Laboratory Lead at LVCT Health

Ref: LAB/LVCT/08/2022

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and leadership to program staff, County staff, local partners, and facility staff within the supported facilities in the execution of program deliverables
• Support the CHMTs to strengthen the HIV services quality standards, including monitoring and maintenance of the quality of laboratory operations for effective program delivery
• Support and strengthen an effective sample networking system for all funded HIV/TB across the counties; ensure uptake of remote login and lab manifest
• In collaboration with the county teams ensure maintenance of equipment inventory, calibration/certification and testing of equipment and instruments to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and safety of performance
• Work with other technical staff to ensure laboratory/facility safety, including health providers safety training and annual Biosafety refresher; monitor activities to ensure compliance with safety standards
• Participate in development of annual laboratory work plan and budget in liaison with the respective County teams, with regular progress monitoring measures
• Participation in relevant technical working groups (TWGs), regional, County, and program stakeholders’ forums
• Support development/review of laboratory SOPS for diagnostics and surveillance in HIV/TB programs
• Support participation in relevant EQA proficiency testing programs in HIV Testing Services(HTS) and Laboratory by relevant staff in the supported counties
• Support implementation and monitoring of Laboratory Quality Management Systems (QMS) within the supported laboratories
• Together with the County team, develop accurate quantification, forecasting, reporting, and ordering for health laboratory and HIV testing commodities
• Ensure scale-up of RTCQI implementation in all the supported facilities and implementation of corrective measures
• Support horizontal scale-up and activation of HIV Recency in the supported sites across the Counties
• Support implementation of a quality improvement and data use for program improvement
• Coordinate and supervise the laboratory Technical Officers within the program to ensure lab indicators are achieved in every facility/County

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in laboratory sciences (Master’s degree is an added advantage)
• At least 7 years of experience managing laboratory services in a PEPFAR-funded projects
• Be experienced and well versed with PEPFAR/CDC laboratory indicator reporting requirements Registered with KMLTTB and possessing valid practicing license
• Knowledge of current technological developments/trends and guidelines in HIV/TB diagnostic management
• Experience in working with the Counties/MOH collaboratively is mandatory and especially with regard to health systems strengthening
• Ability to supervise and train staff
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Good interpersonal skills, communication, accountability, continual learning, and results driven Good data analytic and report writing skills