Laboratory Supervisor, Lab Management

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Laboratory Setting, Office Job Description At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Our clinical laboratory teams support the delivery of life-changing therapies through a commitment to quality, accuracy, operational excellence and scientific innovation. Location/Division-Specific Information: West Sacramento, CA. Relocation assistance is NOT provided. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screen. Discover Impactful Work: As a Laboratory Supervisor within the Lab Management team, you will lead the people and operational processes that enable efficient, compliant and reliable testing in a clinical trials laboratory supporting next-generation sequencing (NGS). You will oversee Receiving & Accessioning, Materials Management & Inventory, and Equipment Management, Cold Storage & Capacity Planning. Receiving & Accessioning is a key focus of this role. The successful candidate will bring strong experience in specimen receipt, accessioning, sample documentation, issue resolution and pre-analytical workflows in a regulated laboratory environment. You will ensure samples are received, documented, accessioned and routed accurately and efficiently while maintaining sample integrity, traceability and compliance. This is a people manager role responsible for developing a high-performing team, managing daily workload and staffing, monitoring performance, and driving continuous improvement. You will partner across Laboratory Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Project Management, Information Technology, Facilities and other functions to ensure the laboratory has the samples, materials, equipment, cold storage and capacity required to meet clinical trial commitments. A Day in the Life: Receiving & Accessioning Lead daily receiving and accessioning operations, including specimen receipt, inspection, reconciliation, accessioning, data entry, labeling, documentation, sample routing, storage and handoff to downstream laboratory teams. Ensure specimens are received and processed accurately and in accordance with study requirements, established procedures, quality standards and applicable regulatory requirements. Maintain sample integrity, chain of custody, traceability and accurate documentation throughout the pre-analytical process. Monitor workload, turnaround time, productivity, quality metrics and staffing; adjust resources and priorities based on incoming sample volume and business needs. Troubleshoot specimen discrepancies, missing or conflicting documentation, system issues and other pre-analytical exceptions, ensuring timely escalation and resolution. Partner with Client Services, Project Management, Quality and laboratory teams to resolve sample-related issues and prevent recurrence. Drive improvements that reduce accessioning errors, improve turnaround time, standardize workflows and increase operational efficiency. Materials Management & Inventory Oversee laboratory materials management and inventory control to ensure critical supplies and consumables are available to support laboratory operations. Monitor inventory levels, reorder points, usage trends, expiration dates and material availability to minimize shortages, waste and operational disruptions. Partner with Supply Chain, laboratory teams and vendors to address material constraints and support changing testing volumes and study requirements. Ensure materials are received, stored, tracked and maintained according to applicable procedures and quality requirements. Equipment Management, Cold Storage & Capacity Planning Oversee laboratory equipment and cold storage operations, including refrigerators, freezers and other tempe…

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