Lead Histotechnologist Biomarker Development

Beth Israel Lahey Health

9d•$46 - $62

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Under the Direction of the Histology Supervisor and Anatomic Pathology Manager, the Lead Histotechnologist assists with oversight of Histology Operations

Requirements

Minimum 5 Years experience in a high complexity Histology Lab including special stains, Immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and/or immunofluorescence. 3 Years experience required for exceptional internal candidates.
Demonstrates autonomy, capability and capacity to lead multiple projects and assist with staffing needs under the direction of department leadership.
Experience and high proficiency with computers required. Web based application experience, Microsoft applications including excel experience required.
May be required to produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Nice To Haves

Certified Histotechnician (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Associates or Bachelor’s degree from a NAACLS-accredited histology technician program or a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Leadership Experience

Responsibilities

Performs and oversees a full range of Histology tasks according to Standard Operating Procedures.
Ensures Histology staff follow Standard Operating Procedures.
Act as an expert resource within an area of specialty.
Assist Supervisor in maintaining effective Workflow and Histology Operations.
Reports issues to the Histology Supervisor, Anatomic Pathology Manager, and/or Director of Surgical Pathology as needed
Serves as a resource for assigned areas of expertise and provides technical support to staff.
Assists in researching new workflows, performs instrument evaluations, writes standard operating procedures, and maintains supplies for their areas of expertise.
Resolves technical problems and troubleshoots when test systems are not within established levels of performance.
Oversees periodic review of quality control and instrumentation logs to ensure accuracy of test results.
Provides input into technical decisions, acts as expert for data collection and gathers monthly QC statistics.
Functions as the technical on-call person for the off-shifts.
Demonstrates excellent skills at managing and directing workflow.
Monitors the daily operations and delegation of duties within the lab. Reallocates resources as needed.
Train Histotechnologists I, Histotechnologists II, and Lab Support Assistants.
Participates in the development of training and competency procedures. Instructs residents and fellows.
Serves as liaisons between Lab Support Services and technical departments and provides timely communications and resolution of problems to clients outside the labs.
Provides leadership in the absence of Clinical Supervisor and Managers.
Represents the lab on committees.
Provides input to managers for performance evaluations.
Addresses personnel issues with the Clinical Manager.