Lab Services Lead — Grow Teams, Elevate Quality

Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield seeks an experienced Lab Supervisor to lead a dynamic laboratory team and drive annual goals, budgets, and performance improvements. You will coach staff, communicate effectively, and ensure compliance with CLIA and state/federal requirements to support high-quality patient care.

The role emphasizes accountability, professional development, and the ability to conduct difficult conversations while maintaining high performance in a fast-paced lab environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biological or chemical sciences (CLIA defined) required.
• Minimum five years in a moderate or high complexity laboratory.
• Clinical Lab Scientist: CA license/credential.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, coaches, and reviews lab personnel to ensure policy and ethics.
• Oversees day-to-day lab operations and personnel decisions.
• Analyzes and interprets lab results per established processes.
• Manages lab inventories of supplies, equipment and consumables.
• Selects test methodologies appropriate for clinical use of results.
• Verifies procedures and establishes test performance characteristics.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Budgeting

Quality Management

Workflow Design

Regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological or chemical sciences (CLIA defined)

Job description

Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield seeks an experienced Lab Supervisor to lead a dynamic laboratory team and drive annual goals, budgets, and performance improvements. You will coach staff, communicate effectively, and ensure compliance with CLIA and state/federal requirements to support high-quality patient care.

The role emphasizes accountability, professional development, and the ability to conduct difficult conversations while maintaining high performance in a fast-paced lab environment.