Laboratory Supervisor - Clinical Sample Analysis

Environmental Conditions

Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.

Summarized Purpose: Supervises laboratory unit. Assists in overseeing and supervising daily work activities within the laboratory unit to ensure efficient and effective scientific and administrative operations. Operates, maintains, and repairs clinical laboratory equipment within the scope of training including routine preventive maintenance, calibrations, and safety checks. Oversees and reviews area weekly and monthly Quality Control and maintaining QC database. Set up and validate new assays as assigned by the manager.

Essential Functions:

• Performs and reports routine and complex laboratory analyses that require advanced evaluation and judgment skills. Uses set protocols and guidelines to evaluate credibility and accuracy of test results and provides data for validation to supervisors and managers.
• Ensures that quality control procedures are carried out. Monitors and resolves instrument problems. Implements new technology and instruments for unit according to established protocols.
• Gathers data for quality improvement activities within section and participates in comparison studies of precision, accuracy, and linearity for new or existing assays according to established protocols.
• In conjunction with laboratory senior management, develops new policies and procedures for the unit and writes Standard Operating Procedures.
• Serves as a mentor to team members providing guidance and reviewing and checking work. Trains and assesses the competency of staff in the unit and issues formal evaluations. Recruits, interviews, and hires new staff.
• Regularly interacts with non-laboratory departments to organize workflow, troubleshoot problems and find resolutions in order to meet client expectations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 5 years). 1+ year of leadership responsibility.
• In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Proven problem-solving/troubleshooting abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Ability to provide guidance on analytical issues and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to adapt to changes in workflow, unusual circumstances, and high-pressure and time-sensitive environments.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment.

Management Role:

• Directly supervises individual contributors, administrative support and/or entry-level professionals.

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is performed in an office and/or a laboratory and/or a clinical environment with exposure to electrical equipment.
• Occasionally drives to site or client locations, occasionally travels within the United States.
• Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.
• Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments, and gloves.
• Regular and consistent attendance.