Lab Supervisor – Core Lab

• Supervise laboratory staff, laboratory testing, and workflow in the assigned laboratory section
• Ensure laboratory results are produced according to established laboratory procedures
• Coordinate communication of technical and result issues to lab management and operations leadership
• Provide advanced technical support for staff
• Participate in laboratory quality assurance management
• Make recommendations regarding employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, and terminations
• Resolve grievances and personnel problems within position responsibilities
• Complete competency documentation, including probationary sign-offs and annual staff competencies required by CAP
• Coordinate scheduling, staffing, and emergent coverage for all campus laboratory locations
• Participate in management-team implementation and communication of departmental goals
• Recommend capital purchases, staffing changes, and process changes for budget consideration
• Write, edit, organize, and review laboratory procedures
• Ensure compliance with laboratory quality, safety, health, infection-control, and regulatory policies
• Ensure periodic instrument maintenance and provide advanced instrument repair/troubleshooting support
• Guide staff through complex or unusual test results
• Facilitate validation studies for new equipment and assays
• Develop staff training plans for new equipment and assays
• Ensure proficiency testing follows laboratory and CAP procedures
• Review CAP proficiency results and lead investigations into exceptions
• Supervise personnel, including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training
• Coordinate task assignments and resolve technical and operational problems
• Provide direction, guidance, and leadership to support teamwork and motivation
• Participate in performance-improvement and quality-improvement initiatives
• Ensure adequate departmental equipment and supplies
• Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, and objectives
• Provide Core Lab supervision across all campuses, including cross-campus coverage and travel between affiliated locations
• Maintain operational coverage through off-shift, weekend, holiday, and on-call support

• Bachelor’s degree of science from an accredited college/university with a major in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, Biological Science, or chemistry
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with a combination of 30 semester hours in biology, chemistry, and math
• Official evaluation report for non-US college/university transcript
• National certification as a generalist Medical Laboratory Technologist/Scientist, categorical in the specialty of operation, or Specialist
• Must qualify as high complexity testing personnel under CLIA regulations where required
• 5 years clinical or anatomic laboratory experience
• 1 year of experience in a clinical or anatomic leadership role
• Knowledge of evaluation methodologies, data analysis, statistics, QC/proficiency testing, and analytic root cause analysis
• Interpersonal and communication skills for effective participative leadership and communication with all staff levels
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft products
• Preferred: experience with regulatory compliance processes such as CAP and Joint Commission
• Preferred: proficiency with laboratory information systems
• Technical expertise in Hematology, including Sysmex;
  Chemistry, including Roche; and Blood banking experience preferred
• Experience working independently as Core Lab generalist preferred
• Willingness to travel between affiliated locations and provide cross-campus coverage
• Ability to support off-shift, weekend, holiday, and on-call coverage as required
• Ability to report during inclement weather or emergency events as an essential employee

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