Laboratory Manager - IVF/Fertility Lab Operations

Laboratory Manager

Are you a highly skilled embryology professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume fertility environment? At Center for Reproductive Medicine, we seek an experienced Laboratory Manager to lead our andrology and embryology teams while helping shape the future of patient-centered fertility care.

In this leadership role, you'll combine hands-on embryology expertise with operational oversight, quality management, regulatory compliance, and team development. You'll work alongside physicians, laboratory leadership, and executive teams to ensure exceptional laboratory performance, outstanding patient outcomes, and a culture of collaboration and innovation.

This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position that works on-site in our Minneapolis, MN location. Presence and travel to our St. Paul, MN location also necessary. May require weekends and holidays based on laboratory needs.

If you are passionate about reproductive science, mentorship, operational excellence, and advancing fertility care, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do

Laboratory & Clinical Operations

• Oversee daily operations of embryology, andrology, and cryostorage services
• Ensure laboratory protocols, quality standards, and workflows support excellence in patient care
• Perform advanced embryology procedures and maintain competency across andrology functions
• Monitor laboratory equipment, QC programs, cryostorage systems, and inventory management
• Partner with physicians and leadership to improve efficiency, throughput, and patient satisfaction
• Serve as the primary liaison for laboratory vendors and operational partners

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and support a multidisciplinary laboratory team
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing culture
• Oversee staffing, scheduling, onboarding, and competency development
• Conduct performance reviews, coaching conversations, and ongoing professional development
• Create opportunities for mentorship and bench-side learning

Regulatory & Quality Oversight

• Ensure compliance with CAP, CLIA, OSHA, FDA, HIPAA, and SART requirements
• Lead inspection readiness activities, self-inspections, and corrective action plans
• Maintain quality assurance and proficiency testing programs
• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives and process enhancements
• Maintain laboratory policies, procedures, and documentation standards

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, Biological Science, Chemical Science, Physical Science, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on embryology experience in a SART-registered, CLIA-approved IVF laboratory
• Experience in high-volume fertility programs with: 700+ annual oocyte retrievals and 500+ annual embryo biopsy cases
• Expertise in clinical embryology, andrology laboratory operations, and quality systems
• Strong knowledge of CAP, CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, FDA, and SART standards
• Authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• 23+ years of leadership or supervisory experience
• Experience mentoring and developing laboratory staff
• Strong quality management and process improvement background
• EHR superuser or laboratory systems experience

We offer great benefits medical, dental, and vision, as well as company paid short term and long term disability, HSA employer contribution every payday, and 401k employer match, safe harbor, and profit sharing.

Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM), a physician owned and managed private practice, provides the highest quality of professional reproductive services in the Midwest and is a leader in reproductive medicine. With convenient locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, we have been providing every conceivable chance of success for over 30 years. In fact, our IVF success rates exceed the national delivery rate in every category. Our Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologists and knowledgeable staff provide genuine and compassionate care. Building a family is a unique journey and we offer a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options for all family types in a friendly, sensitive, comfortable, and professional environment.