Team Leader Laboratory

EUROFINS CENTRAL LABORATORY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EUROFINS CENTRAL LABORATORY PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a seasoned Lab Coordinator to oversee daily activities in a central/clinical lab, act as advisor to Laboratory Management, and be the first point of contact for team questions.

Responsibilities include planning lab activities, supervising equipment operation, ensuring safety, liaising with MOH and CGO on regulations, maintaining quality standards, troubleshooting, and overseeing inventory and tissue banking tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years' work experience in a central lab or clinical laboratory.
• Proficient in MS Office and the software packages of laboratory devices.
• Experience using Biorad URT or similar applications.
• Troubleshooting related to assays, QC or PT failures.
• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences, Medical Technology, Biology, Chemistry or Microbiology.
• Adheres to SOPs and ISO quality systems in daily work.
• Keeps knowledge up to date with latest developments in the field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities and supervise the execution of work within the department.
• Plan laboratory activities and schedule resources.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules within the department.
• Monitor the operation of laboratory equipment.
• Serve as the point of contact for Laboratory Technicians and Management.
• Coordinate daily tasks, answer questions and solve problems.
• Monitor quality to ensure standards are met.
• Resolve complex problems and issue investigations.
• Oversee inventory management including imports and licenses as appropriate.
• Report results within the defined turnaround time with sponsors.
• Act as PPIC for tissue banking activities as required by MOH.
• Liaise with MOH and CGO on MOH regulations and approvals.

Skills

Coordination

Planning

Supervision

Troubleshooting

Quality control

SOP compliance

Team liaison

Education

B.Sc. degree in Biomedical Sciences, Medical Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or equivalent

Tools

Biorad URT

MS Office

Device software packages

Job description

Purpose of the Job and Expected outcome

Coordinating the daily activities within (a part of) the department, acting as the first point of contact for questions and problems from his team and acting as an advisor to the Laboratory Management.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinates the daily activities and supervises the execution of the work.
• Planning in the laboratory.
• Supervision of compliance with the safety rules within the department.
• Monitors the operation of the equipment.
• Acts as the point of contact for the Laboratory Technicians and Laboratory Management.
• Daily activities are coordinated, questions are answered and problems are solved.
• The quality of work within the department is monitored to ensure that they meet the standards.
• Solves more complex problems.
• Monitor Analytical and post analytical issues related to samples including investigation and remediation of the same
• Proposals made to optimize work processes and procedures and work regulations have been drawn up
• Act as PPIC who is principally responsible for the management and control of any type of business or tissue banking activities as per requirements of MOH.
• Liaise with MOH and CGO for applying, maintaining and/ or cessation of activity various regulations of MOH like PHMC, HBR framework, Biosafety, Waste management etc.
• Be responsible for any new CSV and assay validation by the team in Singapore.
• Inventory management including imports (including import licenses) as appropriate
• Reporting of results within TAT as agreed with sponsors.

Position Specifications and Job Requirements

• Minimum 8-10 years' work experience in a central lab or clinical laboratory.
• Control of MS Office and the Software packages of the devices at the laboratory.
• Use of Biorad URT / similar application
• Troubleshooting related to assay , QC or PT failures.
• B.Sc. degree in Biomedical Sciences, Medical Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or equivalent.
• Obligates to perform work and to behave according to the agreements established in SOPs, within the overall quality system of the ISO and, where applicable, the specific applicable quality system.
• Shows detailed knowledge and skills with regard to the work, keeps up to date and increases professional knowledge, keeps abreast of the latest developments.