Position Overview

The hiring salary range for this position is from $105,836.25 to $121,705.35/annually.

A mid-level reference lab manager responsible for assisting and supporting reference lab managers in various aspects of their work, associate managers act as a bridge between reference lab managers and their team members, primarily helping to manage people and ensure laboratory tasks are completed efficiently and effectively, while following EORLA’s quality standards program.

Key Accountabilities:

Planning and Reporting

• Supports regional discipline managers in the development of regional discipline annual plans, translating corporate strategic directions and priorities into specific objectives.

• Contributes to the collection, tracking and monitoring of program performance metrics.

• Ensures adherence to organizational policies and external legislative requirements.

People and Organizational Leadership

• Provides input on staffing requirements.

• Leads site recruitment and selection processes, including conducting interviews and leading staff onboarding and orientation and achievement of required competencies.

• Ensures staff are engaged in training programs, tracks/records those completed.

• Provides day-to-day leadership and performance management (disciple, absenteeism) at the site(s).

• Supports with development and monitoring of work schedules, finding creative solutions to fill gaps as needed.

• Monitors site-specific culture and productivity, and intervenes as necessary.

• Supports with team building initiatives.

Financial Management

• Supports managers with monitoring and tracking of discipline-specific budgets and provides rationale for variances.

• Supports managers with the development of business cases for lab equipment/instruments, recommending purchases and requesting quotes.

• Ensures required supplies are ordered as needed.

Stakeholder Relationship

• Serves as a subject matter expert and resource in a defined discipline for EORLA broadly.

• Delegated by reference lab manager to attend discipline-specific working groups or project committees, as required.

Operations & Project Management

• Supports managers in ensuring that reference laboratories meet all internal and external accreditation and compliance standards, requirements and reporting.
• Supports the development and revision of policies, procedures and technical guidelines that require updates.
• Ensures that staff follow the best practice quality management program, ensuring alignment with quality goals and contributing to audit assessment, trend analysis, continuous improvement in practice, process and reporting.
• Supports the management of projects in alignment with continuous improvement, enterprise-wide innovation and change management.

Basic Requirements

• Completion of a Registered Medical Laboratory Technology program;

• Current registration with the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO) in the appropriate field of practice;

• Minimum of seven years of previous related experience, with a minimum of two years in a MLT-Charge position or other leadership role;

• Strong knowledge and subject matter expertise in the hematology, transfusion medicine, microbiology, and virology disciplines;

• Well organized with proven time management skills and multi-tasking ability;

• Ability to build and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and to foster a positive culture;

• Operational knowledge of finance, human resources/labour relations, project management and technology oversight;

• Strong written and verbal communication skills;

• Knowledge of laboratory medicine and service delivery models, standards of care, regulatory and legislative environment and accreditation processes and requirements;

• Highly motivated;

• Effective communicator, active listener, and adaptable to help ensure a supportive and collaborative working relationship with the relevant regional discipline managers;

• Must have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle as regular travel between laboratory sites may be required.

As a pre-condition of employment, all new EORLA employees will be required to obtain and provide a satisfactory Criminal Records Check dated within six (6) months from the date of issue.

*Mandatory Vaccination Policy*
Per EORLA's COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, if you are successful in the selection process, an offer of employment is conditional upon presentation of government issued documentation confirming that you have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine that has been approved in Canada. Any individual who cannot be vaccinated on medical grounds or other grounds recognized by the Human Rights Code can request an accommodation.

Please note that with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) position has been that a singular belief or personal preference against vaccinations and/or masks is not protected on the ground of creed under the Code.

Rotation/Shifts

Days, 8 hour shifts. On-call rotation will be required. For information purposes only - EORLA reserves the right to change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingualism (English & French) is considered an asset.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the selection process.

Application Information

Please submit your online application by 11:59 p.m. EST the day the job posting closes. It is mandatory that you provide a thoroughly completed application with all the necessary information to help us determine whether you meet the qualifications as outlined on the job posting. Failure to do so will result in your being screened out of the competition. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.