Title: Laboratory Supervisor
Company Name: MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Essential Laboratory Technician diploma.
∎ Skills Required: Commitment, Flexibility and Adaptability, Internet Browsing, MS Office Applications, Result Driven, Stress Management, Team working
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Laboratory testing
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Participating in the project planning and follow-up and reviewing the laboratory budget when necessary in order to support MSF’s medical activities;
∎ Ensuring the compliance of MSF hygiene and safety protocols, both individually and collectively as well as informing staff of existing biological risks;
∎ Performing laboratory tests and carrying out sample collection (serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology ...) in accordance with prescriptions as well as ensuring that quality control tests are carried out regularly. Informing the doctor of the results of the tests and keeping a record of the analysis with data from patients;
∎ Ensuring proper management (cleaning, maintenance, arranging) of all laboratory equipment and the adequate supply of needed equipment and material in order to prevent stock-outs. This includes being responsible for all required automatic instrument calibration, ensuring that no material is taken out of laboratories without prior authorization and carrying out a proper storage system and conditions, inventory, etc. In cooperation with logistics department, ensuring that cold chain is properly maintained in Laboratory areas for both, samples and reagents;
∎ In the absence of a Laboratory Manager, ensuring proper registration and needs of all lab related activities and implementing a correct use of the associated management tool (EpyTryp. Etc.) in order to have a proper recording of laboratory activities. Preparing and sending slides/samples for external quality control ;
∎ Supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, coaching, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required;
∎ Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service;
∎ Producing regular reports on the testing and on any issues / problems related to laboratory personnel and / or the material used.
∎ Ensure regular visit to other departments where the laboratory tests also perform by non-laboratory staff (ER, Maternity, Isolation) to monitor quality services related with laboratory testing including performance, reagents, kits & stock management, biosafety maintenance, workstation organization etc. Arrange regular refreshment training for other departments;
∎ Organize the laboratory equipment and ensure that the stock of materials is enough to avoid interruption in the medical activities;
∎ Ensure collecting, submitting & analysis of laboratory data from all departments weekly, monthly & quarterly basis in collaboration with data team;
∎ Attend monthly interdepartmental meeting for collaboration with other departments;
∎ Maintain the laboratory technician’s roster, duty placement & manage the gap in case of any emergency or sick leave & take support from HR when needed;
∎ Communication with other facilities/actors with collaboration with MAM, in case of any support needed for our laboratory;
∎ Keep MAM updated about all the activities, all the challenges or constraints & immediate inform in case of any serious issue/incident happens regarding laboratory activities.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
∎ English and Bengali language are essential.
∎ Knowledge of Chittagonian and Rohingya dialect is desirable.
Salary:
∎ Tk. 72352 (Monthly)
∎ Salary is not negotiable.
The mentioned amount of salary is before income tax deduction and without seniority.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ 2 annual leave days per month worked.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 9 Nov 2022
Company Information:
∎ 2 Nov 2022
∎ MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.
Category: NGO/Development
: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.No CV via email will be accepted.Only Bangladeshi citizens will be considered for this position.No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.
Source: bdjobs.com