Now hiring! Sr. Analytical Services and Quality Manager

Sr. Analytical Svcs and Quality Manager

Location: Geismar, Louisiana
Division: NAG

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through innovation, operational excellence, and digital transformation, our employees help drive sustainable growth while delivering value to customers, communities, and society.

Position Overview

The Senior Manager, Analytical Services and Quality is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of the Geismar site's analytical laboratories and quality management systems. This role ensures the delivery of reliable analytical testing, robust quality assurance processes, and innovative digital solutions that support safe, efficient, and competitive manufacturing operations and customer satisfaction.

As a Sr. Analytical Services and Quality Manager, you create chemistry by...

• Analytical Services Leadership
  • Lead all site analytical laboratory functions supporting manufacturing, environmental, research, and quality requirements.
  • Develop, implement and sustain fundamental processes and management systems throughout the site’s labs.
  • Establish laboratory strategies to improve process efficiencies and achieve performance objectives aligned with site and business goals.
  • Ensure accurate, timely, and reliable analytical testing to support safe and efficient plant operations.
  • Maintain compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, and quality standards.
  • Drive laboratory modernization, automation, and technology advancements.
    
    

Quality Management

• Provide leadership for site quality management systems and governance processes.
• Ensure compliance with BASF safety and quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Foster a culture of operational discipline, quality ownership, and continuous improvement across the site.
  
  

Operational Excellence

• Identify opportunities and drive cost optimization while maintaining high levels of service and compliance.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement activities across analytical and quality organizations.
• Develop performance metrics and dashboards to measure organizational effectiveness.
• Support site safety, reliability, operational integrity, and production excellence initiatives.
  
  

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a diverse team of laboratory and quality professionals.
• Build organizational capability through succession planning, talent development, and workforce planning.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing culture.
• Promote strong safety leadership and compliance with all BASF EHS expectations

If you...

Qualifications - Required

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Analytical Sciences, Data Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, laboratory operations, quality management, or related industrial environments.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing technical or operational teams.
• Strong knowledge of analytical techniques, quality systems, and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, collaboration, proactive and stakeholder management skills
  
  

Preferred

• Advanced degree (M.S., MBA, or Ph.D.) in a relevant discipline.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Knowledge of ISO-based quality systems and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience with SAP, LIMS, PI systems, Power BI, advanced analytics platforms, and data visualization tools.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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Equal employment opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.