Histology Supervisor

Tempus AI; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Incentive compensation

RSUs

Job summary

Tempus AI in Chicago is seeking a Histotechnologist Supervisor for a Saturday shift, responsible for overseeing a histology lab, staff coaching, and maintaining high-quality processes. The role requires a valid histotechnology certification and 5+ years in the field, including tissue processing and immunohistochemistry validation.

You will manage scheduling, conduct proficiency testing, and ensure LIMS data integrity while optimizing antibodies for IHC platforms.

Qualifications

• Must have histotechnology certification and 5+ years of field experience.
• Completed a college degree with at least 60 total semester hours, including biology and chemistry.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to delegate tasks.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and collaborates well with others.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational management of the pathology lab, including staff scheduling and workflow prioritization.
• Lead histology team through hiring, training, annual reviews and coaching.
• Train histotechnologists and conduct proficiency testing.
• Audit LIMS reports to ensure timely, accurate sample processing.
• Operate, maintain and document equipment; troubleshoot issues as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Delegation

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

College degree with biology/chemistry

Histotechnology certification

Job description

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry? Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

Please note: This role is for a Saturday shift.

What You’ll Do

• Operational management of the path lab, including staff scheduling, prioritizing workflows, quality and compliance oversight and managing needs of a growing lab.
• Hiring, training, annual reviews, recognition, coaching, and corrective action for the histology team.
• New and existing histotechs training and proficiency testing.
• Audit LIMS reports daily to ensure all samples are processed in appropriate time frame and with high degree of accuracy.
• Equipment operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and appropriate documentation of activities.
• Identify and document occurrences that deviate from defined procedures.
• Investigate and resolve all incident reports.
• Ensure inventory is appropriately stocked and organized.
• Maintain clinical skills and competencies to assist histotechnologists as needed.
• Optimize and Validate all new antibodies for the immunohistochemistry staining platforms.

Qualifications

Must have:

• A valid certification in the field of Histotechnology, and at least 5 years experience in the field including: cutting (fresh and fixed samples), staining (H&E and IHC), processing, embedding, and immunohistochemistry validation.
• Completed a college degree with at least 60 total semester hours 12 coming from biology and chemistry.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to delegate tasks to others
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with others to plan and carry out daily tasks
• Self-driven and works well in an interdisciplinary team with minimal direction
• Strong desire to build products that will save lives and change the course of cancer
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Strong problem solving skills including the ability to focus on a problem, using technical knowledge and company policies to arrive at a timely solution
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical individuals
• Ability to handle continual change and potentially stressful situations

Highly Desirable

• Experience with validating immunohistochemistry protocols
• Experience supervising others
• Work in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory
• Experience writing, revising, and evaluating standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of troubleshooting all laboratory equipment
• Knowledge of LIMS platforms and various computer systems

CHI: $90,000-$105,000

The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.