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Manager – Laboratory Services – Transfusion and Transplant

Manager – Laboratory Services – Transfusion and Transplant

CompanyWerfen
LocationNorcross, GA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Medical Technologist, ASCP Certification, BS Laboratory Sciences. Specialist in Blood Bank preferred.
  • Minimum of one year of management experience or a leadership role.
  • Must have strong knowledge of blood bank/transfusion service.

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 out-of-specification 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 efficiencies 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.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Specialist in Blood Bank preferred.