Clinical Lab Manager - Hematology

Job Description

Job Description

Clinical Lab Manager - Hematology

Location: Camden, NJ
Shift: Day Shift | Full-Time

Job Description

The Clinical Lab Manager - Hematology is responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, and strategic oversight of Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis laboratory services across multiple locations . This position provides comprehensive technical and administrative leadership, with responsibility for both hospital-based laboratory operations and multiple satellite laboratory locations .

The manager oversees technical operations, staff performance, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, budgeting, resource allocation, and operational consistency across all assigned sites. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on knowledge of Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis along with demonstrated administrative and multi-site laboratory management experience.

This individual collaborates with physicians, clinical leaders, laboratory leadership, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality laboratory services while maintaining accreditation standards and driving continuous process improvement across all locations.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical and administrative leadership for Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis operations across hospital-based and satellite laboratory locations.
• Oversee daily laboratory operations across multiple sites , ensuring consistent workflows, testing quality, turnaround times, and patient service standards.
• Maintain operational oversight of both the primary hospital laboratory and affiliated satellite laboratory operations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop laboratory supervisors and staff through coaching, performance management, competency assessment, and ongoing professional development.
• Establish consistent operational practices, quality standards, policies, and procedures across all assigned laboratory locations.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and accrediting agency regulations, standards, and quality requirements.
• Monitor quality assurance and quality control programs across Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis, implementing corrective and preventive actions when necessary.
• Manage departmental budgets, staffing, scheduling, inventory, productivity, and resource utilization across multiple laboratory sites.
• Develop, implement, and maintain laboratory policies, procedures, and best practices to support safe and efficient operations.
• Evaluate and implement process improvements to enhance productivity, testing quality, operational efficiency, and patient service.
• Collaborate with physicians, clinical leaders, laboratory leadership, and other departments to support organizational and patient care initiatives.
• Oversee equipment maintenance, method validation, instrument implementation, and introduction of new laboratory technologies as needed.
• Prepare for and participate in regulatory inspections, audits, and accreditation activities across assigned locations.
• Analyze operational, quality, staffing, and productivity metrics and prepare reports to support strategic planning and performance improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes and improve operational consistency across hospital and satellite laboratory environments.
• Foster a culture of safety, compliance, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across all laboratory locations.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or a related laboratory science field preferred.
• Completion of an accredited Medical Technology or Medical Laboratory Science program preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive clinical laboratory experience, with significant experience in Hematology, Coagulation, and/or Urinalysis .
• Demonstrated laboratory management or supervisory experience , including both technical and administrative responsibilities.
• Multi-site laboratory management or operational oversight experience strongly preferred.
• Experience overseeing hospital-based laboratory operations as well as satellite, ambulatory, or other off-site laboratory operations is highly desirable.
• Strong technical knowledge of Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis testing, instrumentation, quality control, and laboratory workflows .
• ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of clinical laboratory operations, quality management systems, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams across multiple locations while maintaining consistent performance and quality standards.
• Strong administrative capabilities, including experience with budgeting, staffing, scheduling, resource allocation, productivity management, and operational planning.
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, laboratory leadership, clinical teams, and other key stakeholders.
• Proficiency with laboratory information systems (LIS) and standard computer applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and laboratory locations within a fast-paced healthcare environment while maintaining a strong commitment to quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.