Lab Manager II

Lab Manager II at Labcorp summary:

The Lab Manager II at Labcorp leads and oversees multiple laboratory departments, managing a team of over 60 employees and ensuring high-quality diagnostic testing operations. Responsibilities include coordinating daily activities, aligning departmental goals with corporate objectives, handling human resources functions, and maintaining compliance with safety and quality standards. This role requires strong leadership, communication skills, and expertise in laboratory management within a clinical diagnostics environment.

Labcorp is seeking a Lab Manager II to join our team located in Chantilly, VA! This is a great leadership opportunity, where you will have the opportunity to facilitate innovation, manage change, and foster teambuilding to provide the highest quality product for our word-class diagnostics laboratory! 

Work Schedule: 2nd shift, Monday-Friday 3pm - 12am (hours vary) Saturdays and Sundays as needed (must be flexible)

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please  click here .

Job Responsibilities

• Oversees the operations and administration of several departments within a LEVEL II laboratory environment.

• Will oversee daily operations across multiple departments and the accessioning of 26-28,000 accessions each night

• Align department metric goals and priorities with corporate, divisional, and laboratory-wide goals and priorities

• Ability to relate professionally with people, analytical abilities, compose letters/memorandum, coordinate events, motivate others, organizational skills, research information, time management, train employees, written and verbal communications, supervisory skills.

• Manage the lab team of 3 supervisors and 60+ employees in a critical aspect of the laboratory

• Conduct disciplinary actions, lead the hiring of new employees, and serve as the main point of contact for all site operations

• Management of testing personnel following established standard operating procedures for specimen handling and processing analysis.

• Assist with work on the bench as needed and mentor employees and supervisors

• Manage the Human Resource functions within the lab

• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance, and takes authorized corrective actions

• Detects when test performance is not within acceptable levels, and documents all corrective action

• Specific tasks for this job in this section will include the following:

• Oversees coordination of schedules, distribution of work and usage of laboratory resources

• Develops and implements improvements to lab workflow

• Coordinates hiring and training efforts

• Ensure departmental policies and procedures are optimized

• Provide leadership to management and other laboratory staff

• Develop a culture of leading by example and team mentality

• Other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher required

• 5-10 years of Management experience and must meet CLIA requirements

• Must be MT/MLT eligible - certification is not required, but is a plus

• Must have 5 plus years MT/MLT experience

• Mathematical, computer, reasoning, and language skills at the professional level.

• Knowledge of clinical industry trends and technology

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Strong communication skills

Physical Demands:

Speech clarity, utilization of fingers and hands, standing-remaining on one’s feet in an upright position, sitting-remaining in the normal seated position, handling-seizing, holding, grasping. Additional job duty (as assigned): (Hazardous Chemical Waste Management) Proper identification of known hazardous material in the work place. The knowledge of personal protection measures. The avoidance of accidents. The knowledge of hazardous waste characteristics, hazardous waste volume generation limits, accumulation limits, spill control measures, record keeping, proper handling and container management, labeling, container and storage inspection.

Working Conditions:

Possible exposure to infection from disease-bearing specimens; regularly exposed to the risk of blood-borne diseases; must comply with applicable safety procedures .

Vision Requirements

Far acuity-ability to see clearly at 20 feet or more; near acuity-ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less; depth perception-ability to judge distance and space relationships; color vision-ability to distinguish and identify different colors.

If you're looking for a career that offers opportunities for growth, continual development, professional challenge and the chance to make a real difference, apply today!

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. A dditionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law. 

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Keywords:

laboratory management, clinical diagnostics, team leadership, laboratory operations, quality control, specimen processing, personnel management, CLIA compliance, workflow optimization, healthcare management