Lab Manager II - STAT Lab

Lab Manager II - STAT Lab at Labcorp summary:

The Clinical Laboratory Manager oversees the operations and administration of the STAT clinical diagnostics laboratory, ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining high-quality testing standards. This role involves managing staff, implementing policies, and coordinating with leadership to provide efficient laboratory services. The position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant science, 3-5 years of clinical lab experience, supervisory skills, and the ability to travel regionally.

Labcorp is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Manager to join our team in Itasca, IL . This position will be responsible for overseeing the operations and administration of the clinical laboratory testing for the STAT Lab . The Laboratory Manager will create, implement, and manage the policies, procedures and practices for optimal performance of the clinical diagnostics laboratory. This is a great leadership opportunity, where you will have the opportunity to facilitate innovation, manage change, and foster teambuilding to provide the highest quality product for our word-class diagnostics laboratory!

** Pay Range: $107,000 - $115,000 per year

All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday could start as early as 8:00 and could end as late as late as 6:00pm with overtime as needed.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please  .

Job Responsibilities

• Direct the daily operational activities of the STAT Lab ; both the technical and non-technical operations
• Effectively manage the staffing of the department and monitor the production schedule to ensure adequate coverage and proper use of overtime, and adjust as needed
• Directly supervisor, train, and mentor supervisors along with responsibility for all departmental staff
• Ensure the diagnostics laboratory provides market leading service levels, meeting the needs of our clients and corporate service metrics established for TAT
• Resolve client inquiries and operational issues in a timely manner by consulting with the Medical Director, Technical Director, QA, managers, discipline directors, laboratory directors or corporate operations
• Ensure laboratory is compliant with corporate, state and federal regulatory requirements (CAP, CLIA, State, ISO, etc) related to personnel safety and quality of laboratory testing as well as professional conduct
• Assist with developing and implementing laboratory procedures and installation of equipment and methods
• Manage staff including hiring qualified employees, performance management, training and development
• Ensure effective communication with leadership, clients, sales, corporate operations and all departmental staff
• Conduct departmental meetings and ensure appropriate departmental communication
• Investigate deviations from established procedures to ensure effective corrective action
• Maintain technical knowledge in the assigned department(s) for the laboratory testing

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a Chemical or Biological science, Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology or meet local regulatory (CLIA & State) requirements
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience as a Technologist in a clinical diagnostics laboratory
• Prior supervisor experiences managing several direct reports is required
• Previous experience managing people leaders is required
• ASCP certification is preferred
• Experience in a high-volume clinical laboratory environment is preferred
• Strong working knowledge of CLIA, CAP and relevant state regulations
• Understanding of laboratory operations as well as policies and procedures
• Proven success in training and developing both technical and non-technical employees
• Abili…