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Imagine your future with us
At ALS, we encourage you to dream big.
 
When you join ALS, you join a purpose and values-driven team that empowers you to innovate, create, and thrive.
Our global team turns up each day with passion and commitment to do amazing things, always challenging our thinking to find ways to solve some of the world’s most complex problems for a safer, healthier world.
 
Our Food and Pharmaceutical Business
Our Global Food team play a pivotal role in assuring our communities, by ensuring food is safe and nutritious – the results we provide are helping to save and improve lives. Our comprehensive testing, inspection, auditing and consulting services are tailored to meet the needs of the global food, beverage and agri-science industries and we serve clients across the entire food supply chain. Our Pharmaceutical labs play a key role in ensuring medicines are safe and effective before they reach patients. Our teams provide testing services from the early stages of product development to large-scale quality checks after a product is launched. 
 
The role
We’re seeking an inspiring and strategic leader to take on the role of General Manager for our Food & Pharmaceutical business across Australia and New Zealand. This senior leadership position offers the chance to drive growth, innovation, and excellence in a diverse business with significant opportunities for improvement and expansion. In this role, you will oversee all aspects of the business—from defining regional strategy and setting cultural standards to achieving targets, building client relationships, and ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements. With a focus on both high-volume routine testing and specialized services within both Food and Pharmaceutical sectors, this is your opportunity to lead a team, shape the future of the business, and make a meaningful impact on creating a safer, healthier, and better world.

The position reports into the General Manager Food Global and will work directly with a variety of Managers around the Regional and Global business.  This role provides a unique opportunity to lead the growth and impact of our business in Australasia, to deliver a safer, healthier and better world.

The role can be based at our laboratories in either Melbourne (Scoresby), Sydney (Rydalmere) or Hamilton NZ.
 
We’re looking for a leader who

• Is ideally degree qualified in a relevant scientific discipline with proven leadership experience in a Senior Manager role in a high throughput and related laboratory business.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and inter-personal skills and is a proficient user of IT / lab systems. This is a Senior Leadership level appointment with the requirement to deliver exceptional results with excellent communication, collaboration and team management abilities. 
• Has experience being responsible for all aspects of the business and possess excellent organisational, strategic planning skills, as well as financial acumen and budgeting skills.
• Demonstrates a passion for people, business and clients, as well as being an ambassador of the ALS Core Values.

 
Working at ALS
Our people drive our success at ALS.
We are a diverse and dedicated community united by our passion to make a difference in the world. We reward excellence and uphold our values in our work and how we treat each other.
At ALS, you’ll be supported to expand your skills and develop new ones so you can reach your full potential. We invest in our people with a range of programs and provide opportunities across the company, giving our people scope to grow diverse careers and develop as leaders.
We want everyone to have a safe, flexible and rewarding career that makes a positive impact on our people, the planet and the communities where we work.
 Our benefits include:

• Online learning system with extensive modules of choice
• Friendly working environment with accessible management
• Opportunities to progress and develop your career within ALS, including global opportunities for suitable candidates

 
Everyone matters
ALS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where the strengths and perspectives of each employee are both recognised and valued.
 
About ALS
We are global leader in scientific testing, providing comprehensive testing solutions to clients in more than 60 countries across a wide range of industries, including environment, food and beverage, mining, personal care, pharmaceutical, healthcare and equipment reliability. Using state-of-the-art technologies and innovative methodologies, our dedicated international teams deliver the highest-quality testing services and personalised solutions supported by local expertise. We help our clients leverage the power of data-driven insights for a safer and healthier world.
 
Eligibility
To be eligible to work at ALS you must be an Australian or NZ Citizen, Permanent Resident or either hold or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.
 
How to apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
 

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