Manager - Laboratory Supply Chain

Role: Manager - Laboratory Supply Chain

Location- Remote with Travel

Role Description:-

The lab specialist. Handles reagent/analyzer contracts, reference lab agreements, blood bank,

POCT, specimen collection. Highly specialized - this is NOT a general clinical supply chain

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What They Actually Do Day-to-Day

• Evaluate analyzer platform consolidation across 6 CHSLI hospitals
• Assess blood bank utilization, product wastage, crossmatch ratios
• Conduct POCT program reviews for consolidation and vendor standardization
• Work with Lab Directors, Pathologists, Medical Directors, and Technical Supervisors

Categories This Person Owns

• Chemistry/Immunoassay analyzers and reagents
• Hematology/Coagulation (analyzers, reagent rental)
• Microbiology (culture media, molecular diagnostics)
• Blood Bank (blood products, reagent red cells, gel cards, donor testing)
• Molecular/Genomics (PCR, extraction, sequencing)
• Anatomic Pathology (tissue processing, staining, IHC antibodies)
• Specimen Collection (tubes, needles, swabs)
• POCT (glucose, blood gas, rapid testing, connectivity)

Required Skills

• 5+ years in clinical lab operations, lab supply chain, or lab management
• 3+ years managing lab supply contracts (reagent/analyzer, reference lab, or blood bank)
• Understands the reagent/analyzer interdependency model
• Familiar with CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission as they relate to supply decisions