Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist

## Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (GS-12)

Join our team as a Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist, leading day-to-day laboratory operations and ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance. This role involves both hands-on technical expertise and significant supervisory responsibilities, overseeing staff and managing critical laboratory functions.

### Key Responsibilities:

• **Supervision & Leadership:** Directly supervise staff, including assignment of work, performance evaluations, training, and disciplinary actions. Dedicate 25% or more of time to administrative and technical supervision, leading at least one GS-11 staff member.
• **Operational Oversight:** Independently manage laboratory operations across various specialties such as chemistry, microbiology, immunology, hematology, and immunohematology.
• **Quality & Compliance:** Develop, implement, and monitor laboratory quality management programs. Ensure strict adherence to Federal, state, and accrediting agency regulatory requirements.
• **Technical Expertise:** Perform, evaluate, interpret, and validate complex laboratory procedures and results. Conduct quality control, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting of instrumentation.
• **Strategic Planning:** Plan, organize, set goals, and conduct studies on technical and administrative challenges, including personnel, organizational structure, and new technology.
• **Resource Management:** Manage fiscal matters, forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget.
• **Collaboration & Education:** Collaborate in patient diagnosis and treatment. Provide education for laboratory professionals and the public.
• **Special Projects:** May lead specific laboratory projects such as safety officer, analyzer specialist, quality control specialist, or coordinate competency assessment programs.

### Qualifications:

• **Citizenship:** United States Citizenship.
• **Language Proficiency:** Proficient in spoken and written English.
• **Education:** A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• **Certification:** One of the following:

* Generalist certification (MLS) by ASCP BOC or AMT. * Generalist certification (MT) by ASCP BOR or AMT. * Categorical or Specialist certification by ASCP or AMT.

• **Experience:** At least one year of creditable experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, directly related to the position.

### Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of Federal, state, and laboratory accrediting agency regulatory requirements.
• Expertise in laboratory quality management principles and program establishment.
• Strong understanding of clinical laboratory technology concepts, principles, and methods.
• Proven leadership skills, including interpersonal relations and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to perform full supervisory duties, including staff selection and development.
• Capacity to plan, organize, set goals, and analyze technical/administrative problems.
• Skill in managing fiscal matters, resource forecasting, and budget administration.

### Physical Requirements: This role involves intermittent moderate lifting (15-44 lbs), light carrying, frequent use of hands and fingers, walking and standing for up to 4 hours, repeated bending, and occasional stooping/kneeling. Requires the ability to distinguish colors, possess near vision correctable to 13"-16", read standard type and computer screens, and hear (aid permitted). Work in a fast-paced, noisy environment with high cognitive function and emotional stability to manage stress and competing priorities. Personal protective equipment and rotation of shifts are required.