Lead, Development - Vancouver, Canada - PHSA

PHSA

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Lead, Development & Validation, LM Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services

Vancouver, BC

Make an impact in health care with your laboratory career The Public Laboratory Medicine Services (PLMS) is a cohesive, interrelated laboratory system that supports equity and access, and ensures patient safety through high quality, well-coordinated laboratory services.

At our core, we aim to cultivate vibrant communities where everyone can achieve optimal health and well-being—where they live, work, learn, and play.

PLMS is a provincial integrator and a strategic solutions-based organization that leverages partnerships with health organizations and the ministry to improve patient care.

PLMS continues to lead a collaborative effort to achieve the vision of one system of clinical laboratory and pathology service delivery, with a commitment to equity, quality, innovation, and adaptability.

What you'll do
***- Research, evaluate and suggest improvements for laboratory procedures, equipment and instrumentation relating to sample preparation and analysis with the objectives of (1) improved quality of testing such as enhanced analytical performance, (2) increasing throughput for large volume testing assays, (3) decreased per sample cost, and (4) improved turnaround time.

Work collaboratively with medical/clinical staff, and other operations and practice leadership to determine priorities for method development in the laboratory. Collaborate with clinical and technical staff to create or improve Standard Operating Procedures that the rest of the laboratory has to follow.
Use exceptional project management skills to lead the validation and implementation of new clinical assays, ensuring the validation and related documentation conforms to accreditation requirements under the direction of the Divisional medical leaders. Keep accurate records of data collected for assay evaluation and validation and use statistical skills to prepare performance data for review and approval.
Establish procedures to monitor the ongoing performance of clinical assays including design and use of statistical algorithms to indicate performance changes requiring intervention.
Train technologists in new methodologies and troubleshooting existing laboratory assays when required. Provide technical direction to support collaboration with Technical Coordinators relating to validation activities.
Make recommendations and prepare reports for management decisionmaking including those that impact budgets, staff, and quality. Perform and summarize technology assessment activities to enable a thorough comparison of methodologies and instrumentation available on the market.
Routinely engage in the Department community of medical practice. Keep uptodate regarding technological advancement with evolving analytical change developments through literature review, contact with peers at other organizations, professional associations and attendance at seminars, workshop and education programs. Communicate information and make recommendations to the Laboratory Division Heads.
Assist medical/clinical and technical staff in accreditation processes and the maintenance of a quality system in the laboratory. Participate in quality improvement initiatives, meeting and committees, represents leadership, and provides technical expertise.

What you bring

Qualifications:

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a PhD in life sciences (e.g. biochemistry, analytical chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology), experimental pathology or equivalent with extensive handson experience in one or more medical laboratory science plus three to five (35) year's in an analytical laboratory environment in addition to hands on assay development and method validation.

You will also have

Demonstrated technical expertise in analytical principles and biomedical sciences.
Demonstrated knowledge of foundational quality assurance principles.
Strong analytical track record.
Effective project manager; demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple complex projects.
Detailoriented, organized, and dedicated scientist.
Proven interpersonal skills to foster strong working relationships and collaborations amongst members of the Laboratory as well as throughout the broader health care system.
Outstanding communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated capacity to communicate in a genuine, thoughtful, and respectful manner.
Effective collaboration skills. Be open to taking direction and shifting priorities as required.
Demonstrated ability to lead by example and provide technical direction.
Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indi