Supervisor, Production

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution. · Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

About Abbott

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies. 

The Opportunity

The position of Supervisor, Production is within Toxicology located at Gretna, LA at Alere Toxicology Services.  In this role, the individual will be responsible for not only supervising the technicians, but also the preparation, extraction and sample vial preparation of samples for GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS confirmation, and for operating a Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer and LC-MS/MS for confirmatory testing in accordance with the SAMHSA mandatory guidelines and other regulatory organizations for all non-negative test results generated by the laboratory.  This job also requires the individual to perform QC duties.

Night Shift: Tuesday-Saturday (9:00pm-5:30am)

What You'll Do

• Coordinate duties of personnel, including issuing assignments daily
• Provide input and recommendations to improve daily operations within department or in the laboratory
• Counsel employees when SOPS or corporate policies are violated
• Supervise the preparation and extraction of samples for GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS confirmation
• Prepare and extract samples for GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS confirmation; as needed
• Supervise the preparation of the GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS and initial review of data
• Operates the GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS instruments
• Performs initial review of data
• Supervise and prepare validation samples for new controls, calibrators and reagents
• Assist with training of new employees
• Storage of supplies and disposal of empty boxes; as needed
• Assures lab department meets safety requirements
• Adhere to all security procedures for ensuring confidentiality of donor information
• Must comply with company policy
• If the employee has worked in a laboratory for >4 years and has a bachelor’s degree in science (>2 years with a master’s degree), the individual may qualify as a supervisor.

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree in science or equivalent related field
• Minimum of 2 years expereince

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced ability to understand analytical techniques and procedures
• Advanced ability to understand laboratory instrumentation
• Ability to understand certification requirements for SAMHSA, CAP-FUDT, and other regulatory bodies
• Advanced ability to understand the function of a Laboratory Information System (LIS) and other laboratory computer systems

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please send an email to myrecruiter@alere.com or contact your HR Partner to let us know the nature of your request.

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

• gas chromatography
• mass spectrometry
• sample preparation
• quality control
• laboratory information system
• analytical techniques
• laboratory instrumentation
• regulatory compliance
• training delivery
• team coordination
• data review
• confidentiality management