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Position Overview

The Supervisor, Molecular Laboratory is responsible for the general supervision of the laboratory personnel and the daily operations of the molecular laboratory.This role may also perform high complexity laboratory testing on patient specimens, and quality control and quality assurance procedures while complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laboratory requirements. The high complexity nature of the work requires excellent attention to detail, effective written and verbal communication skills, the ability to multi-task and be flexible with tasks and schedules, and the ability to work independently in a team environment.

The Supervisor, Molecular Laboratory will often be the first point of contact for molecular technologists and laboratory assistants during laboratory processing and will provide guidance while troubleshooting complex problems. This role must also act as a liaison between the laboratory staff, support departments, and senior management. As such, the Supervisor, Molecular Laboratory must exhibit leadership skills such as good judgment, sound analysis and decision making, the ability to remain professional and composed under pressure, effective interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the laboratory and across departments.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide day-to-day supervision of the laboratory personnel.
• Ability to Identify and troubleshoot high complexity problems independently that adversely affect test performance.
• Perform, review, and document laboratory quality control procedures, as needed.
• Perform processing of patient samples in accordance with the clinical laboratory's standard operating procedures (SOPs); extract nucleic acids from human tissues, perform library preparation, next generation sequencing (NGS), and other related processes.
• Maintain responsibility for the daily operating, maintenance, and monitoring of all laboratory equipment; including, but not limited to, NGS instruments and liquid handling robotics.
• Coordinate the repair of laboratory equipment with appropriate internal and external service personnel.
• Manage the testing and validation of new laboratory equipment and procedures.
• Conduct duties within a housekeeping system to ensure a contaminant-free and safe laboratory environment.
• Develop and maintain responsibility for the upkeep of SOPs.
• Maintain Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and other safety standards.
• Maintain regulatory standards as required (e.g., Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP)).
• Assist with the ordering and inventory of the laboratory supplies, as needed.
• Supervise staff, Organize, and prioritize work, write/conduct performance reviews, train/develop, and manage work performance.
• Communicategoals clearly to employees to ensure understanding and success in achieving them.
• Motivateandinspireemployees to do their best work through coaching.
• Maintainmorale and support employee engagement initiatives.
• Ability to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner.
• Ability to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on quality.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Apply strong communication skills; ability to maintain open communication with employees, managers and customers.
• Apply a high attention to detail with strong quality orientation.
• Apply first rate interpersonal and communication skills.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work nights or weekends, as needed.
• Ability to work seated for approximately 50% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for approximately 50% of a typical working day.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds for approximately 5% of a typical working day.
• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
• May perform repetitious actions using lab tools; including, but not limited to, pipettes.
• Ability to use various chemicals to perform duties.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Ability to use a computer, concentrate, and read and/or analyze data.
• May be exposed to hazardous materials and instruments with moving parts, heating and freezing elements, and high-speed centrifugation.
• Ability to use various types of laboratories equipment, including next generation sequencing instruments, liquid handling robotics, and biosafety cabinets.
• Ability and means to travel 5% between local Exact Sciences locations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or field related to the essential duties from an accredited college or university.
• 6 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with a minimum of 1 year in an NGS laboratory
• 1 years of experience managing junior staff and lab processes.
• 1 years of experience in a high throughput laboratory production environment.
• Professional working knowledge of regulatory inspection preparation and execution.
• Working knowledge of laboratory concepts and applications as well as laboratory safety and regulatory requirements.
• Technical proficiency in basic molecular techniques and related equipment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient with laboratory information management software (LIMS) systems.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a lead or supervisor.
• Experience in a high throughput molecular diagnostics clinical laboratory.
• Possession of a MB (ASCP) certification or MT/MLS (ASCP) certification.

Salary Range:

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