- San Diego, California, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Manager
- $47–$60 per hour
- 2+ years
Lead the team that receives, verifies, accessions, and plates specimens at scale in a high-volume, CAP/CLIA certified laboratory.
Compensation
Expected Helix Base: $47 - $60 per hour Expected Helix Discretionary Annual Bonus: 10% of your annual salary Equity: We offer generous equity at Helix.
Responsibilities
- Supervise daily pre-analytical operations, from specimen receipt and packing slip verification through visual QC, data entry, plating, and routing to downstream departments.
- Own throughput and turnaround time by tracking workload in real time and adjusting staff assignments before capacity issues escalate.
- Serve as the first point of escalation for pre-analytical exceptions and troubleshoot specimen, system, and process issues raised by staff or downstream teams.
- Lead root-cause investigation of production errors and operational issues, with documentation within defined SLA windows.
- Drive continuous improvement that removes waste, reduces variability, and streamlines workflows for high-throughput operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science
- Biological Sciences
- Medical Technology
- Associate degree with significant relevant experience
- Nice to have: NYSDOH