Lab III Supervisor

St. Louis Children's Hospital; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Benefits Eligible

Job summary

St. Louis Children’s Hospital seeks a Lab III Supervisor to lead a team of 15-20 staff during the evening shift, overseeing daily laboratory operations, scheduling, and performance management. The role emphasizes QA/QC, regulatory compliance, and maintaining peak efficiency across the shift.

The position requires a BS in a physical or life science, MLS/ASCP or equivalent certification, and 2–5 years of lab leadership experience. On-site role with generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a physical or life science field.
• MLS/ASCP or equivalent certification required or preferred.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience in a laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, assigns work, and evaluates staff; conducts development plans.
• Develops and adheres to staffing, revenue and expense budgets.
• Supervises lab activities and maintains supplies per policy.
• Writes/updates procedures for areas under supervision.
• Schedules staff to cover 2pm–10:30pm shift and other needs as required.
• Ensures quality analytic performance and corrective actions when needed.

Skills

Staff supervision

Scheduling

Coaching & development

QA/QC

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Physical/Life Science/related

Job description

Additional Information About The Role

Are you looking for a career as a Lab III Supervisor? Join our team at St. Louis Children's Hospital to make a direct impact on patient care and operations.

Provides evening shift leadership for a team of 15-20 direct reports, including Lab Associates and MLT/MLS staff. Responsible for supporting daily laboratory operations, monitoring employee performance, managing scheduling, ensuring accreditation compliance, and maintaining a visible leadership presence to support staff and operational needs throughout the shift.

• Full Time - 40 Hours Per Week, M-F, Rotating on call holidays and weekends
• Evening Shift: 2pm-1030pm (willingness to flex to meet with other shifts if needed)
• Perks: Benefits Eligible
• Location: St. Louis Children's Hospital
• Minimum Requirement
  • BS in a physical or life science related field
  • MLS-ASCP or equivalent
  • 2-5 years experience
• Beneficial Experience
  • Outreach, reference lab, send out knowledge

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.” Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for managing daily operations (QA/QC, equipment maintenance, workflow, service levels, operational oversight, workspace), staff (first level supervision, scheduling, coaching, staff development, CE, etc.) and performing analysis within the regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Supervises laboratory activities and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained and procedures are performed promptly, accurately, and precisely according to department and hospital policies and procedures.
• Keeps abreast of new developments, techniques and procedures on equipment, tests, and methods as well as other information relating to the laboratory and writes and / or updates procedures for assigned areas as necessary.
• Schedules staff and assign work to ensure that laboratory procedures are performed promptly proficiently, and accurately. (When necessary the supervisor is expected to perform tasks routinely assigned to direct reports.)
• Establishes systems and processes to streamline tasks and eliminate waste. Takes responsibility for the daily operations, both technically and administratively to ensure quality services.
• Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. Assure all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from established performance specifications. Ensure patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is properly functioning.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Physical/Life Science/related

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• MT/MLS - ASCP or equiv

Preferred Requirements

Supervisor Experience

• 2-5 years

Benefits And Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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