Role: Laboratory Supply Chain Manager Duration: 12 months - convert to hire Travel up to 50-75% Experience : 5+ years Role Description: The lab specialist. Handles reagent/analyzer contracts, reference lab agreements, blood bank, POCT, specimen collection. Highly specialized — this is NOT a general clinical supply chain role. What They Actually Do Day-to-Day Analyze reagent/analyzer contracts for renegotiation leverage and conversion opportunities Evaluate analyzer platform consolidation across 6 CHSLI hospitals Review reference laboratory contracts (send-out testing, esoteric testing, genetics) Assess blood bank utilization, product wastage, crossmatch ratios Conduct POCT program reviews for consolidation and vendor standardization Work with Lab Directors, Pathologists, Medical Directors, and Technical Supervisors Categories This Person Owns Chemistry/Immunoassay analyzers and reagents Hematology/Coagulation (analyzers, reagent rental) Microbiology (culture media, molecular diagnostics) Blood Bank (blood products, reagent red cells, gel cards, donor testing) Molecular/Genomics (PCR, extraction, sequencing) Anatomic Pathology (tissue processing, staining, IHC antibodies) Specimen Collection (tubes, needles, swabs) POCT (glucose, blood gas, rapid testing, connectivity) Reference Lab Services (send-out contracts) Required Skills 5+ years in clinical lab operations, lab supply chain, or lab management 3+ years managing lab supply contracts (reagent/analyzer, reference lab, or blood bank) Understands the reagent/analyzer interdependency model Familiar with CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission as they relate to supply decisions Can speak the language of pathologists and lab directors This is a remote position.