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Bench Supervisor – Haematology/PBMC
C5
P002 - Cidrz Laboratory
Central Laboratory - Lusaka District, Lusaka Province
04 Mar 2024 00:00
12 Mar 2024 00:00
Reports to Operations Manager. The incumbent is responsible for personal adherence to all laboratory policies and procedures to ensure high quality of work in their section. The supervisor is a key member of the laboratory management team who provides first level quality management and quality oversight at bench level. The supervisor will be accountable for all aspects of quality performance/quality management for their section and will be held to a high standard of performance in his/her duties.

Main duties
  • Writes equipment SOPs, quality SOPs and testing SOPs for Hematology and Flow Cytometry section
  • Reviews/updates all existing policies, procedures and logs and ensure only current policies, procedures and logs are available and in use in their section
  • Conducts training for bench staff on both new and revised policies and procedures and ensure such training is well documented
  • Performs daily supervisor review of all QC records and logs as well as equipment maintenance records and logs
  • Ensures that corrective action for all QC and equipment failures have been documented and corrective actions reviewed by the supervisor daily
  • Documents corrective action for QC biases and trends observed during QC reviews
  • Reviews sample pending lists at beginning of day and end of day to ensure that all samples are tested within stability 
  • Daily review of critical result logs and ensure that all critical results have been called-out and documented on the result log and in LIMS
  • Submits monthly bench reports [monthly test volume, bench sample rejection, QC trends and biases and safety] to the QA/QC manager for inclusion in the monthly QA/QC report
  • Conducts and documents competency for both new and old staff 
  • Forecasts, quantifies and tracks procurement of reagents and consumables for the section. 
  • Maintains accurate stock control records and ensure all supplies delivered to the bench are received in SAGE X3
Qualifications
  • Minimum Degree in Biomedical Sciences or Recognized equivalent
  • At least 5 years experience in routine diagnostic or research setting
  • 3 Years supervisory experience 
  • Registered with Health Professionals Council of Zambia 
  • Ability to efficiently operate and maintain general laboratory equipment
Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.