Manager, Laboratory Services - Transfusion and Transplant
Manager, Laboratory Services - Transfusion and Transplant
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Job Description
Overview
The Manager Laboratory Services will manage the activities of the Laboratory Services department ensuring that raw materials and final products are tested on time and meeting all applicable procedures and specifications. This includes oversight of equipment operation and maintenance documentation product control product handling storage and other tasks associated with ensuring the quality and suitability of products
Responsibilities
- Provides direction to the laboratory staff in the performance of daily tasks. Ensures that department employees follow all applicable regulatory and safety requirements.
- Reviews and approves as needed laboratory records for completeness accuracy and acceptability of results and for conformance to written specifications SOPs and applicable regulations (inclusive but not limited to: FDA Health Canada ISO 13485 OSHA etc.).
- Schedules laboratory activities to meet production requirements.
- Ensures timely completion of outofspecification records root cause analyses and deviations investigations.
- Implements key performance metrics to monitor and improve the laboratory activities efficiencies and compliance.
- Implements continuous improvements initiatives to increase laboratory efficiences such as elimination of redundant tests 5S kanban balanced workload etc.
- Performs employee appraisals.
- Timely identifies and documents under the direction of Human Resources department the need for any employee intervention inclusive of disciplinary actions.
- Assists with the preparation of department budget and keeps expenses within established limits.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Travel Requirements:
- Travel is required 0% of the time.
Qualifications
Minimum Knowledge & Experience
Education:
- Medical Technologist ASCP Certification BS Laboratory Sciences. Specialist in Blood Bank preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum of one year of management experience or a leadership role.
- Must have strong knowledge of blood bank/transfusion service.
- Management has the discretion of substituting relevant work experience for a degree and/or making exceptions to the years of experience requirement.
Skills & Capabilities
- Establishes a succession planning process for laboratories key functions (e.g. Supervisor etc.).
- Interacts cooperatively with coworkers supervisors or managers of other departments and receives direction well from superiors.
- Manages employee training activities including appropriate training records.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
