
Laboratory Operations Supervisor - Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm
- Lenexa, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Background Check: A thorough background check will be conducted for all potential employees. This may include, but is not limited to, criminal history, education verification, and employment history.
- Visa Sponsorship: Eurofins Viracor LLC does not sponsor employment visas. All candidates must have the legal right to work in Lenexa, KS without requiring sponsorship. Unless approved by HR and supporting parties.
- Oversee daily operations in the clinical laboratory and provide overall direction and assistance to associates
- Administer work schedules and review/approve associate time sheets
- Work with manager to ensure appropriate staffing of area of responsibility
- Ensure laboratory associates have thorough understanding of assay theory, troubleshooting, and data analyses by serving as mentor and coach
- Ensure laboratory associates are up to date at all times with training and competency assessments for their areas of responsibility; perform competency assessments when delegated by Laboratory Technical Supervisor
- Monitor department productivity and ensure appropriate quality metrics are met (turnaround times, quality events, etc.)
- Approve clinical laboratory assays that have been submitted prior to results being reported to clients
- Resolve technical problems and ensure that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken when deficiencies or errors are found for both the clinical laboratory and/or medical device products as appropriate
- Perform annual review of SOPs not requiring revision and relevant to those laboratory methods for which they have direct operational responsibility to determine if they continue to be accurate and applicable, as required
- Identify inefficiencies in processes, workflow, and throughput and implement process improvements to minimize waste
- Proactively develop plans to meet future departmental needs
- Perform testing as necessary in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Scientist job description
- Support the lab manager in conducting effective and productive team meetings
- Provide primary source of information and assistance to other departments as needed
- Interview and select candidates for open Clinical Laboratory Scientist positions when needed
- Accept, complete and report on special assignments within the agreed upon timeframe
- Ensure adherence to laboratory safety policies
- Other duties as assigned by management
- BS or BA in biological, chemical, or clinical laboratory science
- 4 years experience in a high complexity laboratory setting
- Will be working on automated and manual platforms
- Willing to work with potentially infectious human blood and body fluids
- Requires flexibility in schedule, working hours and days (potentially including weekends) outside of normal schedule when necessary
- Goal oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- Ability to effectively solve problems and make sound independent decisions
- Analytical judgment, problem solving skills, accuracy and detail oriented
- High level of proficiency with PC based software programs
- Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead
- Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time as necessary in the laboratory (4 or more hours)
- Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 25 pounds. It is advised to obtain assistance for items over 25 pounds.
- Physical dexterity sufficient to move body frequently around laboratory equipment and instrumentation
- Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours)
- Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions
- Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm
- Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays