Regional Manager, Quality & Biosafety Compliance

Zone: Eastern Zone
Location: Dr. Leonard. A. Miller Centre

Regional Manager, Quality & Biosafety Compliance
Laboratory Services
Permanent Full-time
10787POS
Hours 70 biweekly (8 hours days)
Salary HL-22 ($76,523 - $99,480 per annum)
Competition Number VAC0001536
Posted Date 2024-10-18
Closing Date 2024-10-28
Demands, duties, qualifications
Job Summary
This position is accountable to the Regional Director of Laboratory Medicine and the Clinical Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine for developing, organizing, directing, and evaluating systems and structures that support laboratory staff recruitment, training, orientation, development, laboratory quality management program and biosafety program activities.

The Regional Manager of Quality and Biosafety Compliance oversees the Eastern Zones of NL Health Services compliance program, functioning as an objective party to review, evaluate and resolve compliance issues within the laboratory program as it pertains to Quality and quality indicators, biosafety and biosecurity, accreditation, and occupational health and safety. The position ensures that management and employees are in compliance with the rules, regulations and standards of regulatory agencies, and that policies and procedures are in place and being followed.

This position is accountable for the efficient planning, managing, organizing and evaluating the operations of all NL Health Services Laboratories. This position also serves as the Regional Biosafety Officer for Eastern Health and Public Health Laboratories, and the operations manager of the Laboratory Quality Coordinators.
As the Manager this position is accountable for the day-to-day operations of the quality management group, ensuring staff training, competency assessment, as well as for human resource management including recruitment, retentions, and labour relations.

Job Qualifications

Education
Completion of a recognized (accredited) Medical Laboratory Technology program supplemented by a Baccalaureate degree in Science, technology or a related degree from a recognized/accredited post-secondary institution is required.
Courses or certification in laboratory quality management or quality important is required.
Courses in biosafety is an asset.

Experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience within the last 7 in clinical laboratory medicine including experience working in a Microbiology laboratory is required.
Experience in the development of orientation and education programs.
Experience with occupational health and safety inspections and directives.
Experience in biosafety and training.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
Knowledge of accreditation and quality management framework.
Knowledge of change management techniques.
Demonstrated progressive leadership skills.
Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated creative problem solving skills.
Demonstrated strong time management and team building skills.

Other
Current licensure with the NL Council of Health Professionals.
A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required.