Public Health Scientist Supervisor

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Public Health Scientist Supervisor serves as the general supervisor in the Newborn Screening Laboratory and plans and supervises all section activities. The position ensures accurate, appropriate, and timely receipt, preparation, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of high volumes of dried blood spot specimens submitted for testing for inherited disorders in newborns. The supervisor ensures procedures and protocols comply with Arizona State Public Health Laboratory policies and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines. Responsibilities also include staff scheduling and guidance, staff training, laboratory safety, and quality assurance, including procedural manual reviews, internal and external proficiency testing, monthly QA reviews, and equipment preventive maintenance.

The role directs daily laboratory activities and subordinate staff; monitors testing and specimen examinations; conducts laboratory analyses according to standard operating procedures; oversees staff orientation and performance documentation; monitors budgets, supplies, and equipment; and oversees the section's quality assurance program and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Meet CLIA minimum requirements for performing high-complexity testing as defined in CLIA §493.1489.
• Earned a bachelor's degree in biological or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution.
• Bachelor's degree in laboratory science (such as Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, or Medical Laboratory Science) or a related field, and at least four years of professional-level work experience. A master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience; a PhD in a related field may substitute for two years.
• Driver's license.
• Knowledge of inherited disorders, their effects, and laboratory evaluation.
• Knowledge of specialized microbiological and chemical laboratory techniques and specialized equipment.
• Knowledge of colorimetric assays, fluorometric immunoassays, isoelectric focusing, HPLC, MS/MS, and PCR.
• Knowledge of high-volume clinical laboratory settings, department/division/bureau policies, contract procedures, budget tracking, and statistical analyses.
• Knowledge of Performance Management, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Lean methodologies.
• Skill in microbiological and clinical chemistry techniques and operation of specialized equipment.
• Leadership and supervision skills, including establishing and maintaining effective work relationships.
• Ability to teach and coach; perform dilution, pipetting, and centrifugation; use manual dexterity; and interact effectively with a variety of people and organizations.
• Ability to support a diverse, multicultural workforce and foster an inclusive, equal-opportunity work environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct daily activities and manage subordinate staff, including work assignments, priorities, hiring, discipline, training, leave approvals, and performance evaluations.
• Monitor test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable analytic performance.
• Conduct laboratory testing analyses in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures.
• Oversee training and orientation for laboratory personnel and evaluate and document testing personnel performance.
• Monitor the section budget, forecast needs, manage reagent and supply inventory, and monitor equipment performance.
• Oversee the section's quality assurance program and prepare monthly Quality Assurance Reviews for regulatory compliance.
• Ensure laboratory procedures and protocols comply with Arizona State Public Health Laboratory policies and CLIA guidelines.
• Support laboratory safety and equipment preventive maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned that are related to the position.

Benefits

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Wellness program and plans
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Defined retirement plan
• Infant at Work program
• Credit union membership
• Transit subsidy
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program, including up to $300 per month for eligible employees' outstanding student loans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager