Design, implement, and monitor laboratory quality improvement activities and initiatives. Provide technical support to ensure laboratory quality management system

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and coordinate laboratory quality improvement initiatives
• Assure implementation of  LQMS and other QI activities in laboratories of national network
• Mentor, support and capacitate laboratories in the national network to attain ISO accreditation
• Provides basic laboratory and TOT trainings related to accreditation and quality improvement
• Assures Implementation of tier based laboratory quality standard
• Development of different laboratory guidelines, manuals, training curricula, standard operating procedures as well as job aids/formats related to accreditation and laboratory quality assurance
• Support/coordinate development and review of laboratory quality manuals
• Support regional accreditation and quality improvement  activities
• participate in monitoring and evaluation of Accreditation and quality improvement  activities
• Participate in assessment/ auditing activities
• Participate in institutional quality committee for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of quality and accreditation performance and continuous laboratory quality improvement activities.
• Perform other related activities as found to be relevant

Required Number: 6 (Six)

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory technology and MSc in  Clinical Laboratory Science or Microbiology or  Parasitology or MPH and at least 2 years of related demonstrated progressive experience working in a medical diagnostic/ research laboratory setting after MSc.
• Demonstrated expertise in medical laboratory sciences with adequate knowledge of Quality Management System Implementation and Accreditation
• Ability to objectively analyze situations and make recommendations for decisions
• Outstanding  report  writing and communication skills
• Ability to work with people at different levels – partners, donors, community level organizations and other stakeholders
• Strong computer skill
• Excellent communication in English and Amharic- competency in written and oral English