Laboratory Supervisor Molecular Diagnostics

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><ul><li><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Do you h</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ave experience managing a molecular biology and virology lab utilising PCR technology?</span></span></strong></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Are you an experienced team leader with strong communication and training skills?</span></strong></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Covance by Labcorp, LabCorp's drug development business, is a leading global life sciences company with a mission to improve health and improve lives. As of the end of August 2020, across the United States, we have safely performed more than 12 million COVID-19 molecular tests. Now, we are excited to expand our testing services to support the United Kingdom.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For our <strong>new Diagnostic site in Shardlow</strong> we are looking to hire a <strong>Laboratory Supervisor</strong>. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As Laboratory Supervisor, you’ll oversee all aspects of work performed in the lab ensuring both automated and manual testing is compliant with accrediting agency requirements. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You will monitor all testing to ensure acceptable levels of analytical performance are maintained; with the overall goal of providing results that will be used for the diagnosis and management of testings. Ultimately, these test results will be studied to better understand the virus or other diseases to develop better treatments and future vaccines.</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">As Laboratory Supervisor you are responsible for the following:</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Managing overall laboratory performance.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reporting laboratory metrics, KPIs, sample throughput, backlog and other data to senior leadership.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensuring laboratory safety</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Acting as a mentor to all laboratory employees and handling interviews, hiring and training of new staff.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Performing preventative maintenance on equipment and instrument maintenance monitoring.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensuring adequacy of training and competency assessment protocols in the labs.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensuring all group members adhere to quality control policies and document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, reagent preparation and testing, and instrument maintenance performed.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identifying potential issues that may adversely affect test performance and notify key individuals to ensure corrective action is taken.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Detecting when test performance is not within acceptable levels and documenting all corrective action.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">What can we offer you:</span></strong></span></p><ul><li style="margin-left: .75in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;">A challenging and interesting position in a fast-growing and innovative environment</span></span></li><li style="margin-left: .75in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Competitive salary.</span></span></li><li style="margin-left: .75in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to develop key leadership skills.</span></li><li style="margin-left: .75in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Career opportunities tailored to your competences and personal goals </span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">We’re committed to the health and safety of our employees and their communities</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;">To protect our team and members of our local communities, we are following COVID-19 healthcare guidelines </span>by practicing “social distancing,” minimizing onsite staff<span style="color: windowtext;"> and enforcing utilization of PPE for those who are working within our labs. </span></span></p><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Scientific degree (Biochemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences etc.)</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h2>Experience:</h2><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In depth knowledge of Molecular Biology & Virology.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Minimum 1 year experience in a supervisory/management role in a lab enviroment.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Working knowledge of document control systems.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Ability to work independently and as part of a team.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent attention to detail with the ability to prioritise workload in a high throughput lab. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Flexibility to work in various shift systems if necessary </span></li></ul>