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Laboratory Quality Manager

Kelly Services

Charleston, SCFull-time$85–120K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$85–120K/yr
Location
Charleston, SC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Kelly Science & Clinical seeks an experienced Laboratory Quality Manager for a confidential opportunity in a manufacturing environment. The role combines laboratory operations, quality assurance, analytical testing, and team leadership. The manager will support reliable testing practices, operational needs, adherence to quality standards, and improvements to laboratory processes and performance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Laboratory OperationsAnalytical TestingAnalytical ChemistryQuality ControlLaboratory TestingAnalytical Laboratory TechniquesLaboratory InstrumentationQuality SystemsLaboratory ProceduresInvestigationsTroubleshootingOrganizational SkillsProblem-SolvingISO Quality StandardsContinuous ImprovementLIMSERP SystemsLaboratory Data ManagementAnalytical Method DevelopmentProcess TroubleshootingQuality Improvement

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Chemistry or RelatedMaster's Degree5+ Years Laboratory Experience2+ Years Leadership Experience

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Laboratory Quality Manager

Kelly Science & Clinical | South Carolina

Salary: $85,000–$120,000 + Relocation Assistance

Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Overview

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking an experienced Laboratory Quality Manager for a confidential opportunity within a manufacturing environment.

This role combines laboratory operations, quality assurance, analytical testing, and team leadership. The successful candidate will help maintain reliable testing practices, support operational needs, ensure adherence to quality standards, and identify opportunities to improve laboratory processes and performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee laboratory operations, testing activities, and daily workflow.

  • Provide leadership, guidance, and support to laboratory personnel.

  • Perform, review, and interpret analytical testing using appropriate laboratory methods and instrumentation.

  • Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and other cross-functional teams to resolve technical and quality issues.

  • Support investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

  • Maintain quality standards, procedures, and accurate laboratory documentation.

  • Develop, review, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and testing methods.

  • Support data integrity, laboratory information systems, and quality reporting.

  • Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency, laboratory processes, and overall quality performance.

  • Promote safe laboratory practices and a culture of continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline; a master's degree is a plus.

  • At least five years of experience in laboratory testing, analytical chemistry, quality control, or a related field within a manufacturing environment.

  • At least two years of leadership, supervisory, or team oversight experience.

  • Hands-on experience with analytical laboratory techniques and instrumentation.

  • Knowledge of quality systems, laboratory procedures, documentation, and investigations.

  • Strong troubleshooting, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in chemical, materials, industrial, or other regulated manufacturing environments.

  • Familiarity with ISO quality standards and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Experience with LIMS, ERP systems, or laboratory data management platforms.

  • Background in analytical method development, process troubleshooting, or quality improvement.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

  • Competitive salary of $85,000–$120,000.

  • Relocation assistance available.

  • Full-time, direct-hire opportunity.

  • Combination of hands-on technical work, laboratory operations, and leadership.

  • Opportunity to contribute to quality, process improvement, and operational performance.

If you're an experienced laboratory professional ready to take the next step in your career, apply today to learn more about this confidential opportunity!

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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment\_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

How this job compares

Set against the 458 open Laboratory Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–120K/yr
  • US median$80–118K/yr94 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $103K, is close to the US median midpoint ($100K) — in the middle half of Laboratory Operations salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 458 open Laboratory Operations jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Laboratory Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 304 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 146 of the 458 open Laboratory Operations jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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