Laboratory Technical Coordinator

Common Spirit • Chattanooga, TN

28d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Laboratory Technical Coordinator, you will be responsible for the technical and scientific management of one or more laboratory sections, ensuring compliance and quality. Key responsibilities include: Personnel Management: Training, coaching, and evaluating lab staff competency, ensuring adherence to policies and ethics. Identifying training needs and providing regular in-service education. Operational Oversight: Managing daily lab operations, making critical decisions, and overseeing inventory of supplies and equipment. Quality Assurance: Selecting appropriate test methodologies, verifying procedures, establishing performance characteristics (precision, accuracy), and administering a robust quality control program. Ensuring remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate and that patient results are accurate. Technical Expertise: Assisting with and resolving technical problems. Qualifying and functioning as a CLIA-defined Technical Consultant. This role ensures the lab maintains high standards for testing, reporting, and staff proficiency, ultimately delivering reliable results.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a chemical or biological science as defined by CLIA.
• 2 years clinical lab experience in the designed lab area/speciality
• Tennessee: MT-L:TN

Responsibilities

• Personnel Management: Training, coaching, and evaluating lab staff competency, ensuring adherence to policies and ethics. Identifying training needs and providing regular in-service education.
• Operational Oversight: Managing daily lab operations, making critical decisions, and overseeing inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Quality Assurance: Selecting appropriate test methodologies, verifying procedures, establishing performance characteristics (precision, accuracy), and administering a robust quality control program. Ensuring remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate and that patient results are accurate.
• Technical Expertise: Assisting with and resolving technical problems. Qualifying and functioning as a CLIA-defined Technical Consultant.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Water Transportation
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees