Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Performs and oversees a full range of laboratory tests which range from moderately simple to highly complex testing according to Standard Operating Procedures. Confirms accuracy of tests results and reports laboratory findings to the Pathologists and other Clinicians.

Essential Responsibilities:

Serves as a resource for assigned areas of expertise and provides technical support to staff. Assists in researching new tests, performs instrument evaluations, writes standard operating procedures, and maintains supplies for their areas of expertise. Resolves technical problems and troubleshoots when test systems are not within established levels of performance. Oversees periodic review of quality control and instrumentation logs to ensure accuracy of test results.

Provides input into technical decisions, acts as expert for data collection and gathers monthly QC statistics. Functions as the technical on-call person for the off-shifts. Demonstrates excellent skills at managing and directing workflow. Monitors the daily operations and delegation of duties within the lab. Reallocates resources as needed. Trains Medical Lab Scientists and Medical Lab Technicians. Participates in the development of training and competency procedures.

Instructs of residents and fellows. Serves as liaisons between Lab Support Services and technical departments and provides timely communications and resolution of problems to clients outside the labs. Provides leadership in the absence of Clinical Managers. Represents the lab on committees. Provides input to managers for performance evaluations. Addresses personnel issues with the Clinical Manager.

Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology or Biological Science required.

None.

3 years full time experience required for exceptional internal candidates, 5 or more years’ experience highly preferred and required by external applicants.

ASCP certified generalist or categorical Technologist or equivalent accreditation required.

Demonstrates autonomy, capability and capacity to lead multiple projects and assist with staffing needs under the direction of department leadership. Experience and high proficiency with computers required. Web based application experience, Microsoft applications including excel experience required.

Leadership experience. 3-5 years of Supervisory/Management experience.

Decision Making:
Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.

Problem Solving:
Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.

Independence of Action:
Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Written Communications:
Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

Oral Communications:
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

Knowledge:
Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.

Team Work:
Ability to act as a team leader for small projects…