POSITION SUMMARY:

Supervisor, Accessioning works closely with the manager to ensure company and team goals are met. Ensures high-quality work is completed timely.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for day-to-day staffing/scheduling/setting up sample processing schedules.

• Ensures production work is consistently completed according to department goals.

• Ensures all case samples are processed and accounted for.

• Monitors team members to ensure adherence to SOPs and safety procedures Oversees training for new hires; works in conjunction with lead to train new hires.

• Investigates/follows up on lab errors (NCR). Assists manager in initiating and completing CAPAs.

• Handles employee issues.

• Collaborates with Manager to resolve issues.

• Ensures alignment with team for reasoning behind instructions/processes, changes that are made, why certain ideas cannot be implemented effectively.

• Meets regularly with individual team members to discuss goals and progress.

• Responsible for staff performance reviews.

• Plans and leads team meetings Keeps team morale up and maintains professionalism of team members, including by acting as role model.

• Adheres to Departmental Expectations Ensures compliance with all regulatory agency requirements through documentation, audits, and corrective action.

• Go-to person when manager is not present.

• Assists the team in day to day work if necessary.

• Approves timecards and PTO requests.

• Escalates lab issues and team concerns to manager.

• Communicates the problem and suggests possible solutions.

• Understands the entire lab process and is able to identify and troubleshoot issues when they arise.

• Understands when and how to escalate issues appropriately.

• Makes sure the goals set by manager for the team are being met in the lab.

• Performs and completes side projects assigned by the manager.

• Actively interacts with interdepartmental teams such as OPS, Accessioning, Engineering, Stats, R&D, and Support.

• Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and the process by which to meet goals.

• Provides direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance.

• Administers company policies that directly affect subordinate employees.

• Recommends changes to unit or sub-unit policies.

• Provides direct supervision to professional individual contributors and/or skilled, support individual contributors.

• Acts as advisor to unit or sub-units and may become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems.

• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have an access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job.

• Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.

• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; BS/BA degree preferred

• 2 years of industry-related experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Proven leadership experience

• Ability to take on projects with little supervision.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, computer, and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Word processing and data management skills.