Embryologist and Laboratory Team Leader

Join our small clinic as a Clinical Embryologist Team Leader in Christchurch!

About Fertility Associates

Here at Fertility Associates, patients receive the latest options from top clinicians committed to providing the very best care through our network of clinics across New Zealand, for both private and publicly funded treatment. Throughout our 36 years, we have brought over 29,000 babies into the world with our commitment to delivering quality solutions, strong customer ethos, and excellent patient outcomes. Our team culture encourages collaboration and support, with all team members working towards common goals. Our values of Care | Tiaki, Responsiveness | Te Whakautu, and Excellence | Kairangi are the starting point for all of our actions as we aspire to provide the best care for patients of all backgrounds, and to be an inclusive and equitable workplace for all.

Why choose Fertility Associates?

A fertility journey is a significant experience for patients, often something they will always remember. Our staff make a difference in the lives of others through caring, kindness, and empathy, helping them towards becoming parents. Influencing that patient experience is what makes our jobs rewarding. If that sounds like something you’d like to do, get in touch. Join us! We offer 5 weeks annual leave, free car parking, a discretionary bonus scheme, a slowdown period over Christmas, and an extra day off for your birthday! Importantly, we genuinely care about the wellbeing of our people.

An exciting opportunity for a permanent leadership position is available to join our team in Christchurch.

The Role

The Laboratory Team Leader at our clinic in Christchurch manages a small team that provides high standard diagnostic, treatment, and support services for patients undergoing investigation and treatment for infertility. This role is evolving and may include oversight of our Dunedin clinic and working closely on a regular basis with the company's Science team. This person in this role will be expected to travel to Dunedin on a regular basis. Working within a multi-disciplinary team and having significant patient contact, you will have excellent leadership skills, verbal and written skills in the English language, possess strong technical skills, a high level of attention to detail, and work cooperatively in a team environment as well as have the confidence to work independently. This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week. This role will also need to work some weekend hours (approximately 1 in every 4 weekends).

Ideal candidate, skills and experience

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 4 years' embryology experience and 3 years' experience leading a team. Embryologists at Fertility Associates are also expected to be able to carry out a wide range of andrology services including semen cryopreservation.

• Proficient in all embryology procedures including embryo biopsy and oocyte cryopreservation
• Training and development experience of more junior team members
• Confident to manage basic employment challenges fairly and in a timely manner
• Ability to roster work to be completed efficiently, balancing the work with employee development opportunities and work/life balance
• Demonstrated ability to initiate change that makes a positive difference and achieve team buy-in
• The drive to achieve a high-functioning team(s)
• Excellent interpersonal and proactive communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective positive professional working relationships with different teams and all levels of stakeholder
• A positive outlook and naturally optimistic
• Mature in manner and can approach a challenge pragmatically and positively
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal

If this role sounds like a challenge you're ready to take on, or you’d like to hear more, we’d love to hear from you! We value the breadth of knowledge and experience a diverse workforce brings to our organisation and strive to be an inclusive team where everyone feels welcome and appreciated. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, age, sexual orientation, ability, and religion to apply.