| Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Website | http://careers.msu.edu/ci/en-us/listing/ |
Oversee the daily operation of the Bacteriology/Mycology section of the MSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and supervise the technologists working there. Coordinate the purchase, maintenance, and repair of equipment. Review and document quality control data and monitor test completion. Consult with clients to resolve problems and provide information. Manage administrative duties for the laboratory, and coordinate process improvement and problem solving for the laboratory. Perform assays, procedures, and data entry for diagnostic purposes. Assist in the research and development of specialized diagnostic tests. Process and test diagnostic samples for surveillance projects.
10% - Supervise laboratory personnel. Monitor attendance, adjust schedules to meet workload demands and coordinate required staff training and cross-training. Manage training records. Enter payroll data. Evaluate employee performance and submit performance reviews for employees to ensure the quality and quantity of work produced. Interview, hire and discipline employees.
50% - Manage administrative duties for the laboratory including billing adjustments, customer complaints, SOP writing and review, service agreement preparation, supply ordering, purchase/repair of equipment, web catalog revisions, and cost analysis for all tests offered by the section. Attend Operations meetings and facilitate monthly section meetings. Resolve lab problems and coordinate lab policy. Communicate with other supervisors and the Quality Manager to coordinate problem solving between teams.
20% - Perform laboratory assays and procedures, including confirmatory and quality control testing to produce results for the health maintenance, diagnosis and treatment of animals. Identify and resolve technical problems related to this testing. Participate in scheduled proficiency testing.
5% - Monitor completeness and accuracy of testing. Enter data for completed testing. Communicate lab findings to clients and other labs and provide information that assists clients with sample submission and test interpretation. Resolve testing and reporting issues.
5% - Manage quality control. Identify and resolve quality control variances, maintain QC records, and perform monthly QC review. Monitor equipment calibrations, prepare the lab for audits, and respond to audit-generated corrective actions.
10% - Participate in special projects. Assist in the implementation of specialized diagnostic tests, method comparisons, and method validation. Assist in processing, testing and shipping surveillance samples.
Working hours are between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and will vary to include weekends and holidays on a rotational basis. The position will also require flexibility in scheduling and is subject to callback in the case of laboratory need and/or in emergency response situations.
The VDL is a premier veterinary diagnostic laboratory for companion animals and horses as well as for livestock, laboratory, zoo, and wildlife species. The VDL performs more than one million tests per year on samples submitted from across the state of Michigan, the United States, and more than 25 countries. It has outstanding veterinary medical professionals and facilities and is world-renowned for expertise in endocrinology and cancer diagnostics.
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree in microbiology, medical technology, clinical laboratory science or a related science field; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in a high-volume diagnostic laboratory; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
MT, CLS, MLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification is preferred, but not required. Also desired is laboratory management experience in diagnostic clinical bacteriology including bacterial identification from various sources, antimicrobial susceptibility testing standard guidelines, anaerobic bacteriology, and mycology. Also valued are experience working under biosafety level 3 conditions: experience in PCR and DNA extraction procedures; specimen processing and serology; performing quality control; equipment maintenance; customer service experience. Experience using Cerner Millenium or other microbiology laboratory information management systems (LIMS) is needed and/or Microsoft Office programs.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
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Working hours are between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and will vary to include weekends and holidays on a rotational basis. The position will also require flexibility in scheduling and is subject to callback in the case of laboratory need and/o
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Exposure to unfixed animal tissue.