Senior Manager, Microbiology

Manager of a large team or managers

Career Explorer · Clinical, Laboratory & Scientific Operations · Microbiology Management

M2 · Senior ManagerIndividual contributorSenior Manager

Standard where organizational scale supports the level

What the role involves

Autonomy: Multiple teams / one capability
Scope: Multiple teams / one capability
Time horizon: Quarterly-annual
Expertise and judgement: Balances portfolios, develops managers, allocates resources
Expected impact: Multi-team outcomes and bench strength

Expected skills (23)

Grouped as human, professional and technical. Target proficiency uses the P1–P5 scale, and each row says what that level means for that particular skill.

Human (11)

Skill	Importance	Target	What that level looks like
Coaching Collaboration & Leadership	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Decision making Thinking & Judgment	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Delegation Collaboration & Leadership	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Executive communication Communication & Influence	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Feedback delivery Collaboration & Leadership	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Risk judgment Thinking & Judgment	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Stakeholder management Communication & Influence	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Strategic thinking Thinking & Judgment	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Talent development Collaboration & Leadership	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Conflict resolution Communication & Influence	Supporting	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Inclusive leadership Collaboration & Leadership	Supporting	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.

Professional (5)

Skill	Importance	Target	What that level looks like
Business acumen Business & Strategy	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Financial acumen Business & Strategy	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Performance management Business & Strategy	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Quality documentation Quality & Regulatory	Supporting	P3	Owns complex Quality documentation cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
Resource management Program, Risk & Sustainability	Supporting	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.

Technical (7)

Skill	Importance	Target	What that level looks like
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Clinical & Laboratory	Supporting	P3	Independently applies Good Clinical Practice (GCP) to complex work, troubleshoots issues and improves local practice.
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Clinical & Laboratory	Supporting	P3	Independently applies Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) to complex work, troubleshoots issues and improves local practice.
Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Clinical & Laboratory	Supporting	P3	Independently applies Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to complex work, troubleshoots issues and improves local practice.
Laboratory quality control Clinical & Laboratory	Supporting	P3	Independently applies Laboratory quality control to complex work, troubleshoots issues and improves local practice.
Research protocols Clinical & Laboratory	Supporting	P3	Independently applies Research protocols to complex work, troubleshoots issues and improves local practice.
Sample management Clinical & Laboratory	Supporting	P3	Independently applies Sample management to complex work, troubleshoots issues and improves local practice.
Scientific writing Clinical & Laboratory	Supporting	P3	Independently applies Scientific writing to complex work, troubleshoots issues and improves local practice.

Career ladder

Reached from

Manager, MicrobiologyM1

Next steps

Director, MicrobiologyM3Management promotion
Move from multi-team management to department leadership; set functional strategy, operating model, workforce plan and investment priorities.

People management requires sustained evidence of coaching, performance management, staffing judgment and organizational leadership - not simply greater individual expertise.

What changes to advance

Move from multi-team management to department leadership; set functional strategy, operating model, workforce plan and investment priorities.

Source: PROCOMER FTZ benchmark; SFIA; PMI · MF295-M2