Medical Laboratory Services Manager

Position: Medical Laboratory Services Manager

Closing Date: 9 May 2025

Contract: 3-year renewable contract Location: Ibadan

DUTIES:

· Outline and direct the performance of all laboratory procedures necessary for diagnosis and management of patients.

· Perform specialized tests within the medical unit’s laboratory.

· Manage day to day laboratory activities.

· Check and endorse results of laboratory analysis before dispatch

· Ensure Total Quality Assurance of all tests/investigations and procedures.

· Accurate, appropriate and timely result on the right patient, generating useful laboratory information to enhancing correct diagnosis.

· Maintenance of all scientific instruments in the laboratory

· Performing required daily, weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance schedule of equipment/instruments as applicable

· Adopting appropriate handling of equipment as stipulated by manufacturers, drawing up and adopting of standard operating procedures (SOPs)

· Ensuring appropriate operating environment of humidity, temperature and power requirements (electricity, dust-free environment etc. for all equipment

· Summary Objective: Ensure equipment in optimal performance state, to have none or minimal down time due to faulty equipment and enhance quality and longevity of equipment.

· Tailored purchase of items/reagents and other materials to need

· Purchase of laboratory consumables with long dated expiry and shelf life

· Maintenance of cold chain and proper reagent handling to avoid deterioration

· Summary Objective: Elimination of waste in the use of expendable resources.

· Accurate inventory of all expendable materials in relation to need at every season

· Working out efficient modalities of getting regular supplies from major suppliers

· Liaising with Supply Chain to smoothen processes between requisition and supply of Laboratory materials

· Summary Objective: Continual Availability of laboratory services at all seasons throughout the year.

· Pre-analytical preparation of staff members on conditions for specific samples and tests

· Collection of adequate and appropriate samples for given tests

· Analysis for samples for given test applying total quality assurance

· Presentation of results in standard forms with appropriate reference intervals (Electronic/hard copies)

· Electronic archival of results of biennial medical laboratory examinations for future reference or decision making

· Pre-employment medical screening for potential staff member.

· Continuous supervision and training of different categories of Laboratory Staff Members-Laboratory Technician, Youth Corpers, I.T. students and other laboratory ad-hoc staff

· Supervise sample collection and preparation for analysis

· Supervise proper recording and documentation of investigation results.

· Development and organization of electronic laboratory forms (test description, tests categories/classifications, tests units, reference intervals)

· Deployment/supervision of computer-based electronic records for statistics and dispatch of laboratory results

· Decisions on choice of suitable and cost-effective tests equipment

· Guide (Supply Chain) in the procurement of appropriate scientific instruments and consumables.

· Liaise with external medical laboratory facilities for conduct laboratory investigations and receipts of results deemed necessary to be conducted at such external facilities

· Collaborate with the Medical Unit Administrative Manager for the processing of bills from external medical laboratory facilities.

· Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements

QUALIFICATION:

Master’s degree in Chemical Pathology/ B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Science from a reputable higher institution/Associate Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (AMLSCN). The ideal candidate must have a Practical working experience in an NGO with up to 8 years’ experience in Chemical Pathology, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Grouping and Transfusion Science and Histopathology.

Professional certification in Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) Licensure is required.

COMPETENCIES:

The ideal candidate must:

Benefits

We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.