Laboratory Operations Supervisor - Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

Job Description

Eurofins Viracor LLC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals from all backgrounds to apply. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following conditions:

1. Drug Screen: Successful candidates will be required to pass a standard drug screen as part of the pre-employment process.
2. Background Check: A thorough background check will be conducted for all potential employees. This may include, but is not limited to, criminal history, education verification, and employment history.
3. Visa Sponsorship: Eurofins Viracor LLC does not sponsor employment visas. All candidates must have the legal right to work in Lenexa, KS without requiring sponsorship. Unless approved by HR and supporting parties.

Basic Function and Scope of Responsibility:

The Laboratory Operations Supervisor is primarily responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the clinical laboratory.

Essential Job Duties:

• Oversee daily operations in the clinical laboratory and provide overall direction and assistance to associates
• Administer work schedules and review/approve associate time sheets
• Work with manager to ensure appropriate staffing of area of responsibility
• Ensure laboratory associates have thorough understanding of assay theory, troubleshooting, and data analyses by serving as mentor and coach
• Ensure laboratory associates are up to date at all times with training and competency assessments for their areas of responsibility; perform competency assessments when delegated by Laboratory Technical Supervisor
• Monitor department productivity and ensure appropriate quality metrics are met (turnaround times, quality events, etc.)
• Approve clinical laboratory assays that have been submitted prior to results being reported to clients
• Resolve technical problems and ensure that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken when deficiencies or errors are found for both the clinical laboratory and/or medical device products as appropriate
• Perform annual review of SOPs not requiring revision and relevant to those laboratory methods for which they have direct operational responsibility to determine if they continue to be accurate and applicable, as required
• Identify inefficiencies in processes, workflow, and throughput and implement process improvements to minimize waste
• Proactively develop plans to meet future departmental needs
• Perform testing as necessary in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Scientist job description
• Support the lab manager in conducting effective and productive team meetings
• Provide primary source of information and assistance to other departments as needed
• Interview and select candidates for open Clinical Laboratory Scientist positions when needed
• Accept, complete and report on special assignments within the agreed upon timeframe
• Ensure adherence to laboratory safety policies
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• BS or BA in biological, chemical, or clinical laboratory science
• 4 years experience in a high complexi