Lab Services Team Lead - 2nd Shift (Westborough, MA)
Posted on: 26 Jan 2021
Westborough, MA
Job Description
Are you an experienced lab technologist looking for a new challenge? Are you detail oriented, process focused, and enjoy leading others? Are you looking for an industry leading company that offers growth and stability? LabCorp is seeking a Laboratory Services Team Leader to join our team in Westborough, MA! In this position, you will work in a fast paced, customer focused, and challenging environment, and will be a part of our overall mission at LabCorp: Improving Health, Improving Lives as we combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
As you may know, LabCorp was the first national laboratory to launch molecular testing for the virus that causes COVID-19 and we have performed over 18 million PCR tests to date.
The Team Lead position focuses primarily on COVID-19 PCR testing in the Molecular department of our Clinical Laboratory, where you will perform both automated and manual testing with the overall goal of providing results that will be used for the diagnosis and management of COVID-19. Assays performed in this department include both automated and manual testing, Qualitative and Quantitative PCR, with the overall goal of providing results that can be used for the diagnosis and management of a wide range of infections using real-time PCR detection of nucleic acid.
Responsibilities:
* Assist department operational leadership with overseeing daily laboratory operations:
* Coordinate the work of other testing staff in the department; prioritize, assign and review work
* Notify management of problem areas or issues in the lab
* Assist supervisor in employee actions, including identifying and addressing performance issues
* Act as a liaison with support departments on technical inquiries and test results
* Attend regular management and staff meetings
* Keep supervisor informed of group progress, problems, employee performance and any significant factors affecting assigned responsibilities
* Perform PCR-based genetic testing in accordance with standard operating procedures
* Perform routine and complex technical procedures and functions according to departmental Standard Operating Procedures
* Report accurate and timely test results in order to deliver quality patient care
* Development, validation, and assistance with implementation of new automated processes
* Recognize problems and initiate troubleshooting steps to evaluate testing failures and other problems
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in biology, medical technology, or other related science
* At least 7 years of clinical laboratory experience (post bachelor's degree).
* Must be qualified and have current licenses for all applicable state and regulatory agencies.
Shift
2
Schedule
2nd Shift (Tues-Sat 3p-11:30p)
Laboratory Corp.
Burlington, NC
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings operates as an independent clinical laboratory company worldwide. It operates in two segments, LabCorp Diagnostics (LCD) and Covance Drug Development. It offers various clinical laboratory tests, such as blood chemistry analyses, urinalyses, blood cell counts, thyroid tests, Pap tests, hemoglobin A1C and vitamin D products, prostate-specific antigens, tests for sexually-transmitted diseases, hepatitis C tests, microbiology cultures and procedures, and alcohol and other substance-abuse tests.
The company also provides testing services in the areas of women's health, allergy, diagnostic genetics, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, endocrinology, oncology, coagulation, pharmacogenetics, toxicology, and medical drug monitoring; and esoteric testing, cancer diagnostics, and other complex procedures. In addition, it provides technology-enabled solutions, including a suite of applications to enable patients, healthcare providers, health systems, accountable care organizations, and insurers with convenient and secure access to LCD’s data and services, as well as billing for laboratory services. Further, it offers end-to-end drug development, medical device, and diagnostic development solutions from research to clinical development and commercial market access.
The company primarily serves managed care organizations, biopharmaceutical companies, physicians and other healthcare providers, hospitals and health systems, governmental agencies, employers, patients and consumers, contract research organizations, academic institutions, and independent clinical laboratories. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings has collaborations with the Boston University, Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, The Mount Sinai Hospital, the University of Tennessee, Yale University, and QIAGEN N.V. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Burlington, North Carolinia.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees61,000
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