Technical Supervisor, Clinical Pathology

Job title: Technical Supervisor, Clinical Pathology

Job description: Are you seeking to build your career by joining a high-performing team of professionals dedicated to working together toward a healthier future? This is an opportunity to work at the Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), which is a laboratory partner of choice for government and universities in Canada, for agriculture, food safety, and animal health testing, and is a leader in providing high-value analytic and diagnostic services to the private sector in selected niche markets.

As a values-based organization, with the mission of working together toward a healthier future and improving life, we are searching for a Technical Supervisor in our Clinical Pathology laboratory, who will support the Division’s values: Client Centered, Integrity, Individuals Matter, Shared Responsibility, and Committed to Evolving.

As the Technical Supervisor, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Clinical Pathology laboratory while ensuring compliance with rigorous accreditation standards. You excel at fostering an environment that promotes teamwork, respect and inclusion, productivity and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for: prioritizing and scheduling workload and resources; trouble-shooting and resolving issues within the lab section; providing effective leadership and supervision to a unionized work group including conducting performance reviews, recognizing achievements and appropriately addressing performance related concerns, in consultation with the Veterinary Clinical Pathologist. In addition, you will identify training needs, schedule training programs and ensure that all applicable SOPs and health & safety regulations are followed; write SOPs and work instructions; monitor QC and resolve issues brought forward through the non-conformance reporting process (CAPA); support continuous improvement of client services.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for animal health and food safety and/or a background in medical or healthcare sciences. What you need to be successful in this role:

• You have a BSc in Biology, a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) designation would be an asset, or you have attained an equivalent combination of education and experience that has prepared you for this next step in your career;
• You are a proven leader with a demonstrated ability to motivate and guide teams in a high-volume health sciences setting, with tight, client-driven deadlines;
• You are ambitious and approach challenges with integrity, tenacity and patience;
• You have a talent to bring teams together and have strong mediation and conflict resolution skills;
• You are driven to provide the highest quality of client service and are skilled at managing a diverse group of internal and external clients;
• You are an excellent communicator and are able to convey information to others in an effective manner;
• You have the required administrative skills to operate an efficient and productive laboratory (i.e. budgeting, ordering, scheduling);
• Knowledge of quality systems (e.g. ISO 17025) and laboratory accreditation requirements (e.g. the Standards Council of Canada, the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation) would be considered a great asset;
• Rabies immunization is required.

Position Number 482-021
Classification P05

At the University of Guelph, fostering a is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

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