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Laboratory Supervisor (Safety Testing)
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Covance)
Geneva, Switzerland
Job Overview:
Our Safety Testing Department is looking to hire a new Laboratory Supervisor
The main Responsabilities will be :
Managerial and Leadership duties and responsibilities:
o Supervises the day to day production and non-production activities of the local departmental employees.
o Directly monitors the quality of testing services provided by employees under his/her supervision.
o Assigns appropriately trained personnel and ensures sufficient number of staff are available to complete the workload.
Supervision:
o Schedules department personnel appropriately to match the demands of the daily workflow with in the supervised area.
o Provides direct supervision to employees, including assignments, technical and behavioral performance counseling, and troubleshooting.
o Schedules and supervises all non-production activities and obligations of her/his area, such as validations, surveys, etc.
o Provides support as required to the department manager to assist in the fulfillment of his/her responsibilities, including acting as manager, upon delegation, during absences.
♦ Performance Monitoring and Evaluation:
o Assures quality and timely performance of both production and non-production activities under supervision.
o Reports performance and results against targets and global standards.
o Ensures regulatory compliance within his/her supervision.
o Communicates all production and non-production standards, guidelines and information to the supervised staff.
o Ensures on-time delivery of performance reports (PT, QC/PM, Internal and External QC) and responses to inquiries from other functional areas.
o Participates in and supports client visits, audits and inquiries, as necessary, to ensure complete fulfillment of requests and interests.
♦ Personnel:
o Recruits, trains, and contributes to retention efforts of employees.
o Conducts technical training and development of staff as needed.
o Supports the departmental manager in assessing and meeting the resource needs.
o Supports the development of plans to meet future resource needs.
o Evaluates the performance of employees.
o Works with department manager to establish training plans for the supervised staff.
o Supports the manager in employee evaluations and development plans. Education/Qualifications:
♦ BS degree in Biology, Chemistry or other life Science plus 1 year clinical testing experience; or Medical Technology degree.
♦ Prefer professional certification (ASCP, AABB, or other) in area(s) of expertise.
qualification by the Foederation Analyticorum Medicilanium Helveticorum (FAMH) or by the Foederation Medicorum Helveticoruma (FMH) is a plus.
♦ Good command of English; Command of French is a plus.
♦ Computer literate.
Experience:
Requires 6 years of experience in a laboratory following clinical training; prior supervisory or management experience is a plus.
Fluent In English and French
Job posted: 2020-12-04