Manager - Hematopathology & Flow Cytometry

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Who we Are:

The Hematopathology Laboratory supports diagnostic and research activities through specialized testing, including flow cytometry, data analysis, and reporting. The team collaborates with Anatomic Pathology and hospital departments to ensure accurate results, regulatory compliance, and adherence to quality standards. Seeking candidates with experience in Anatomic Pathology.

About the Role: Assist the departmental/divisional leadership in coordinating, planning and overseeing the daily activities of the Hematopathology Laboratory including coordination of flow cytometric analysis of research specimens, data analysis, reporting, records maintenance, quality control and quality assurance. Assist the departmental/divisional leadership in acting as a liason between Anatomic Pathology and all hospital departments and/or staff that are performing lab procedures. Complete all technical, regulatory and quality initiatives as assigned by departmental/divisional leadership.

What You'll Bring:

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry and/or Medical Technology. (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

• 3 years laboratory histology or flow cytometry experience (Required)
• 5 years laboratory management experience preferred (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Good interpersonal and communication skills important. Knowledge and skills related to LIS desirable.

Functional Accountabilities
Grow

• Encourage and share new ways of making the right work easier to do

• Recognize and share incremental improvements in operations

• Promote the success of organizational and department initiatives by clearly aligning programs to the mission

Work Coordination

• Perform waived, moderate, and high-complexity testing as ordered.
• Understand, and can perform multi-parameter flow cytometry analysis, acquisition, and results reporting.
• Correlate tests results with other data as necessary.

Regulatory Standards and Quality of Service

• Research, develop, validate, and implement new hematopathology assays with associated technologies and platforms required for testing.

• Perform preventive maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, in accordance with all applicable policies and procedures.

• Document discrepancies with appropriate remedial action.

• Ensure compliance with external regulatory and licensing agencies.

• Provides validation reviews, and training for the validation preparations.

• Develop and implement result reporting policies and procedures.

• Monitor & evaluate quality control & quality assurance programs.

• Review results, worksheets, and other data/information for accuracy and completeness.

Department Operations

• Recognize unexpected test discrepancies, and analyze causes.

• Evaluate new procedures, instruments and/or assays for use in flow cytometric analyses.

• Provide direct technical supervision to personnel assigned to hematopathology.

• Ensure highest quality service to clinicians, and faculty.

• Proactively update education, pursues newest techniques, and technologies.

• Assist in presenting information and provide training to laboratory personnel.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children's National believes an individual's base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children's National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual's combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children's National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

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