Manager, Laboratory Operations, Full Time Days, Hackettstown And Newton, NJ

JobID: 31938

Category: Laboratory Services

JobSchedule: Full-Time

Posted Date: 2026-08-17T20:09:55+00:00

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Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 61.180000

Responsible for overseeing laboratory operations, The Manager of Laboratory Operations ensuring timely and accurate testing, managing team members, maintaining equipment, and enforcing safety and regulatory compliance. Acts as a leader and technical expert, driving quality and efficiency in support of patient care.

• Laboratory Operations: Responsible for effective financial and technical operations across all site location departments. Administrative resource for the laboratory team.
• Quality Management: Maintains strong emphasis on quality management, process improvement and strategic thinking skills. Implementing and maintaining quality control procedures, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and protocols.
• Department Budget and Goals: Responsible for preparing and administering departmental budgets. Coordinates objectives and goals designed to improve the financial and operational performance of the laboratory in coordination with Atlantic Health system goals. Manages the laboratory budget by tracking expenses and monitoring inventory management to avoid budget variances.
• Regulatory Compliance and Safety: Supports and maintains compliance with Atlantic Health and regulatory standards. Enforces all safety and PPE protocols to ensure a clean, safe workspace.

Actively participates in inspection preparedness and all regulatory onsite inspections.

• Communication: Communicates effectively and appropriately with all levels of administration, team members, physicians, patients and others. Establishes regularly scheduled team meetings with department supervisors, leads and staff; establishes other communication pathways and reviews for effectiveness.
• Team Member Management: Effectively leads and develops laboratory team members by fostering a collaborative work environment, setting clear performance expectations, and supporting professional growth to ensure high-quality clinical outcomes.
• Computer Usage: Demonstrates working knowledge of the use of Atlantic Health, HIS, LIS and management software applications as related to all aspects of job-related functions.
• Training and Education: Responsible for maintaining mandatory compliance for Team Member document control, training, competency assessment and continuing education standards.
• Policies/Procedures: Establish, maintain and ensure adherence to all approved laboratory standard operating policies and procedures. Ensure adherence to Atlantic Health policies.