Lead all of the Laboratory’s technical and
managerial activities to achieve the short-term
and long-term financial and non-financial goals,
objectives, and targets.
Organizing, monitoring, and managing the
laboratory operations and sections internally and
externally with other branches, departments, and
clients to improve the overall quality of
operations and excel in the medical services
provided to customers and clients at both the
laboratory and the regional level
Overseeing the implementation of the standards
of policies and procedures, especially: CAP, JCIA,
CBAHI, and ISO.
Duties and Responsibilities
Prepares the laboratory budget including the
expected income, cost, technical, human and
financial resources needs for laboratories.
Prepares the monthly and weekly work plans for
the laboratory.
Prepares growth plan for the laboratory in
coordination with the regional manager and the
applicable department.
Manages the daily laboratory operations including
planning, organizing, and monitoring of the
performance.
Develops and maintains appropriate control and
quality assurance procedures; ensure compliance
with safety requirements;
Validates accuracy of assigned laboratory reports.
Verifies that abnormal results have been doubled
checked or investigated and that panic values are
promptly reported to the concerned physicians.
Documents remedial action taken for detected
deficiencies as identified through quality control
measures or inspection.
Prepares and maintain required documentation
of test results; record and analyze data using
computer hardware and software.
Assists technicians in the appropriate utilization
of laboratory services and interpretation of
results.
Maintains established procedures for the
retention of specimen and patient records.
Coordinates maintenance of laboratory
instrumentation with suppliers.
Calibrates laboratory equipment in accordance
with appropriate methods and standards.
Approves requisitions and direct maintenance of
an inventory of laboratory equipment, chemicals
and supplies.
Coordinates leaves and holidays of staff in order
to maintain a good workflow in the laboratory.
Ensures that staff takes their annual and other
holidays accordingly.
Ensures all lab team adhere to their job
description.
Identifies resources needed and assigns
individual responsibilities.
Minimizes the lab’s exposure and risk in the
laboratory.
Ensures all laboratory documents are complete,
current and stored properly.
Follows up laboratory financial billing and
monitors the receivable in coordination with the
Sales Dept and the Regional Manager.
Actively engages in increasing the laboratory's
customer base and revenue.
Schedule with the sales department clients’ visits.
Oversees orientation and training for assigned
employees in coordination with the HR
department.
Consults with senior medical technologist to solve
lab problems.
Provides technical expertise to laboratory staff as
needed or requested.
Holds regular status meetings with laboratories
team.
Keeps laboratory team well informed of changes
within organization.
Monitors performance and provides coaching for
performance improvement and development.
Ensures the delivery of cost effective and efficient
medical service within the available resources.
Establishes and implements health and safety
guidelines in the laboratory.
Monitors the laboratory budget.
Actively handles customer complaints in a
proficient manner, informs the management of
the complaint and where necessary writes
incident reports.
Submits monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and
annual reports to the Regional Manager and top
management showing results versus plans and
the improvements opportunities.
 

PhD or Master’s Degree in medical laboratories;
Certification as Doctor or a Senior Specialist from
the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties,
licensing from ministry of health.
Minimum two years’ experience after the PhD, or
five years’ experience after the Master degree in a
managerial-level position in a private laboratory.
If interested and meeting the above criteria, please send
your CV with a recent photo, mentioning the job title in
the subject line to jobs@mergecareer.com