Laboratory Supervisor – Korem Project

Main purpose of the Position

MSF’s Laboratory Supervisors play a crucial role in supporting medical teams by planning, organizing, and overseeing daily laboratory operations, personnel, and technical accuracy (calibrate equipment) in medical, industrial settings and train staff according to MSF/Ethiopia protocols, security measures, and hygiene standards.

Accountabilities

• Participating in the project planning and follow-up and reviewing the laboratory budget, when necessary, to support MSF’s medical activities.
• Ensuring the compliance of MSF hygiene and safety protocols, both individually and collectively as well as informing staff of existing biological risks.
• Performing laboratory tests and carrying out sample collection (serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology …) in accordance with prescriptions as well as ensuring that quality control tests are carried out regularly. Informing the doctor of the results of the tests and keeping a record of the analysis with data from patients.
• Ensuring proper management (cleaning, maintenance, arranging) of all laboratory equipment and the adequate supply of needed equipment and material to prevent stock-outs. This includes being responsible for all required automatic instrument calibration, ensuring that no material is taken out of laboratories without prior authorization and carrying out a proper storage system and conditions, inventory, etc. In cooperation with logistics department, ensuring that cold chain is properly maintained in Laboratory areas for both, samples and reagents.
• In the absence of a Laboratory Manager, ensuring proper registration and needs of all labs related activities and implementing a correct use of the associated management tool (EpyTryp. Etc.) to have a proper recording of laboratory activities. Preparing and sending slides/samples for external quality control.
• Supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, coaching, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunctions to the project biomedical service.
• Producing regular reports on the testing and on any issues related to laboratory personnel and / or the material used.

MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities

• Manage diverse personalities of lab personnel through proper training
• Responsible for procedure review and training with all lab personnel
• Complete monitoring, record keeping,
• Quality Control: Review data, validate results, and implement QC measures to ensure accuracy.
• Monthly Lab sitrep (one-pager) to MedCo / PMR including all product quality testing and other technical performance indicators .
• Support the outreach team on the rapid tests proper procedure .
• See that all testing is performed within compliance procedures.
• Maintain certification and maintenance of all lab equipment.
• Assist in developing and updating laboratory procedures.
• Ensure that all laboratory procedures are followed.