Senior Microbiology CLS Supervisor — EDRP Eligible

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Philadelphia (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the United States seeks a Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Microbiology) at GS-13 level.

The role requires 1 year of creditable experience at the next lower grade level and broad supervisory responsibilities in a busy lab. Preferred experience includes five+ years in microbiology as a CLS, with strong knowledge of quality management, regulatory compliance, and fiscal oversight.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Federal and state laws and regulations, laboratory accrediting, and regulatory requirements to develop new policies and guidelines, formulate plans, and judge effectiveness of the operation.
• Knowledge of laboratory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality management program and/or the education and training of laboratory staff.
• Skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution.
• Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties, which includes responsibility for assignment of work to be performed, performance evaluations, selection of staff, recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions.
• Ability to analyze organizational, technical, and administrative problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient laboratory operation.
• Ability to manage fiscal matters, forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget.
• Ability to set short and/or long-term goals for the section and conduct studies on technical and administrative problems including personnel shortages, organizational structure, and new technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervisory and administrative oversight of laboratory operations.
• Oversee planning, directing, and evaluating staff performance within the laboratory.
• Chair or contribute to studies on organizational and technical problems to improve efficiency.
• Manage fiscal resources, forecast needs, and administer budgets.
• Set short- and long-term goals for the section and supervise personnel accordingly.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Quality management

Interpersonal relations

Supervisory duties

Administrative problem solving

Budget management

Goal setting / strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the United States seeks a Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Microbiology) at GS-13 level.

The role requires 1 year of creditable experience at the next lower grade level and broad supervisory responsibilities in a busy lab. Preferred experience includes five+ years in microbiology as a CLS, with strong knowledge of quality management, regulatory compliance, and fiscal oversight.