Supervisor, Transcriptionist

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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

The Opportunity

The position of Supervisor, Transcriptionist is within Toxicology located at Gretna, LA at Alere Toxicology Services.  In this role, the individual will be responsible for not only supervising the transcriptionists, but also for operating a Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer and LC-MS/MS for confirmatory testing in accordance with the SAMHSA mandatory guidelines and those of other regulatory organizations for all non-negative test results.  This job also requires the individual to perform QC duties.  

What You'll Work On:

• Coordinate duties of personnel, including issuing assignments and making work schedules 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 operation of the GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS instruments and the initial review of data
• Operates the GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS instruments
• Performs initial review of data
• Supervise the preparation and extraction of samples for GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS confirmation; as needed
• Supervise and prepare validation samples for new controls, calibrators and reagents
• Supervise and prepare documentation of QC validation results
• Train new employees on all procedures and old employees on new procedures
• 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 policies
• 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS | EDUCATION:

• BS degree in science or equivalent related field

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
• lc-ms/ms
• quality control
• sample preparation
• validation documentation
• laboratory information system
• training delivery
• staff scheduling
• analytical techniques
• laboratory instrumentation
• conflict resolution