# Laboratory Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-manager

Laboratory managers handle the day-to-day running of a clinical, research, or industrial lab, overseeing staff supervision, quality control processes, and lab operations management including equipment maintenance and workflow efficiency. They use LIMS systems to track samples and results while ensuring the lab maintains CLIA/CAP compliance for accreditation. This role typically sits one level below a laboratory director and is held by experienced medical technologists or scientists who combine technical expertise with people management.

Top skills: [Quality Control](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/quality-control)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Health Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-technologist), [Laboratory Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-analyst), [Laboratory Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-technologist), [Medical Laboratory Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-scientist), [Medical Laboratory Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-laboratory-technologist), [Medical Technologist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-technologist), [Senior Chemist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-chemist)
- Often leads to: [Director of Laboratory Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-laboratory-services)

## Similar roles

[Clinical Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/clinical-manager), [Director of Laboratory Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-laboratory-services), [Health Information Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-information-manager), [Medical Practice Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-practice-manager), [Practice Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/practice-manager), [Quality Control Systems Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-systems-manager), [Radiology Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/radiology-manager)

## Open Laboratory Manager roles (3)

- [Laboratory Manager Outreach Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/deb032a3-8caf-42b5-a505-6f2f0459d00c/laboratory-manager-outreach-services-at-adventhealth) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — Full-time, HU TEXAS HUGULEY MEM MED CNTR, $74,498 – $138,552
- [Senior Staff Lab Manager (R5090)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/04eaefcc-f1ca-412f-bb01-f8a1bd1c0d02/senior-staff-lab-manager-r5090-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, Seattle, WA, $200,000 – $300,000
- [Manager, Environmental Test](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/85a972ff-ca52-4214-b0eb-0d60be716b20/manager-environmental-test-at-relativity-space) at [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — Full-time, Long Beach, CA, $130,000 – $194,000

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