Manager, Specimen Processing

The Specimen Management Manager is a high energy, charismatic leader with a strong people first mindset in a fast paced, high volume laboratory environment. These individual builds engaged, high performing teams through coaching, development, and accountability, while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

With a strong background in process optimization and lean transformation, the manager identifies inefficiencies and implements sustainable improvements that enhance throughput, quality, and consistency. They use data driven decision making and standard work to deliver measurable results and support a strong customer experience.

This role is responsible for end-to-end specimen management, ensuring accurate, timely, and reliable flow across testing platforms while maintaining high quality and compliance standards. The manager leads approximately 6 direct reports, including supervisors and trainers, developing leadership capability and driving alignment across teams and shifts.

Flexibility is essential, as this leader supports off shift and weekend coverage as needed. Overall, this role is critical to driving operational performance, team engagement, and consistent, high quality laboratory results.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday with some flexibility to work off shifts and weekends

This is an Onsite position with 6 direct reports including Supervisors and Trainers

Pay Range: $120,000 - $167,000/ year with 15% Bonus

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information:

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects - physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

* Medical/Prescription Drugs

* Dental

* Vision

* Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

* Supplemental Health Plans

* 401(k) Plan - Company match dollar-for-dollar up to 5%

* Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

* Supplemental Life Insurance

* Dependent Life Insurance

* Short- and Long-Term Disability buy-up

* Blueprint for Wellness

* Emotional Well-Being Resources

* Educational Assistance

* Paid time off / Health Time

• Must have the mental alertness and high energy required to appropriately performing the job.
• The ability to effectively work with other departments to resolve problems. Must have interpersonal skills to gain cooperation with other departments, and foster continuous improvements.
• Must be flexible and available based on staffing requirements, weekends, and holidays, on call and long hours.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, and is able to manage client concerns, technical department and employees in a professional manner.
• Make independent decisions and exercise consistent sound judgment.
• Capable of handling multiple priorities in a high volume setting.
• Able to organize and lead projects within the work group and with cross functional groups. Required to give presentations and speak in front of groups

Required Work Experience:

Minimum of 8 years laboratory experience with at least 4 years of direct supervisory experience in the clinical or anatomical pathology laboratory.

Preferred Work Experience:

Medical or production background preferred

Education:

Bachelors degree required.