Supervisor, laboratory operations

Location: Centerville, OH

Schedule: Evening/Night Shift

Lighthouse Lab Services is partnering with a leading healthcare laboratory seeking a Supervisor, Laboratory Operations to oversee evening and overnight laboratory operations at a regional hospital. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for supervising technical and laboratory support staff while maintaining competency as a bench technologist. The ideal candidate is an experienced laboratory professional with strong leadership skills who enjoys developing staff, improving workflows, and ensuring high-quality patient care in a fast-paced clinical environment.

The Role You'll Play:

• Supervise daily laboratory operations and workflow for technical and laboratory support staff during evening and overnight shifts.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members while promoting a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Assist with scheduling, bench assignments, and staffing coverage to support operational needs.
• Perform bench testing and maintain technical competency, including participation in weekend and holiday rotations.
• Support quality assurance initiatives, process improvement efforts, and CAP inspection readiness.
• Assist with staff onboarding, training, competency assessments, performance evaluations, and corrective action documentation.
• Ensure timely completion of departmental documentation, including training records, timecards, competency checklists, and other compliance-related activities.
• Help maintain laboratory policies, procedures, and document control processes.
• Troubleshoot laboratory issues and collaborate with providers and internal teams to resolve operational challenges.
• Promote a culture of safety while ensuring compliance with laboratory, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Participate in the education and training of laboratory staff and students as appropriate.

What You'll Bring:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or a related laboratory science field.
• ASCP certification (MLT or MLS/MT) required.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in a clinical laboratory with demonstrated leadership or supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of clinical laboratory operations, quality systems, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance leadership responsibilities while remaining active on the laboratory bench.
• Flexibility to support evening/night operations, including occasional meetings and weekend coverage.
• Experience supporting CAP-accredited laboratories.
• Previous experience with staff scheduling, competency assessments, and performance management.
• Strong computer proficiency and experience working with laboratory information systems.

Salary & Benefits:

$69,000-$100,000 (DoE) Health, Vision, Dental PTO + Paid Holidays Retirement Benefits Evening shift

At Lighthouse Lab Services, we offer solutions to help start, grow, and run clinical laboratories. Our recruiting team has over 18 years of proven success placing job seekers in positions ranging from entry-level Medical Technologists to seasoned Laboratory Directors. We recruit nationwide, for permanent and travel positions with clients ranging from small hospitals to large reference laboratories.

It is the policy of Lighthouse Lab Services to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Lighthouse Lab Services is committed to working and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including persons with disabilities. If at any time during the application process, you need an accommodation, please contact recruiting@lighthouselabservices.com for assistance.

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