Lab Supervisor

Lab Supervisor

One of our top clients is looking for a Full Time Lab Supervisor, located in Memphis TN. The candidate will be under general supervision, implements laboratory policies, procedures, and services in accordance with the Quality Management System and in compliance with applicable regulations. Ensures efficient and effective laboratory operations by directing the work of others.

Responsibilities:

• Schedules sufficient number of laboratory personnel (i.e. technologists, technicians) to complete laboratory tests.
• Ensure all required policies and operational procedures are followed.
• Lead and coordinate daily workflows to support operation
• Coordinate metrics to achieve throughput goals
• Maintains daily inventory levels
• Ensure that all lab staff is current with training, competencies and continuing education
• Manage performance including appraisals, improvement plans
• Follow and enforce adherence to Quality Management System
• Track assay plate inventory
• Communicate with cross functional teams to achieve operational efficiencies
• Review and revise, department standard operating procedures
• Continually assess processes and create action plans to make improvements
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards, laws and requirements of requisite agencies by employing appropriate systems/processes.
• Lead individuals and work groups to continuously improve performance by creating an environment that ensures application of quality principles and techniques to achieve desired outcomes
• Creates an environment which fosters excellence, sensitivity and leadership.
• Follows all company safety policies & other safety precautions within work area.
• Regular attendance and timeliness is essential
• Complete special projects as assigned within designated timeframe

Qualifications:

• Requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts typically acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology including up to one year of practical training and six years of full time clinical laboratory experience
• Must have a current certification on as a Medical Technologist
• Must obtain an active TN license as a Laboratory Supervisor
• Requires the analytical skills necessary to plan for, design or enhance highly-complex systems and programs, resolve problems requiring a comprehensive and state-of-the-art awareness of scientific field
• Requires the ability to effectively manage the employees within assigned unit/ department and to persuade and negotiate with peer level managers on issues and programs that impact assigned unit/department.
• Work requires effectively dealing with conflicting views or issues and mediating fair workable solutions
• Ability to recruit, develop and retain a high performance team
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high degree of personal & professional initiative
• Problem solving ability - able to develop creative, practical solutions that meet business objectives
• Strong project management skills ability to create, adapt and follow work plans
• Ability to work in a global, multicultural collaborative team environment
• Ability to create cross-functional teams driven by project / business needs; ability to lead teams and secure outcomes without direct line authority