Supervisor - Molecular Operations, Liquid Profiling (3rd Shift)

Position Summary

The Supervisor - Molecular Operations, Liquid Profiling will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Molecular Liquid Profiling laboratory and ensuring the molecular area is meeting all necessary Quality Control (QC) guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manages/performs all clinical molecular testing.
• Maintains routine molecular equipment maintenance and support logs.
• Train molecular technologists on new techniques.
• Monitor test analysis and specimen examination to ensure acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
• Follows the laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Performs and documents proficiency testing (PT) samples.
• Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Follows the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable level of performance.
• Documents all corrective action taken when a test system deviates from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Assists with the tracking, accumulation, and computation of performance metrics.
• Demonstrates the ability to accurately prioritize and triage specimens, handles and disposes of specimens and chemical waste based on the laboratory's procedural manual, and ensures compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Support compliance to all applicable regulatory and standard requirements (FDA, CLIA, NYS, CAP, ISO, etc.).
• Ensures lab has adequate inventories of reagents and supplies.
• Resolves employee relations issues and recommends disciplinary action when required.
• Acts as first point of contact on technical, procedural, and policy questions. Keeps team informed of new processes and general updates.
• Accepts other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution.
• 4+ years lab experience, including 2 years of high complexity patient testing (1 of which is in Molecular Pathology methods).
• Knowledge of laboratory safety and quality control procedures and regulations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Internet for business use.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science.
• 6+ years of experience in molecular methods in a CLIA, NYS, CAP, ISO regulated environment.
• CLSp (MB), MB(ASCP) certification preferred.

Physical Demands

• Must possess ability to sit, stand, and/or work at a computer for long periods of time.
• May be required to handle and/or may have exposure to blood-borne pathogens, extreme temperatures, high noise levels, fumes and bio-hazardous material/chemicals including formalin in the lab environment.
• Visual acuity and analytical skill to distinguish fine detail. Ability to pass a visual color discrimination test.
• Must possess ability to perform repetitive motion.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

Schedule

3rd Shift Hours: 9:30pm-8:00am

Other

This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends and/or Holidays.