.revance.com.
What Revance invests in you
Competitive Compensation including base salary and annual performance bonus.
Flexible PTO, holidays, and parental leave.
Generous healthcare benefits, HSA match, 401k match, employer paid life and disability insurance, pet insurance, wellness discounts and much more!
This section of the job description is required by the American with Disability Act (ADA). The ADA requires that job descriptions reflect the physical and mental demands required to effectively perform the essential duties of the job. The ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against a “qualified individual with a disability” in all aspects of the employment relationship. A “qualified individual with a disability” is “an individual who meets the education, experience, skill, and other job-related requirements of a position held or desired, and who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of a specified job.”
Revance is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
