Job Description

This position will work 100% on-site in Southaven, Mississippi

Responsible for the management and development of staff. Provides oversight to, and is accountable for quality and service, regulatory compliance, work unit safety, strategic planning, document management, financial management and developing and implementing new services. Works cooperatively with a wide variety of customers, as well as internal and external resources. Completes special projects as assigned by the laboratory consultant/director(s), administrator and/or operations manager(s).

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship/we will not sponsor or transfer a visa for this role. Also, Mayo Clinic DOES NOT participate in the F1 STEM OPT extension program.

This position is a limited-tenure role intended to support the formation, launch, and stabilization of a new company and laboratory. As the organization matures, the role is expected to transition to a permanent infrastructure position within a separate company operating independently from Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

Responsibilities and schedules may vary as operational milestones are achieved with the anticipated post-launch schedules:
First Shift: 2:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Second Shift: 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Third shift: 7:00pm- 2:30am
Tuesday-Saturday

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in clinical laboratory science (CLS), medical laboratory science (MLS), or medical technology (MT) and six years of relevant clinical laboratory experience with four years after obtaining the qualified bachelors degree.

OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in addition to a certificate in medical laboratory science (MLS) or another clinical laboratory specialty certificate, and six years of clinical laboratory experience with four years after obtaining the qualified bachelors degree.

Certificates will be reviewed and approved on a case by case basis.

OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in chemistry or biological science and seven years of clinical laboratory experience with five years after obtaining the qualified bachelors degree.

OR Master's degree from an accredited institution in chemical, physical, biological, clinical laboratory science or medical technology and two years of clinical laboratory experience after obtaining the qualified bachelors degrees listed above.

Must have demonstrated leadership, communication (oral and written) and problem solving ability.

Must be highly organized, efficient, and able to work independently.

Requires human relations skills to influence and motivate others.

ASCP certification or other certification pertinent to the laboratory field may be required depending on the laboratory specialty.

Clinical laboratory experience must include the following additional requirements dependent upon the laboratory:

For Bacteriology, Virology, Clinical Microbiology Molecular, Mycology/Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Molecular Hematopathology, Clinical Genome Sequencing, Molecular Technologies Laboratories:
At least four years of experience in high complexity testing, one of which is molecular pathology methods.

For Tissue Typing Laboratory:
At least four years of experience in high complexity testing with a minimum of three years experience in histocompatibility/transplantation and one of which is in molecular pathology methods.

For Conventional Chromosomes, FISH, Microarray Laboratories:
At least two years of experience in clinical cytogenetics.