Laboratory Supervisor (Director) of Moderate Complexity Lab – IEEM

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location:

IEEM at Texas Health Dallas, 7232 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231

Work hours:

Fulltime; Monday-Friday (8:30 am-5:00 pm).

Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM) highlights:

• The Laboratory supervisor is for the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM). IEEM Website: https://www.texashealth.org/IEEM
• IEEM’s mission is to explore and define the limits to human functional capacity in health and disease, with the objective of improving the quality of life for human beings of all ages. Our faculty, students and staff pursue this bold mission by creating an integrated series of world class laboratories, each with specific research and clinical focus providing expertise on particular aspects of human physiology and medicine.
• The Laboratory supervisor will lead the IEEM Biochemistry Lab for the IEEM research and clinical laboratory operations.
• High degree of integrated teamwork with an engaged and supportive leadership team.

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in lab science and five years of lab training or experience and two years’ experience supervising non-waived testing.

• Must be certified by an American Society of Clinical Pathologist, HHS-approved board required.

• Two years’ experience supervising direct reports required.

What You Will Do

• Is primarily responsible for performing all aspects of Medical Technologist and Medical Lab Scientist functions including but not limited to performing laboratory testing procedures, benchwork, quality control, specimen collection, processing, storage and potential shipment, all with the focus of maintaining specimen integrity post collection.

• 80% of the role is technical/bench top and 20% is supervisory/administrative.

• Responsible for continuous maintenance and operation of Laboratory equipment and Storage equipment for blood and muscle samples.

• The Lab supervisor is on-call for the rare occurrence of freezer alarm triggers.

• Specifies, develops, and facilitates procurement of Research laboratory testing protocol.

• Responsible for continuous updates to ensure proper accreditation protocols are met for The Joint Commission. Ex: Ensuring Policy and Procedures are reviewed and updated routinely.

• Responsible for miscellaneous Supervisory duties, ex: QMS reports, billing, QC review, ordering of supplies, scheduling Preventative maintenance for laboratory equipment and routine bench work.

• Collaboration: Provides technical knowledge at the planning and design stage(s) of research protocols in collaboration with investigator(s) and supports laboratory portion of the research projects throughout the project lifecycle

• Research new equipment when needed.

• Supervisor to lab personnel including performance reviews, training and development, setting schedules, time off approvals, interviews and hiring and performance management when necessary.

• Lead Liaison of the Biochemistry Lab with hospital departments.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health IEEM Biochemistry Lab Supervisor

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.