LABORATORY MANAGER - EBOLA EMERGENCY POOL

Artsenzondergrenzen; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed-term contract

Travel and accommodation

Daily allowances

Training opportunities

Job summary

MSF is seeking a Laboratory Manager for Ebola emergency response. You will lead laboratory activities, supervise staff, and ensure high-quality testing in a remote, resource-limited setting. French proficiency (B2) is mandatory, with extensive Ebola/ outbreak experience highly valued.

Deployments are 12–16 weeks with 21 days post-deployment monitoring. The role requires a laboratory technician diploma and at least two years of lab work, with readiness for rapid, field-based work.

Qualifications

• French proficiency required (at least B2).
• Essential laboratory technician diploma; tropical diseases training desirable.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a lab technician.
• Experience in Ebola response or emergency settings highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Define and update laboratory activities and budget in the project area.
• Supervise laboratory activities in health facilities and ensure QA.
• Perform quality control across serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology.
• Ensure hygiene, safety protocols and staff biohazard awareness.
• Register lab activities and manage related data systems (e.g., EpyTryp).
• Prepare samples for external quality control and report findings to medical staff.

Skills

French proficiency

Ebola response experience

VHF / outbreak response

Flexible and adaptable

Resilient under pressure

Teamwork and MSF principles

Remote field work readiness

2+ years lab experience

Education

Laboratory technician diploma

Desirable tropical diseases training

Tools

EpyTryp

Job description

LABORATORY MANAGER – EBOLA EMERGENCY RESPONSE PURPOSE - FRENCH PROFICIENCY MANDATORY

Defining, implementing and monitoring all laboratory activities in the project area including management of relevant staff, according to MSF protocols in order to ensure the quality of the laboratory work.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

LABORATORY MANAGER IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – EBOLA EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Available for deployment within the next 3 months for your first rotation of 12-16 weeks, followed by a mandatory 21-day post-deployment monitoring period.

• French proficiency (at least B2)
• Experienced in Ebola response, VHF, outbreak, or emergency response (strong asset)
• Flexible and adaptable in fast-changing environments
• Resilient under high-pressure humanitarian conditions
• Committed to teamwork and MSF principles
• Ready for remote and resource-limited field settings
• Essential laboratory technician diploma, desirable specialization or training in tropical diseases or other laboratory domains
• At least 2-year experience as a lab tech.
• Also, desirable experience in developing countries

Accountabilities

• Participating in the definition and update of the laboratory activities, including its budget, and assisting in the medical diagnosis and the treatment of diseases of the patients.
• Supervising laboratory activities in health facilities.
• Performing quality control tests and analysis, ensuring the compliance to the basic plans of the laboratory and that all tests (serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology, compatibility, etc.) are done correctly and according to prescriptions
• Ensuring that the hygiene and safety protocols both for individual as well as for collective protection (i.e. required clothes and equipment, hygiene and universal precautions, etc.) are implemented in laboratories and that the cleaning personnel is informed about biohazards.
• Ensuring proper registration and records of all lab related activities, implementing a correct use of the associated management (EpyTryp. etc.), in order to have proper records of laboratory activities.
• Preparing and sending slides/samples for external quality control
• Ensuring confidentiality of all patients’ laboratory results at any time, according to protocols in place
• In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of medical devices under his/her responsibility so they can be used at any time (e.g. correct automatic instrument calibrations and correct and updated inventories of laboratory material and equipment) anticipating and communicating future needs.
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the laboratory staff of the project in order to improve staff capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Compiling, analyzing and reporting on lab activities and results to the medical staff and the immediate supervisor providing data on complications, the total number and types of tests and in general, any problem with the staff and / or laboratory material. Also participating in the development of epidemiological reports relating to MSF health services.

What MSF Offers:

• A fixed-term contract for deployment assignments and additional 21 days
• Travel, accommodation, and medical coverage during missions.
• Daily allowances in line with MSF policies.
• Access to training and professional development opportunities.

MSF values gender equality and inclusive representation across all emergency response roles and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Candidates whose profiles match the requirements of the Ebola & VHF Emergency Response Pool will be invited to participate in the recruitment process.

Successful candidates will be prepared prior to deployment, including Ebola training and contextual briefings. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and responsible recruitment, successful candidates will be required to complete reference checks and criminal record checks.