Laboratory Managers

MSF laboratory managers are members of a multidisciplinary team for patient diagnosis, treatment and care. They are involved in the commissioning and operation of analytical laboratories and blood banks, and expanding the expertise of the laboratory's locally hired staff.

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Laboratory Managers

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Responsibilities

  • Creating, implementing and maintaining laboratory documentation.
  • Organizing work including laboratory data collection and processing system.
  • Ensuring proper use of WHONET monitoring program.
  • Supervising (internal and external) quality control.
  • Creating a maintenance and calibration schedule for laboratory instruments.
  • Creating orders for consumable lab supplies.
  • Collaborating to ensure proper disposal of lab waste.
  • Training lab staff.
  • Communicating with other project teams, MSF operations centres and local partners.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in biomedical science, biology, biochemistry or pharmacy.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience working in a laboratory (ideally clinical diagnostics).
  • Experience with laboratory software and laboratory documentation.
  • Experience performing laboratory quality control.
  • Experience leading, training and managing people.
  • Strong knowledge of English and French (or another language: Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish).
  • Ability to work on assignment for at least 6 to 12 months.
  • General requirements for all professions also apply.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of tropical medicine or microbiology.
  • Experience working with: TB, HIV/AIDS, tropical diseases or STDs.
  • Experience analyzing antibiograms or identifying resistance mechanisms.