Lab Services Supervisor: CLIA Technical Lead

CommonSpirit Health; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Colorado Springs is seeking a Supervisor Laboratory Services to oversee laboratory personnel and operations, ensuring compliance and quality across established work processes and patient reporting.

You will provide leadership, exercise authority over staff decisions, and deliver technical and scientific oversight as CLIA-defined Technical Consultant, while maintaining safety, accuracy, and adherence to regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biological or chemical sciences, as defined by CLIA.
• Minimum of five years at a moderate or high complexity laboratory.
• State license requirements: California CLS:CA; Nevada CLS:NV or GS:NV; North Dakota MT-L:ND; Tennessee MT-L:TN; ASCP or equivalent where state license not required.
• Pathology Laboratory department: CT or HTL certification required, ASCP or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, coaches, and reviews the performance of laboratory personnel to ensure adherence to policies and ethics; exercises authority over personnel decisions and identifies training needs to ensure staff maintain competency.
• Acts as CLIA-defined Technical Consultant by resolving technical problems, implementing remedial actions, and ensuring patient results are reported only when test systems function properly.
• Oversees designated day-to-day laboratory operations and administers laboratory inventories, including supplies, equipment, and consumables.
• Selects appropriate test methodologies and verifies test procedures by establishing performance characteristics, including the precision and accuracy of each test system.
• Establishes and maintains a quality control program and performance parameters throughout the entire testing process; ensures enrollment and participation in HHS-approved proficiency testing programs.
• Analyzes and interprets laboratory results in accordance with established work processes to ensure the clinical integrity and accuracy of the reporting process.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biological or chemical sciences

Job description

CommonSpirit Health in Colorado Springs is seeking a Supervisor Laboratory Services to oversee laboratory personnel and operations, ensuring compliance and quality across established work processes and patient reporting.

You will provide leadership, exercise authority over staff decisions, and deliver technical and scientific oversight as CLIA-defined Technical Consultant, while maintaining safety, accuracy, and adherence to regulatory standards.