NBS Specimen Logistics Team Lead

Date:
Sep 14, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Functional

Title:

NBS Specimen Logistics Team Lead

Job Title: Publ Hlth and Prevent Spcl III

Agency: Dept of State Health Services

Department: Quality Assurance

Posting Number: 21349

Closing Date: 10/14/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Life, Physical, and Social Science

Salary Range: $3,793.41 - $4,857.33

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-18

Shift: Regular Weekend Day

Telework: Not Eligible for Telework

Travel: Up to 10%

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (DBGL)

Other Locations: MOS Codes: 230X,43EX,43HX,4B0X1,4E0X1,60C,68S,68Z,HM,HS,MED,NAP
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Performs highly complex (senior-level) public health work under the limited supervision of the Newborn Screening (NBS) Specimen Logistics Group Manager, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement. Serves as Team Leader for NBS Specimen Logistics. Oversees, coordinates, directs, and manages NBS Specimen Logistics resources and activities. Leads and prioritizes the workload of the NBS Specimen Logistics team with a focus on customer service and the continuous improvement of specimen quality and handling.

Ensures compliance to pre-analytical testing criteria and specifications in adherence to regulatory requirements. Serves as an authority, technical resource, and primary contact for specimen acceptability, specimen decision and destruction processes, and residual specimen releases, and provides assistance to program staff, the general public, stakeholders, and public health facilities staff. Conduct and coordinates the training of laboratory employees on routine procedures, non-routine/troubleshooting, and other required QA/QC procedures.

Provides input for personnel management activities. Collects, organizes, and prepares materials for records management and coordinates quality assurance activities. Supports the creation of a laboratory-wide safety culture by serving as a liaison to the Safety Office to ensure a healthy and safe workplace. Performs other related work as assigned including COOP activation.

Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.

• EJF 1. (30%) Serves as a Team Lead for Specimen Logistics. Oversees activities in the NBS Storage Warehouse located in the HHSC Warehouse facility. Serves as a back-up for the Courier Coordinator. Directs activities of NBS Specimen Logistics Team including but not limited to: prioritizing and assigning workloads and duties and ensuring that each task is completed on time. Maintains technical proficiency in all specimen processing procedures and assists with bench duties as needed.
  
  Coordinates coverage of bench duties daily. Serves as a positive role model by fostering teamwork and leading by example. Serves as a subject matter expert and resource for NBS Specimen Logistics workflow and customer service issues. Consults with Group Manager and/or Branch Manager concerning logistical and technical problems and makes recommendations.
• EJF 2. (25%) Quality Management:
  Assists with developing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) following document control procedures and policies. Ensures accuracy of procedures performed by the NBS Specimen Logistics team through regular reviews of Quality Assurance (QA) monitoring parameters. Ensures staff adhere to established policies and procedures by conducting random/unplanned periodic audits or competencies and reviewing daily work, as needed. Identifies discrepancies, implements and documents corrective actions and outcomes.
  
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