Laboratory Officer, Blood Supply Management (Permanent Night Shift)

Health Sciences Authority; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Sciences Authority in Singapore seeks a biomedical/life sciences professional to support after-hours blood supply operations in a lab-based role. You will manage blood inventory and perform component processing to ensure safe, timely delivery to hospitals.

The role includes permanent night shifts (42 hours/week), weekends and public holidays, with emphasis on safety, accuracy and collaboration with hospital laboratories. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 30 days.

Qualifications

• Qualifications/background in Life Sciences or relevant fields.
• Experience in biomedical/healthcare laboratory with night shift is an advantage.
• Willing to work night shifts, weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Blood inventory management: maintain adequate blood stock and fulfill hospital orders.
• Blood component processing in line with laboratory standards.
• General and administrative tasks to support lab operations.
• Adhere to biosafety practices and maintain a clean work area.
• Coordinate with hospital blood banks and resolve requests promptly.

Skills

Life sciences

Night shift experience

Independent work

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Job description

What the role is:

We are looking for an individual with biomedical/ life sciences/ biology background and willing to work after hours schedule to be part of a committed team that supports the National Blood Program. You will provide critical after hours blood supply operations support to ensure adequate and timely provision of quality and safe blood and blood products to hospitals. You will be performing blood component processing and managing of blood inventory.

The appointee for this position will be hired in the Blood Supply Management Division, and he/she will work in a lab-based environment.

If appointed, you are expected to work permanent night shifts which will include public holidays and weekends as rostered. Currently, our officers on night shift work 12-hours shift, subject to change to an 8.5-hours shift. Work hours will make up a total of 42 hours per week.

What you will be working on:

Blood inventory management – responsible to maintain an adequate supply of blood and blood products to hospitals, and to provide laboratory technical support to the after hours blood supply operations according to the standards set in the Laboratory:

• First-Expiry-First-Out blood product inventory movement for fulfilment of hospital orders.
• Cold chain maintenance with proper packing material and configuration for blood transport.
• Manage blood request orders and distribution in a timely manner and ensure the accurate provision of blood products according to approved requests.
• Handle enquiries from stakeholders and assist to resolve issues timely with focus on service excellence and safety.
• Build and maintain good working rapport and partnership with hospital blood bank laboratories.
• Proficient in handling after hours blood supply operations support
• First-Expiry-First-Out blood and blood products inventory storage and movement with proper cold chain storage requirements.

Blood Component Processing – responsible to perform a variety of laboratory technical procedures according to the standards set in the Laboratory:

• Understand and maintain the quality standards of blood and blood products.
• Proficient in basic blood and blood components preparation.
• Proficient in specialised blood components preparation and modification procedures such as deglycerolization of blood, division of blood components etc.
• Perform irradiation work for blood and blood components.
• Perform quality control testing and blood grouping of specialised blood products.
• Perform electronic labelling and tagging procedure for blood and blood products and ensure appropriate segregation and storage according to quality standards.

General and Administrative work – responsible to perform general and administrative works according to the standards set in the Laboratory:

• Adhere to biosafety practices and maintains a clean and well organised work environment.
• Comply and maintain all applicable safety regulations and regulatory guidelines in the Laboratory.
• Support the supervisors in maintenance of adequate stock supplies for smooth laboratory operations.
• Check the performance of instruments and equipment in the Laboratory and to report any equipment that is not functioning properly.
• Perform routine maintenance for equipment and instruments.

What we are looking for:

• Qualifications/background in Life Sciences or relevant fields
• Working experience in a biomedical or healthcare laboratory with night shift setting is an advantage
• Able to work night shift, weekends and public holidays
• Confident and able to work independently
• Able to work and communicate efficiently with stakeholders
• Possess decision making capability for problem solving
• Possess good analytical skills and work well under pressure

Shortlisted candidates would be contacted within 30 days from the closing date of the advertisement. We regret that only shortlisted candidates would be notified.

About Health Sciences Authority

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) applies medical, pharmaceutical and scientific expertise through its three professional groups, Health Products Regulation, Blood Services and Applied Sciences, to protect and advance national health and safety. HSA is a multidisciplinary authority. It serves as the national regulator for health products, ensuring they are wisely regulated to meet standards of safety, quality and efficacy. As the national blood service, it is responsible for providing a safe and adequate blood supply. It also applies specialised scientific, forensic, investigative and analytical capabilities in serving the administration of justice. For more details, visit http://www.hsa.gov.sg/.For more updates on public health and safety matters, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/HSAsg and LinkedIn at https://sg.linkedin.com/company/health-sciences-authority.