Core Lab Supervisor – Clinical Chemistry

Core Lab Supervisor – Clinical Chemistry
Rocky Mountain Laboratories – Tempe, AZ

About Us
Rocky Mountain Laboratories is a clinical laboratory providing comprehensive laboratory services. We are dedicated to delivering accurate and timely diagnostic information and are committed to improving healthcare outcomes through cutting-edge technology and a customer-focused approach.

Position
Rocky Mountain Laboratories is hiring an experienced Core Lab Supervisor to run daily operations for clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology and coagulation at our lab in Tempe, Arizona. You’ll lead and train the core lab team, set up workflows and write SOPs as the lab grows. You’ll also keep analyzers running, oversee QC and validations, and keep the lab ready for inspection. We need someone who has already supervised a core lab and is strong in smears, manual differentials and urinalysis microscopy. This is a full-time, onsite role in Tempe.

Pay and schedule

- Pay: $95,000 – $105,000 per year, based on experience
- Schedule: Tuesday–Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; some flexibility needed based on lab needs
- Job type: Full time, W-2
- Location: Tempe, AZ (onsite; commute or relocate before your start date). Relocation help is available for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

- Supervise daily operations in clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology and coagulation
- Train staff on manual differentials, peripheral smears and urinalysis microscopy, and run competency assessments
- Maintain and troubleshoot analyzers, including Beckman Coulter AU480/AU680, Abbott Alinity, Sysmex and ACL Elite
- Review QC, QA and proficiency testing results, and lead trend reviews and corrective actions
- Call critical results to providers and answer their questions about results
- Set up new workflows to support lab growth
- Write and edit SOPs that meet CLIA and CAP standards
- Oversee validation and verification of new methods and instruments
- Lead inspection readiness and corrective action plans
- Serve as a CLIA supervisory designee when assigned

Required qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science, chemistry, biology, or a related lab science
- MLS(ASCP), MLS(ASCPi), MT(ASCP), MLT(ASCP), AMT MT or an equal or higher credential
- 3+ years as a supervisor in a core lab
- Extensive hands-on experience with peripheral smears, manual differentials, and urinalysis microscopy
- Working knowledge of CLIA and CAP requirements
- Experience setting up workflows and writing and editing SOPs
- Able to work Tuesday–Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM onsite in Tempe

Preferred qualifications

- Hands-on Abbott Alinity chemistry and immunology experience
- Sysmex hematology and ACL Elite coagulation experience
- Experience starting up a new lab or bringing new tests live
- Method validation or analyzer verification experience
- CAP inspection or CLIA survey experience
- LIS, analyzer interfacing and result verification experience

Benefits

- Benefits begin 60 days after the first full month of full-time employment.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off (21 days annually)
- 7 paid holidays
- 401(k) with 50% company match up to 6%
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short-term and long-term disability (RML covers 60% of the short-term premium)
- Voluntary life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 100% company-funded

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Rocky Mountain Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with all applicable federal and state laws and prohibit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, or genetic information. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including during the application process.

Rocky Mountain Laboratories participates in E-Verify. Background checks and other pre-employment screenings happen only after a conditional offer, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Any offer is contingent on the results.

Employment with Rocky Mountain Laboratories is at-will. Either the Team Member or the company may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, in accordance with applicable law. Nothing in this posting or later communications changes that relationship.

Rocky Mountain Laboratories does not partner with external staffing agencies. Unsolicited resumes will not be considered, and no fees will be paid.

We post current openings only at:

- linkedin.com/company/rocky-mountain-laboratories
- indeed.com/cmp/Rocky-Mountain-Laboratories
- rockylabs.com