About this role
<style type="text/css"> table.MiTabla { max-width: 1020px;!important </style> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554718/SSFF_02_CLAYTON.jpg/4f428334-9cb2-1679-ffa2-c56b3cd1097b?t=1636640425916" alt="" align="top/"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align:justify">Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554709/SuccesFactors_1020x93_jobposting_line_test.png/e2cffc87-a707-9e08-b5ef-081cae1f1ecf?t=1636640341637" width="100%"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Grifols Laboratory Solutions in San Marcos, TX is seeking a Senior Manager, Lab Testing. The Senior Manager, Lab Testing manages the day-to-day operations of the lab to ensure optimal laboratory performance and compliance with current requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies. Provide overall technical leadership, expertise, and support to the organization in the areas of validation, laboratory instrumentation and technologies. Develops, oversees and maintains a validated production environment. May lead project teams on business and technical projects. Act as a technical expert on at least one area of knowledge relevant to the laboratory (molecular / IRL / other).</span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">To qualify for this role, individuals must have one of the following requirements: MD with certification in blood banking/transfusion medicine, SBB(ASCP), CHS(ABHI) or advanced degree (PhD preferred) in related science (biology, chemistry, genomics). Along with eight years of experience in a molecular testing laboratory; including a minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience.</span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Primary responsibilities for role:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Interviews and hires new employees, maintains adequate staffing, reviews and approves employee timecards and request for time-off</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Trains new employees, performs competency assessment and monitors staff performance</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Evaluates and counsels personnel, makes recommendations regarding terminating, promoting/demoting, and salary changes for personnel</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Manages schedules to meet laboratory workload demands, evaluates laboratory processes and makes recommendations to maximize efficiency and productivity</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Facilitates the adoption of new procedures by developing, writing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs) as they pertain to the department</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Writes equipment, assay and processes validation protocols identifying critical control points; manages the execution of validation protocols</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Ensures strict adherence to SOPs, regulatory requirements and company policies</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Assesses laboratory equipment needs, oversees proper inventory of laboratory reagents/supplies and orders as needed to maintain productivity</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Resolves deviations, performs investigations, root-cause analysis, and trouble-shoots assay or equipment failures</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Actively participates in lab management and training programs</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Act as a delegate to the Laboratory Director on many day to day activities. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Act as a technical expert on at least one area of knowledge relevant to the laboratory (molecular / IRL / other)</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Maintains technical competency by attendance at continuing education events</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Additional Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Accountability for staff performance, promoting teamwork, positive employee morale and retention, laboratory organization and appearance. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to cross-functional areas. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must have the ability to identify, document, communicate and resolve problems within the guidelines of standardized procedures. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must have the initiative to seek out information. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Capable of assuming responsibilities delegated by the Laboratory Director</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626"> </span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Effective presentation and classroom management skills. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Expert l knowledge of molecular methodologies. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Proficient in MS Office Suite. Planning and organizational skills. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Effective written and verbal communication skills. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must be able to communicate with all levels of staff and management.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626"> </span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Education</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">One of the following required: MD with certification in blood banking/transfusion medicine, SBB(ASCP), CHS(ABHI) or advanced degree (PhD preferred) in related science (biology, chemistry, genomics)</span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626"> </span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Experience</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Eight years of experience in a molecular testing laboratory; including a minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience </span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Equivalency</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements. Example: If a job level requires a Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of experience, an equivalency could include 8 years of experience, an Associate’s degree with 6 years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 2 years of experience.</span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626"> </span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Occupational Demands</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Work is performed in both a lab and an office environment. Frequently sits for 4-6 hours per day. Occasionally walks. Occasionally bends and twists neck. Light to moderate lifting and carrying objects with a maximum lift of 25lbs. Some occasional travel within the United States. Able to communicate complex information and ideas so others will understand; ability to listen and understand instruction. Ability to apply abstract principles to solve complex conceptual issues.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Third Party Agency and Recruiter Notice:</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Agencies that present a candidate to Grifols must have an active, nonexpired, Grifols Agency Master Services Agreement with the Grifols Talent Acquisition Department. Additionally, agencies may only submit candidates to positions that they have been engaged to work on by a Grifols Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to a Grifols Recruiter under these terms or they will be considered a Grifols candidate.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Grifols provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws.</span></span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554709/SuccesFactors_1020x93_jobposting_line_test.png/e2cffc87-a707-9e08-b5ef-081cae1f1ecf?t=1636640341637" width="100%"></p> <p><strong>Location: NORTH AMERICA : USA : TX-San Marcos:USSMC - San Marcos Lab, TX</strong> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.grifols.com/en/what-we-do" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about Grifols</a></p> <p> </p>