Reference Lab Supervisor, Blood Bank

Vitalant is seeking a **Clinical Laboratory Supervisor** for our Blood Bank Laboratory, dedicated to making a positive difference. If you are results-driven and impact-inspired to help others, and making a difference is vital for you, you’ll experience a career built on purpose, an organization created to care, and a team committed to lead - **together.**

**Your impact as a Clinical Laboratory Supervisor is vital. **Contribute to Vitalant’s life-saving mission by collaborating with fellow team members and offering skilled technical oversight in the laboratory. You will get to coordinate the testing of biological specimens and review testing results and quality assessment data.

**What to Expect**

**Schedule: Days **:Hours vary depending on laboratory needs.

***Our comprehensive total rewards support you, your family, and your future with**:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401K + 5% company match
- Tuition assistance up to $5k per year
- Free basic life and AD&D insurance
- Free short-and-long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Employee Resource Groups
- Recognition and perks

**As a Laboratory Supervisor, you’ll get to**:

- Hire, supervise, train and assess the performance of laboratory staff and personnel.
- Guarantee the thorough completion of reagent preparation, pre-qualification, and quality assurance.
- Carry out essential competency observations and ensure meticulous and accurate documentation.
- Perform preventive maintenance, quality assurance, calibrations, and equipment. Identify malfunctions in high complexity equipment and troubleshoot, as necessary.
- Ensure an adequate level of supplies and reagents are maintained.
- Actively participate in discussions related to process improvement and budgeting.
- Bachelor's degree required
- Must satisfy CLIA requirements for High Complexity Testing required
- Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT/MLS) or Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) by a certifying agency preferred.
- Three years of clinical laboratory testing required.
- Two years Reference laboratory experience preferred.
- Two years of supervisor experience preferred.

**About Us**

Vitalant is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, providing hospitals and patients across the U.S. a safe blood supply, specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise and world-renowned research. We have a network of 115 donation centers across the U.S. and host approximately 60,000 blood drives annually. Vitalant provides blood and special services to patients in more than 900 hospitals across the U.S. where millions of people depend on blood donations from our generous donors.

Vitalant is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace built on a foundation of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. Through our DEI strategic plan, we create opportunities for employees of all backgrounds to feel valued, seen and heard. We believe this mission drives creativity and innovation, as employees experience an environment conducive to personal growth and career development.

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