Organizational Profile: Partners in Health (“PIH”) co-founded by Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl and headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Through its service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH works globally to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and to serve as an antidote to despair. PIH has major programs in Haiti, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Burundi, Kazakhstan, the Dominican Republic, and Boston, working tirelessly to lessen the joint burden of disease and poverty.
Zanmi Lasante, PIH sister organisation, founded by Pere Lafontant, a small community clinic that first started treating patients in the village of Cange in 1985, has grown into the Zanmi Lasante (ZL) Sociomedical Complex, featuring a 104-bed, full-service hospital with an infectious disease center (the Thomas J. White Center), a women’s health clinic (Projet Sante Fanm), a laboratory, a pharmaceutical warehouse, a Red Cross blood bank and a dozen schools. ZL has also expanded its operations to a dozen other sites across Haiti’s Central Plateau and beyond. Today, ZL ranks as one of the largest nongovernmental health care providers in Haiti – serving a catchment area of 1.2 million people. ZL employs over 5,400 people, almost all of them Haitians, including doctors, nurses and community health workers.

Position Overview:
Zanmi Lasante is seeking an experienced medical laboratory manager to organize and coordinate the day-to-day provision of quality laboratory services at MNTH. The incumbent of this position will be responsible for coordinating laboratory preparation, stockroom upkeep, ordering and inventory, waste and safety records, routine equipment maintenance, and managing the work of lab technicians.

Specific Responsibilities:
• Assume responsibility for all laboratory services aspect of the operation of Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital.
• Work closely with the Director of Clinical Services to design a comprehensive operational plan, staffing plan, and budget for laboratory services at the Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital. Recruit, hire, and train providers to implement that plan. This planning process should draw upon best practices in hospital administration in developed countries while also addressing the specific challenges of the hospital’s context in Haiti.
• Sets standard for laboratory services for patients’ quality care.
• Maintain and inventory chemical stockrooms and gas supplies.
• Responsible for all ordering in the laboratory department
• Manage departmental budget for supplies and service contracts.
• Maintain safety records and Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Insure routine maintenance of laboratory instruments occurs as recommended by manufacturer and/or oversee maintenance and repairs performed by third parties as needed.
• Maintain effective communication and provide timely and accurate reporting to the Director of Clinical Services and the ZL Director of Laboratory Services.
• Manage the performance of relevant staff ensuring there are adequate resources to meet the operational requirements according to the operational plan.
• Provide support, advice, information and guidance on the development of laboratory technicians and support staff including the development of benchmarks, indicators, and analysis on trends.
• In collaboration with the Health Information Systems Director, create and implement robust health information systems for monitoring and evaluation, including a system for continuous performance measurement. Work with the hospital’s senior management team to ensure that best practices in evidence-based hospital management are firmly established, and to promote accountability to PIH, ZL, the government of Haiti, donors, and the broader public...
• A personal and professional commitment to the mission and goals of the Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital; to supporting the long-term development of Haiti; and to tirelessly strengthening human rights through the promotion of global health equity and social justice.

• Master’s degree in Chemistry preferred, but a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree required.
• 10 years of experience in a laboratory services management role at a major referral hospital or health care facility.
• Experience living and working in resource-limited environments is strongly preferred. The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to be flexible and effective in the face of unexpected challenges, including supply disruptions, national emergencies, and other sudden changes; as well as the willingness to accept a standard of living that is clean and comfortable but very simple.
• Strong people management experience, including the demonstrated ability to work respectfully, productively, and with humility across cultures; as well as demonstrated aptitude for teaching, training, and mentorship.
• Fluency in English, French and conversational Spanish highly desirable

ZL and PIH are equal opportunities employers and encourage applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.