Clinical and Environmental Program Administrator
Job Responsibilities
1. Plans, develops, organizes, and controls the clinical and environment testing units of the Chicago Laboratory.
- Ensures compliance with federal and accrediting regulatory guidelines
- Research new test methods for development and implementation within assigned areas and the Division of Laboratories
- Conducts analysis of samples for new test implementation
- Participates in grant writing, identifying and tracking progress of grant milestones, and reporting of milestones to Federal and State funding agencies
2. Serves as full-line supervisor:
- Assigns and reviews work
- Provides guidance and training to assigned staff
- Counsels staff regarding work performance
- Reassigns staff to meet day-to-day operating needs
- Establishes annual goals and objectives
- Approves time off
- Adjusts first level grievances
- Effectively recommends and imposes discipline up to and including discharge
- Prepares, delivers, and signs performance evaluations
- Determines and recommends staffing needs
3. Serves as technical supervisor for high complexity testing involving molecular diagnostic methods.
• Collaborates with State, local public health program directors, and the Laboratory Division Chief to provide appropriate and cost-effective testing methods
• Identifies adequate funding and staffing for testing methods
• Selects appropriate test methodologies
• Makes recommendations for improvements
• Verifies performance of test procedures, establishes appropriate HHS approved proficiency testing programs
• Establishes and monitors relevant Quality Assurance/Quality Control programs
• Evaluates the competency of all testing personnel and assures that testing competency is maintained through appropriate in-service training and education
4. Conducts applied research; documents findings, evaluates new procedures, recommends implementation of new procedures into the laboratory test menu.
5. Develops testing protocols and reporting systems.
- Trains technical personnel in evaluation and conducting new procedures
- Coordinates cross-training of technical staff
6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a Doctorate (PhD) degree in a chemical or biological science, such as biochemistry, physiology, immunology or equivalent, from an accredited academic institution.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four years of progressively responsible clinical laboratory experience in a clinical diagnostic laboratory, including experience in molecular microbiology and virology.
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge in all technical areas of molecular biology, including nucleic acid amplification and sequencing techniques.
- Two years supervisory experience in a clinical laboratory.
- Two years’ experience in a public health laboratory or commercial/industrial laboratory.
- Two years’ progressively responsible leadership experience in a public health program.
- Two years’ experience evaluating and implementing laboratory testing procedures.
- Two years’ experience with applied laboratory research.
- Two years’ experience evaluating and implementing procedures into laboratory analysis.