Supervisor Clinical Lab

Natera•San Carlos, CA

About The Position

The Supervisor of the clinical laboratory is a member of the Operations Department whose role is to oversee employees' performance and serve as a liaison between employees and senior management to meet company goals and quality objectives. The supervisor is responsible for daily supervision of lab staff performing duties such as laboratory testing and data review. Duties include but are not limited to coaching, motivating, staffing, evaluating, and training staff. The supervisor works closely with the manager to ensure company and team goals are met while adhering to good manufacturing practices and CLIA/CAP guidelines. The shift timings are from 3.00 PM- 1.30 AM

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in medical technology, laboratory science, chemical, physical, or biological sciences with 4.5+ years of industry-related experience with at least two years working in a clinical laboratory or Master's Degree in medical technology, laboratory science, chemical, physical, or biological sciences with 2+ years of industry-related experience with at least two years working in a clinical laboratory
Current ASCP certification in molecular biology (CLS, MLS, MB, MT)
Current CA State CGMBS or CLS license is required for roles in California.
Proven leadership experience
Able to take on own projects with little supervision.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and computer skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Word processing and data management skills.

Responsibilities

Provides direct supervision to professional individual contributors and/or skilled, support individual contributors
Ensures production work is consistently completed according to department goals.
Administers company policies that directly affect subordinate employees.
Monitors team members to ensure adherence to SOPs and safety procedures
Oversees training and development of all staff members
Document nonconformances and all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the established performance specifications as needed. Escalates protocol deviation to lead/supervisor.
Handles employee issues in collaboration with the department manager and Human Resources.
Ensures alignment with team for reasoning behind instructions/processes and changes
Plans and leads shift meetings. Meets regularly with individual team members to discuss goals and progress
Go-to person when manager is not present.
May assist lab team in day-to-day tasks
Keeps team morale up and maintains professionalism of team members, including by acting as role model.
Identifies trends and issues and effectively executes solutions
Actively interacts with interdepartmental teams such as OPS, Accessioning, Engineering, Stats, R&D, and Support.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Annual performance incentive bonus
Long-term equity awards
Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
401(k) with company match
Generous paid time off and company holidays
Additional wellness and work-life benefits
Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents.
Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits.
Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more.
We also offer a generous employee referral program!