Clinical Lab Supervisor (Full Time)

schweigerderm; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweiger is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Supervisor to lead the daily operations of our clinical pathology laboratory, overseeing chemistry, immunoassay, hematology, and allergy testing. You will manage workflow, assign staff, monitor turnaround times, and ensure compliance with CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, and state/local requirements.

This full-time role requires a Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science or related field, at least four years of lab experience with leadership, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science, biology, chemistry, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of progressive clinical laboratory experience with lead/supervisory responsibility.
• Must meet CLIA personnel requirements and state licensure where testing is performed.
• Knowledge of CLIA quality-system expectations, laboratory safety, quality control, calibration, maintenance, competency assessment, corrective action, and proficiency testing.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, organization, and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, train, and direct laboratory personnel; assign work based on workflow needs, competency, and staffing coverage.
• Plan daily testing workflow, prioritize urgent work, monitor turnaround time, and escalate issues affecting patient care.
• Maintain staff training and competency documentation and ensure personnel perform duties they are trained for.
• Oversee specimen receipt, accessioning, labeling, processing, testing, result review, and customer-service follow-up.
• Ensure QC, calibration, maintenance, and proficiency testing activities are completed, documented, and escalated as required.
• Investigate quality events, nonconforming specimens, instrument errors, QC failures, and interface issues; document corrective action and follow through to resolution.
• Ensure analyzers are operated and maintained per manufacturer instructions and that supplies and reagents are available and within storage/expiration requirements.
• Maintain complete laboratory records including QC, maintenance, inventory, and patient-testing documentation.
• Coordinate with laboratory director, reference labs, courier partners, IT, vendors, and office teams to resolve operational issues.
• Support validation/verification/implementation and ongoing quality improvement for new tests, instruments, and interfaces.
• Adhere to safety, infection-control, hazardous-waste, privacy, and security practices at all times.
• Travel to alternate locations for training, implementation, or coverage as needed.
• Perform other duties assigned by leadership.

Skills

Laboratory leadership

Quality control

Test workflow management

CLIA compliance

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's in medical laboratory science

Tools

Laboratory information system (LIS)

Job description

Schweiger is one of the leading dermatology practices in the country with over 580+ healthcare providers and over 170+ offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, and California. Schweiger provides medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology and allergy services with over 2.5 million patient visits annually .

Our mission is to create the Ultimate Patient Experience and a great working environment for our providers, support staff and all team members.

Schweiger has been included in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America list for seven consecutive years. Schweiger has also received Great Place to Work certification.

Schweiger's Ultimate Employee Experience :

• Positive work environment with the tools you need to do your job and grow
• Full time employees (30+ hours per week) are eligible for: Medical ( Virtual Care included) , HSA/FSA, Dental, Vision on 1st of the month after hire date
• 401K after 30 days of employment
• Company Sponsored Short Term Disability ( Only applicable for non-California employee )
• Pre-tax savings available for public transit commuters
• Your birthday is an additional personal holiday
• Part-time employees (less than 30 hours) are eligible for: Dental and Vision on 1st of the month after date of hire
• 401K after 30 days of employment
• Employee discounts on Schweiger skin care products & cosmetic services

Job Summary

The Clinical Laboratory Supervisor leads daily operations of the clinical pathology laboratory and supports accurate, timely testing across chemistry, immunoassay, hematology, and allergy testing. This role oversees workflow, staff, quality activities, equipment readiness, and laboratory records while ensuring the laboratory operates in accordance with CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, manufacturer instructions, and applicable state and local requirements.

Schedule

Full time, 30+ hours. Availability Monday through Friday. Open Flexibility to help cover in a team environment is needed.

Clinical Lab Supervisor

• Lead, coach, train, and direct laboratory personnel; assign work based on workflow needs, competency, and staffing coverage.
• Plan daily testing workflow, prioritize urgent work, monitor turnaround time, and escalation testing, staffing, or specimen issues that could affect patient care.
• Maintain staff training and competency documentation and ensure personnel perform only duties for which they are trained, assessed, and authorized.
• Oversee specimen receipt, accessioning, labeling, processing, testing, result review workflow, send-outs, and customer-service follow-up as applicable.
• Ensure quality control, calibration, maintenance, function checks, corrective action, and proficiency testing activities are completed, documented, reviewed, and escalated as required.
• Investigate quality events, nonconforming specimens, instrument errors, QC failures, and interface issues; document corrective action and follow through to resolution.
• Ensure analyzers are operated and maintained according to manufacturer instructions and that supplies, reagents, calibrators, controls, and consumables are available and within acceptable storage and expiration requirements.
• Maintain complete and accurate laboratory records, including QC, maintenance, temperature monitoring, training, competency, inventory, corrective action, and patient-testing documentation.
• Coordinate with the laboratory director, reference laboratories, courier partners, IT, vendors, and office teams to resolve operational issues.
• Support validation, verification, implementation, policy and procedure updates, and ongoing quality improvement for new tests, instruments, and interfaces.
• Follow laboratory safety, infection-control, hazardous-waste, privacy, and security practices at all times.
• Travel to alternate locations for training, implementation, or operational coverage when business needs require it.
• Perform other duties assigned by leadership consistent with the needs of the clinical laboratory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science, clinical laboratory science, biology, chemistry, or a related scientific discipline required; advanced laboratory certification or relevant state licensure preferred.
• At least 4 years of progressive clinical laboratory experience, including demonstrated lead, training, or supervisory responsibility; experience with automated chemistry, immunoassay, hematology, or allergy testing preferred.
• Must meet the education, training, experience, and licensure requirements applicable to the CLIA personnel role(s) assigned and to the state(s) in which testing is performed.
• Working knowledge of CLIA quality-system expectations, laboratory safety, quality control, calibration, maintenance, competency assessment, corrective action, and proficiency testing.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, organization, and computer skills, including the ability to work with laboratory informati