Tuberculosis (TB) Research Laboratory, Mbeya Laboratory Manager Job Vacancy in Tanzania

Position
Summary:
The Department of Tropical Medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
(Germany) is looking for a TB Laboratory Manager for its accredited
Tuberculosis (TB) laboratory at the Mbeya Medical Research Center (www.mmrp.org ). The Manager has responsibility
for approximately 15 employees.

• Supervision
  of the daily lab routine; checking and recording all the lab results;
• Communication
  with external lab consultants and monitors;
• Ensuring
  QA/QC in the laboratory;
• Developing,
  maintaining and enforcing standard operating procedures for Good
  Laboratory Practice, including quality control, safety management and
  accurate record keeping;
• Evaluate
  the competency of all testing personnel and assure that staff members
  maintain their competency to perform test procedures and test results;
• Order
  of reagents, consumables and equipment;
• Maintaining
  laboratory equipment, standards and safety, as well as accurate record
  keeping;
• Providing
  research support and technical assistance within the multidisciplinary
  environment for guest scientists;
• Liaising
  with industry supplying laboratory equipment and consumables, as well as
  supervising stock levels.

• Degree
  in laboratory medicine (eg. Laboratory Technologist) is required;
• Several
  years’ experience in TB diagnostic techniques (liquid and solid media
  culture, microscopy, PCR, resistance testing) and another relevant
  qualification with substantial experience in laboratory management;
• Experience
  in health research in general, and understanding of TB-related scientific
  issues;
• Proven
  technical proficiency in the execution of molecular and TB microbiological
  (microscopy, culturing on solid and liquid media) experiments;
• A
  high degree of autonomy and a sense of ownership; much initiative,
  internal motivation;
• Proof
  of good planning and organisation skills, as well as the ability to apply
  these optimally in a research/laboratory environment;
• Proven
  ability to use a wide range of laboratory equipment and to teach others to
  use such instrumentation effectively;
• Proof
  of the ability to identify laboratory and research problems and to
  communicate these effectively to supervisors;
• Computer
  proficiency in word processing (MS Word) and spreadsheets (MS Excel);
• Good
  verbal and written communication skills in English.