Supervisory Laboratory Scientist

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is focused on protecting the health and safety of our employees while continuing to serve people who need our services more than ever. Regular testing on a global scale across all industries would both help keep people safe and help get the economy back up and running. But, for this to work, we as a society would need vastly more testing capacity than is currently available. Unfortunately, today we live in a world of scarcity where COVID-19 testing is heavily rationed. Until we have an effective vaccine available in billions of doses, high-volume testing capacity would be of great help, but getting that done will take collective action by NGOs, companies, and governments.
For our part, Amazon has begun the work of building incremental testing capacity.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide day-to-day onsite supervision of testing personnel, providing guidance, direction and reporting of test results in accredited, high performance laboratory, reporting to Laboratory Director
· Assume primary responsibility for the proper performance of all laboratory procedures in the absence of the Lab Director
· Consistently exercise discretion and independent judgment in providing supervision of test performance by qualified lab personnel
· Monitor test analyses and examinations to ensure that adequate levels of analytic performance are maintained
· Work cooperatively in a team environment supporting senior laboratory and management staff
· Ensure operational compliance with the clinical laboratory’s Quality Management Systems Program and delivery of routine QMS associated metrics, as well as maintenance and supervisory of the proficiency testing (PT) program
· Monitor key financial, quality, and efficiency indicators and recognizes opportunities for improvement

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· PhD in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science
· Good understanding of COSHH regulations and Health and Safety requirements
· Experience working with Quality Management System ISO 15189
· Valid registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.
We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Master’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological science
· Supervisory experience in a CL2 laboratory or above
· Extensive experience as a laboratory scientist
· Have good knowledge of microbiology, ideally virology and diagnostic techniques
· Have extensive experience of high volume microbiology or virology testing in a laboratory