Who you are:

If you are someone who enjoys a fast paced, growing, and collaborative work environment this may be the company for you. Headquartered in Denton, TX with locations throughout the United States, our client provides a variety of rewarding careers that support an impactful company mission: delivering fast, accurate and actionable results to the clients they serve. We are opening a new lab in Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 in June and are looking to hire a General Lab Supervisor of Clinical Lab Scientists.

What you will be doing:

The General Supervisor (CLS) is responsible for ensuring that samples are accessioned and tested promptly, accurately, and proficiently, while adhering to applicable CAP and CLIA regulations. Perform essential functions such as: workflow of samples, effective communication with Lab Director, Lab Management and Lab Personnel. The general supervisor must provide day-to-day supervision and must be accessible.

• Responsible for providing day-to-day supervision of high complexity test performance by testing personnel.
• Ensure each employee has the necessary tools and supplies to complete their job in an efficient high-quality manner.
• Ensure proper communication to technical lab completed upon any changes to protocol or company policies.
• Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance is maintained
• As applicable, under Lab Directors directions, assist training and documenting competency assessment of all laboratory employees in compliance with regulating bodies (CAP, CLIA, etc.).
• Assist maintaining all compliance documentation in accordance with regulating bodies (CAP, CLIA, etc) including cleaning logs, maintenance logs, IQ/OQ/PM's etc.
• Collaborate with the Quality Analyst on writing, updating, and maintaining SOP manual.
• Performing sample processing, DNA extraction and PCR. Ability to run KingFisher Flex, Accufill and QuantStudio 12K and 5.
• Continuously monitor and develop workflow processes as needed to ensure timely turnaround, efficiency, and quality of specimen processing.
• Provide technical oversight to lab personnel who perform testing procedures.
• Strong understanding of procedures, SOPs, QC/controls to ensure accurate and valid data is reported.
• Responsible for supporting menu validations.
• Complete employee performance reviews, timecard approvals, and manage PTO requests.

Our ideal candidate has:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in a Chemical, Physical, Biological or Clinical Laboratory Science is required.
• Experience:
  • 1+ year previous supervisory experience required.
  • A general supervisor must be licensed to perform high complexity tests or must be a California-licensed physician and surgeon and must have 2 years of experience in high-complexity testing in the specialty or specialties he or she is supervising.
• Certifications/Licenses:
  • Medical Technologist certification from AAB focusing in Molecular Diagnostics or other equivalent certifications (AMT, ABB, etc.).
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Clinical Microbiologist Scientist License (CMSL)

About our client:

MP's client is the nation's leading PCR-based infectious disease laboratory, advancing healthcare through decentralized patient-directed testing, large-scale surveillance pathogen testing, antimicrobial stewardship, and value-based care programs. In a global environment threatened by growing antimicrobial resistance, rapid diagnoses matter. MP's client sets the pace for industry-leading laboratory operations through unparalleled turnaround time, yielding insights that mobilize accurate clinical decisions. With over 20 years in the clinical laboratory industry, MP's client provides services to over 10,000 clinicians nationwide.

Additional Information:

• Salary Range: $90k - $130k is our estimate and not final compensation until offer is given or negotiated.
  • Final compensation for this role is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, and certification.
• New Lab Location: Sherman Oaks, California 91403
• Expected Start Date: 2 weeks after accepted offer
• Shift/Schedule: Sunday - Thursday; 1:00am - 10:00am
• Training/Onboarding: Location will be at our Atlanta, GA or Denton, TX Lab. California Lab go live date is mid-June! Travel and lodging expenses would be covered by the company for training.