Lab Analyst Team Lead

direction of and reports to a Scientist responsible for the specified laboratory in order to develop, implement and evaluate new methodologies to improve current screening, and add new capabilities. The Team Lead works with the Scientist, the Program Director, and the Quality Assurance Manager for development of Quality Assurance Activities and Safety protocols. The Team Lead is responsible for implementing quality assurance and safety activities inclusive of written protocols, selection of appropriate equipment and instrumentation, LIMS relationships, employee training, competency assessment, operations improvement, and proficiency testing.

Responsibilities

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees the scheduling and work activities of Lab Analysts in a manner that assures accurate and timely clinical testing and reporting.
• Performs (under the guidance of the scientist), supervises and documents laboratory activities for the technical development, validation, performance and troubleshooting of laboratory assays (both laboratory-developed tests as well as kit assays) used in the screening procedures.
• Performs (with or without assistance from the scientist), supervises and documents laboratory activities for the validation, troubleshooting the performance of and management of instrumentation used in the screening procedures.
• Performs (with or without assistance from the scientist), supervises and documents laboratory activities for the validation, troubleshooting and monitoring of the instrumentation relationships with the Laboratory Information Management System.
• Maintains laboratory documentation of quality assurance, quality control, and competency data in accordance with program policies and CLIA requirements.
• Maintains and implements written policies and standard operating procedures.
• Participates in the establishment of, and follows safety, privacy and compliance protocols relevant to the laboratory section.
• Ensures that laboratory analysts are compliant with established safety, privacy and compliance protocols relevant to the laboratory section.
• Instructs other laboratory analysts in test methodologies and techniques.
• Performs laboratory assays (clinical or research) with appropriate documentation, as an integral member of the section’s laboratory analysts, following validated protocols.
• Manages lab supply inventory, and assists the Scientist in the preparation and validation of reagents, materials and kits used in the laboratory.
• Participates (under the guidance of the scientist) in the research and development of new methodologies.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, life or clinical sciences or equivalent.
• 5 years of relevant experience including clinical laboratory experience.
• Must satisfy CLIA requirements for high complexity testing
• Skilled in the knowledge, performance, and interpretation of lab tests and techniques
• Skilled in computer file management and general software usage
• Skilled in clear communications and maintenance of good working relationships with co-workers
• Experience with productivity software (Excel, Access, Word)
• Flexibility in work schedule as required by laboratory section (i.e., weekend or holiday rotations)

Additional Information

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Practical knowledge of human biochemical or endocrine pathways, or genetics.
• A thorough understanding of regulatory issues (e.g. CLIA, OSHA) as they apply to clinical laboratory testing.
• Expertise in high-throughput biochemical or molecular analytical techniques and robotics/liquid handling.
• Experience with data analyses, experimental design, biostatistics, bioinformatics.
• Supervisory experience.
• Communications and writing skills for oral presentations, SOPs, internal communications, scientific reports.

Organization

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A History of Making Vital Improvements - UMASS Medical School Milestones

• 1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School
• 1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building
• 1974: First class graduates 16 MDs
• 1979: PhD program begins
• 1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens
• 1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• 1994: Graduate School of Nursing initiates PhD program
• 1998: UMass Clinical System and Memorial Health Care merge to form UMass Memorial Health Care
• 2001: Lazare Research Building opens
• 2002: Campus Modernization begins on the University Campus
• 2004: Graduate Entry Pathway Program established at the Graduate School of Nursing
• 2005: PhD Program in Clinical & Population Health Research established at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• 2005: Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories opens new manufacturing and filling facility in Mattapan
• 2006: Craig Mello, PhD, Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is awarded the Medical School's first Nobel Prize. Dr. Mello shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference.
• 2007: Michael F. Collins, MD, is named chancellor and Terence R. Flotte, MD, is named dean of the School of Medicine.
• 2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility slated for completion in 2012.
• 2010: Ambulatory Care Center opens
• 2012: The Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility, completed and opens