Laboratory Supervisor: Lead Quality, Compliance & Team Growth

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health seeks a Laboratory Supervisor to support the Administrative Laboratory Director in overseeing clinical laboratory operations, quality, and regulatory compliance. This role emphasizes coaching, teamwork, and continuous quality improvement.

The position involves leading by example, ensuring safety, and maintaining compliance across all lab activities while fostering a culture of inclusive teamwork and exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supervises activities within the laboratory; prepares data collection and analysis, maintains records, prepares reports, and effectively communicates information with staff and leadership.
• Supervises laboratory safety and security including maintaining current knowledge of all relevant protocols, regulations, standards, and safety procedures, as well as developing and maintaining laboratory policies and procedures.
• Responsible for personnel activities such as staff scheduling and work assignments, setting priorities, evaluating performance; organizing training and staff development, coordinating staff meetings, continuing education/in-services, and student rotation schedules.
• Demonstrates exceptional coaching, mentoring, educational, and communication skills.
• Maintains an intimate working knowledge of federal, state, and industry regulatory standards for all complexities of clinical laboratory testing and applies that knowledge to effectively supervises laboratory personnel on maintaining operational compliance and inspection readiness.

Education

Bachelor's

Job description

Vanderbilt Health seeks a Laboratory Supervisor to support the Administrative Laboratory Director in overseeing clinical laboratory operations, quality, and regulatory compliance. This role emphasizes coaching, teamwork, and continuous quality improvement.

The position involves leading by example, ensuring safety, and maintaining compliance across all lab activities while fostering a culture of inclusive teamwork and exceptional patient care.