Lab Technician Supervisor - HDRL

About the role

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is seeking a Laboratory Technician Supervisor to support the College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited HIV Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory (HDRL) within the Diagnostics and Countermeasures Branch (DCB)/Molecular Department.

Responsibilities

• Works with the Laboratory Director, Associate Laboratory Director, Senior Laboratory Manager, Team Lead, and Quality Assurance Manager to develop and implement new testing platforms/assays/procedures as required for new missions in support of US Military Force Health Protection and Readiness.
• Oversees, and performs when required, all clinical procedures in the Clinical Molecular Laboratory Section in conjunction with the Team Lead and manages all clinical procedures in the Serology Section in the absence of the Serology Technical Supervisor.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of College of American Pathologists (CAP), Clinical Laboratory Information Amendment (CLIA), and FDA regulatory requirements for high complexity testing.
• Plans workload to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work to ensure efficient and accurate testing for both clinical and research missions.
• Evaluates/resolves new and complex problems in the Clinical Molecular Laboratory Section in collaboration with the Team Lead, as well as Clinical Serology Sections in collaboration with the Serological Technical Supervisor and Serological Team Leads.
• Maintains all instrumentation to ensure proper functioning and maintenance in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Troubleshoots instruments, test methods, and specialty processes. Corrects and documents all issues in accordance with DCB’s Occurrence Management Plan.
• Develops validation plans to evaluate new instruments and test methods, conducts evaluations of methods, summarizes data for presentation to DCB leadership, and incorporates into Section testing menus.
• Reviews in coordination with the Quality Assurance Section, all quality indicators for Molecular and Serology Sections to ensure assays are performing as required and technologists are reporting results according to manufacturer and/or Laboratory specific requirements, test turn-around times (TATs) are in accordance with established laboratory guidelines and benchmarks.
• Takes appropriate actions to improve performance where applicable.
• Prepares, writes, reviews, and revises SOPs for the Molecular Sections and provides technical guidance to laboratory personnel.
• Monitors temperatures of rooms, refrigerators, and freezers with the use of DataTron EXT system for proper storage of reagents and samples.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a science related field required.
• Minimum of 6-8 years experience required. Previous experience working in a CAP accredited molecular laboratory required with at least four (4) years training and experience in high complexity molecular testing and four (4) years experience in a science discipline.
• Preferrable minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience.