Lab Manager/Supervisor from Joulé

Woburn, MA

About the Job

Title: Laboratory Supervisor / Laboratory Manager
Location: Woburn, MA
Schedule: M-F Full Time, occasional weekends and evenings
Type: Direct Hire

Responsibilities:

Cord blood processing and storage
Processing units, in addition to supervisory responsibilities, such as hiring, training and managing lab staff
Validating, initiating, and optimizing processing and testing of units, hiring and training staff, and increasing lab capacity
Will have 5-20 lab staff in the future
This is an international organization with many years of experience in many European countries starting a brand new US operation. The entire operation is being built from the ‘ground up’- new laboratory, new staff, etc.

Requirements:
Experience with umbilical cord blood banking, as well as processing and storage of cord blood

7+ years‘ experience in clinical blood bank laboratory in all areas (processing, testing, storage, release, etc.) and cellular therapy (stem cell) laboratory

Current certification as Medical Technologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or similar; ASCP certification strongly preferred
3+ years‘ experience in people management (lab staff), preferred
5+ years of experience overseeing all technical aspects of tissue bank operations under the supervision of a medical director, preferred
Ability to ensure quality control management and to set up corresponding processes
Experience in ensuring the validation of laboratories, processes, procedures, and equipment
Ability for teamwork, multitasking, regular reporting and performance of assigned tasks on time and in the required quality
Experience with laboratory inspections, audits, proficiency testing, etc.
Experienced in communicating with regulatory and licensing offices and official certification authorities is welcome

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