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US - Clinical Lab Manager

Shriners Children's
Posted a month ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Portland, OR, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Shriners Children’s is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Manager to oversee a high complexity CLIA laboratory focused on ELISA-based measurement of skeletal growth biomarkers in children.
  • The role requires either a Doctoral degree with at least one year of relevant experience or a Master's degree with a minimum of two years of laboratory training, including six months of high-complexity testing.
  • Key responsibilities include implementing CLIA-compliant testing workflows, maintaining standard operating procedures, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • The Clinical Laboratory Manager will also supervise laboratory operations and present monthly quality monitoring reports to the Laboratory Director.
  • Compensation for this position is based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Laboratory Manager to lead the establishment and ongoing operation of a nascent high complexity CLIA laboratory specializing in ELISA-based measurement of a skeletal growth biomarker in infants and children. This individual will serve concurrently as both Technical Supervisor and General Supervisor, reporting directly to the CLIA Laboratory Director and Research Administrator. The role carries responsibility from pre-operational build-out through active licensure, with main responsibilities being daily laboratory operations, quality management, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Implement end-to-end CLIA-compliant testing workflows, from specimen receipt and accessioning through result reporting.

  • Establish and maintain all required CLIA standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policies

  • Conduct analytical validation studies for quantitative ELISA based testing

  • Coordinate submission and maintenance of the CLIA certificate

  • Establish and maintain a robust laboratory Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with CLIA requirements.

  • Perform and/or supervise processing of patient specimens, including ELISA assay execution, and instrument operation.

  • Prepare and present monthly quality monitoring reports to the Laboratory Director summarizing KPI performance, trends, and corrective/preventive actions

Minimum Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree (MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent) in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution, with at least one (1) year of training or experience performing high-complexity testing in biochemistry;

OR

  • Master's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution, with at least two (2) years of laboratory training and/or experience, including a minimum of six (6) months performing high-complexity biochemistry testing.


Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.



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