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Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

The Laboratory Operations Supervisor is primarily responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the clinical laboratory.

Qualifications

Essential Job Duties:

Oversee daily operations in the laboratory and provide overall direction and assistance to associates

Administer work schedules and review/approve associate time sheets

Work with manager to ensure appropriate staffing of area of responsibility

Ensure laboratory associates have thorough understanding of assay theory, troubleshooting, and data analyses by serving as mentor and coach

Ensure laboratory associates are up to date at all times with training and competency assessments for their areas of responsibility; perform competency assessments when delegated by Laboratory Technical Supervisor

Monitor department productivity and ensure appropriate quality metrics are met (turnaround times, quality events, etc.)

Approve clinical laboratory assays that have been submitted prior to results being reported to clients

Resolve technical problems and ensure that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken when deficiencies or errors are found for both the clinical laboratory and/or medical device products as appropriate

Perform annual review of SOPs not requiring revision and relevant to those laboratory methods for which they have direct operational responsibility to determine if they continue to be accurate and applicable, as required

Identify inefficiencies in processes, workflow, and throughput and implement process improvements to minimize waste

Proactively develop plans to meet future departmental needs

Perform testing as necessary in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Scientist job description

Support the lab manager in conducting effective and productive team meetings

Provide primary source of information and assistance to other departments as needed

Interview and select candidates for open Clinical Laboratory Scientist positions when needed

Accept, complete and report on special assignments within the agreed upon timeframe

Other duties as assig ed by management

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

BS or BA in biological, physical, chemical, or clinical laboratory science 4 years\' experience in a high complexity laboratory setting

Will be working on automated and manual platforms

Willing to work with potentially infectious human blood and body fluids

Requires flexibility in schedule, working hours and days (potentially including weekends) outside of normal schedule when necessary

Goal oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills

Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization

Excellent verbal & written communication skills

Ability to effectively solve problems and make sound independent decisions

Analytical judgment, problem solving skills, accuracy and detail oriented

High level of proficiency with PC based software programs