Histology Supervisor

Tempus AI · Vertical AI · Chicago, IL

This role is for a Histology Supervisor at Tempus AI, a company focused on precision medicine and leveraging real-world evidence for actionable insights. The supervisor will manage the pathology lab operations, including staff management, workflow prioritization, quality control, and equipment maintenance. Key responsibilities include hiring, training, performance reviews, and ensuring accurate and timely sample processing. The role also involves optimizing and validating antibodies for immunohistochemistry staining platforms.

What you'd actually do

  1. Operational management of the path lab, including staff scheduling, prioritizing workflows, quality and compliance oversight and managing needs of a growing lab.
  2. Hiring, training, annual reviews, recognition, coaching, and corrective action for the histology team.
  3. New and existing histotechs training and proficiency testing.
  4. Audit LIMS reports daily to ensure all samples are processed in appropriate time frame and with high degree of accuracy.
  5. Equipment operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and appropriate documentation of activities.

Skills

Required

  • Histotechnology certification
  • 5 years of experience in Histotechnology (cutting, staining, processing, embedding, IHC validation)
  • College degree (60+ semester hours, 12 in biology/chemistry)
  • Communication skills
  • Delegation skills

Nice to have

  • Validating immunohistochemistry protocols
  • Supervising others
  • Work in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory
  • Writing, revising, and evaluating standard operating procedures
  • Troubleshooting laboratory equipment
  • LIMS platforms
  • Computer systems

What the JD emphasized

  • Must have: A valid certification in the field of Histotechnology, and at least 5 years experience in the field including: cutting (fresh and fixed samples), staining (H&E and IHC), processing, embedding, and immunohistochemistry validation.
  • Must have: Completed a college degree with at least 60 total semester hours 12 coming from biology and chemistry.
  • Must have: Excellent communication skills
  • Must have: Ability to delegate tasks to others