Histopathology Lab Supervisor: Lead & Elevate Quality

Caprion Biosciences Inc.; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) with match

Vacation and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Referral Program

Job summary

CellCarta is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor, Histopathology to lead a team of histology professionals in our US-based labs. The role blends hands-on bench work with supervision, ensuring timely delivery of FFPE and frozen tissue processing, staining, and reporting in a CAP/CLIA environment.

You will mentor staff, coordinate QA/QC, participate in audits, and drive improvements with cross‑functional teams to uphold operational excellence and high-quality services for our biopharma partners.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a leadership role within a clinical/research lab
• 5+ years of post-graduate clinical lab experience
• 2+ years histopathology/anatomic pathology experience
• HT/HTL certification preferred
• Experience with GxP, CAP/CLIA standards preferred
• Experience with autostainers (IHC) preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time production of laboratory services including tissue processing and sectioning (FFPE and frozen) and testing (H&E, IHC, ISH, FISH, IF)
• Oversee lab processes with improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with GxP, CAP, CLIA, CellCarta SOPs
• Collaborate with operations, quality, and project teams to maintain efficiency and customer satisfaction
• Provide leadership and guidance to laboratory personnel
• Train staff and perform competency assessments
• Ensure training requirements are up to date
• Maintain lab safety and address hazards
• Participate in audits and respond to findings
• Maintain equipment and schedule preventive maintenance
• Perform IQ/OQ/PQ for new equipment
• Conduct bench work and testing as needed
• Monitor supply/inventory and tissue bank maintenance

Skills

Leadership

Histopathology

Laboratory management

IHC

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology or life sciences

Tools

Dako Autostainer Link 48

Dako Omnis

Leica BOND RX

VENTANA BenchMark ULTRA

VENTANA Discovery ULTRA

Job description

CellCarta is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor, Histopathology to lead a team of histology professionals in our US-based labs. The role blends hands-on bench work with supervision, ensuring timely delivery of FFPE and frozen tissue processing, staining, and reporting in a CAP/CLIA environment.

You will mentor staff, coordinate QA/QC, participate in audits, and drive improvements with cross‑functional teams to uphold operational excellence and high-quality services for our biopharma partners.