Position Summary:
The Senior Technical Supervisor has overall responsibility for laboratory operation, and coordinates and manages the general business and operation of the assigned laboratory including supervision of technical supervisors of laboratory departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Maintain final responsibility for day-to-day operations of the laboratory.
- Lead/Drive LEAN/Six Sigma culture – Continuous process improvement and commitment to quality.
- Responsible for management and oversight of a team of qualified laboratory professionals who maintain laboratory operations.
- Responsible for maintaining and supporting sufficient and competent laboratory personnel.
- Ensures effective remedial and corrective action programs in the laboratory.
- Work with Genova Diagnostics leaders as the laboratory site representative to plan and implement projects, including preparation of written requirements associated with specific project goals, gathering status reports, developing solutions to problems or issues that arise.
- Provide regular and timely updates to appropriate GDX personnel, and answer inquiries.
- Schedule and lead meetings associated with laboratory operations.
- Maintain final responsibility for ensuring that all laboratory operational tasks are satisfactorily completed before new products are taken to market.
- Identify and monitor costs associated with laboratory operations.
- Develop and maintain laboratory operational budget.
- Works closely with the V.P. Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Director, Technical Manager and/or Laboratory Supervisors and with other Genova Diagnostics personnel involved in projects or issues that impact the laboratory.
In coordination with the Facilities Laboratory Director:
- Establishes policies and procedures for technical areas of the laboratory.
- Assist in solving technical problems.
- Maintains responsibility for overall laboratory quality, including quality control and quality assurance programs.
- Leads the laboratory effort to develop systems to achieve performance objectives.
- Responsible for participation in regular proficiency testing programs for the lab.
- Responsible for ensuring that all records are up to date and available for inspection.
- Ensures regular review of quality control for trends and problems.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
He/she directly supervises the Technical Supervisors.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
This position requires a Ph.D., MS or BS in Medical Technology or a Chemical, Physical, Biological science from an accredited institution. Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience and 7 years of clinical laboratory experience. Candidate must have leadership qualities, be adaptable to change and self-motivated. Also must possess communication, motivational, technical, human relations, conceptual and decision making skills. LEAN/Six Sigma experience in a laboratory setting preferred.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to learn and utilize the laboratory information system.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job while wearing the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment. On occasion the individual may be called upon to handle biological specimens. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must be able to work in an environment containing biohazards, toxic chemicals, pungent odors, corrosive acids, noise, sharp objects, and other normal hazards found in the clinical laboratory. Laboratory safety measures are in place and protective equipment provided to help minimize possible exposure to these environmental risks.
