Supervisor Laboratory- Microbiology

Inova Health System; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Retirement match (5%)

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Flexible schedules & remote options

Job summary

Inova Health System is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to lead the Microbiology team on an evening shift (Mon-Fri, alternating weekends) at Inova Juniper Street. The role focuses on directing daily operations, ensuring quality and timely test results across shifts.

The ideal candidate has a 4-year lab science degree, strong leadership and communication skills, and recognized certification such as ASCP/AMT. Inova offers comprehensive benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Education: medical lab science/tech degree or equivalent with biology/chemistry coursework and military training or NAACLS MLS/MLT program.
• Experience: 4 years of extensive lab experience with leadership and strong interpersonal/communication skills.
• Certification: ASCP or AMT board certification aligned with responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and assists team members in the assigned area, ensures delivery of key results and quality standards.
• Conducts counseling, coaching and disciplinary sessions; manages team relations.
• Chooses methodologies and instrumentation for patient-testing efforts.
• Ensures participation in quality control and proficiency testing programs.
• Maintains visibility and provides leadership for daily operations across shifts.
• Coordinates process improvements to maintain high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Team building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology, Histology or Cytology

Biology & Chemistry coursework + military medical lab training or NAACLS MLS/MLT

Job description

Inova Juniper Street is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Supervisor to join the Microbiology team. The position is a Full-Time Evening Shift: Monday-Friday, every other weekend.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Laboratory Supervisor Job Responsibilities:

• Oversees and assists team members in assigned functional area, which may include but not limited to, ensuring team is meeting key-deliverables and quality standards, addressing and resolving challenges, managing and tracking performance, and assisting in time management and scheduling; escalates issues to senior leaders as needed.
• Conducts team member counseling, coaching and disciplinary sessions; Manages team member relations.
• Takes ownership for the selection of methodology and instrumentation to perform laboratory tests appropriate for the patient population served.
• Ensures participation in and successful completion of a quality control and approved proficiency testing program commensurate with the services offered.
• Maintains high visibility in work areas and provides leadership for daily operational issues for teams across all shifts and throughout assigned areas.
• Coordinates efforts of team to maintain and/or implement changes in work processes to ensure high quality outcomes and meet established success indicators.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university in Medical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology, Histology or Cytology OR A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in biology including one semester in microbiology and 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in chemistry including one semester in organic or biochemistry, which may be obtained within, or in addition to, the baccalaureate degree. And Successful completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course within the last ten years ORSuccessful completion of a NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Scientist program or MLT program.
• Years of Experience:4 years of extensive experience and knowledge of laboratory processes, advanced troubleshooting skills, leadership skills, strong interpersonal, communication and team building skills.
• Certification Upon Start:ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, and HEW.

Preferred Qualifications:

Lab Management Experience with 5 years generalist experience

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 682353
• Job Category Pathology/Laboratory
• Posting Date 08/27/2026, 07:26 PM
• Locations Inova Juniper St (On-site)
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree (BA, BS, BSN, etc.)