EHR Laboratory Team Lead

EHR Laboratory Team Lead

Location: Swift Square One
Job type: Specified Purpose

Overview of role:

The Laboratory Team Lead will play a pivotal role in supporting the Cúram Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation across UPMC Ireland. You will report to the EHR Clinical Stream Lead. This role leads the implementation of key laboratory applications, including the Pathology / Laboratory + BloodTrack Integration capabilities. The Laboratory Team Lead acts as the application champion at the group level and ensures alignment of system functionality with laboratory staff and laboratory workflow requirements. This role provides strategic and tactical leadership for the Laboratory workstream, ensuring alignment with laboratory operations, financial systems, and overall programme goals. The individual will act as a subject matter expert (SME) in laboratory functions to ensure a smooth, efficient, and sustainable transformation of laboratory and associated operational functions. This is an ideal opportunity for a laboratory expert who understands the intersections of laboratory operation

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

General Accountabilities

You will have responsibility for delivering the new EHR Laboratory Workstream within UPMC Ireland. You will implement the programme within the project scope and governance, including identification of your stream’s stakeholders. You will establish your project team and allocate responsibilities. You will collaborate with the other clinical workstream leads where required.
For the workflows to be deployed, you will be responsible for the end-user experience, the Laboratory Information Services, milestone tracking and reporting workstream status and issues, risks and benefits. You will lead the decision-making process towards the resolution of issues impacting your workstream alongside the Clinical Stream Lead.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Serve as the primary liaison to the laboratory service providers ensuring system design meets clinical documentation and workflow needs.
• Leads laboratory engagement sessions, adoption planning, and go-live readiness efforts.
• Recommend policy changes and process improvements related to laboratory use of the system to drive efficiencies and improve outcomes.
• Coordinate a cross-functional laboratory implementation team across laboratory services during the transition.
• Facilitate regular workgroup meetings, track milestones, document decisions, and escalate risks.
• Act as a liaison between laboratory services and the EHR implementation team.
• Support development of training materials and assist with education for laboratory services and other relevant end-users.
• Provide hands-on support during go-live and stabilisation phases, ensuring continuity of laboratory operations and rapid issue resolution.
• Collaborate with the training team to ensure laboratory staff and other relevant users are adequately trained on laboratory workflows within Meditech and associated applications.
• Support the planning and delivery of handover training to the future EHR BAU team members.
• Collaborate with laboratory governance to support ongoing optimization and training needs.

Workflow & System Design:

• Collaborate with clinical and technical teams to support end-to-end clinical integrity across modulesAct as the subject matter expert (SME) for laboratory-related functions in MEDITECH including such as Pathology / Laboratory + BloodTrack Integration.
• Collaborate with MEDITECH analysts and operational leaders to design and validate laboratory workflows within MEDITECH Expanse.
• Review system functionality related to laboratory functions.
• Ensure operational workflows translate effectively into laboratory and associated financial processes.
• Support the integration of laboratory workflows with financial processes to ensure laboratory/financial integrity and optimised workflows alongside laboratory and quality compliance requirements.

Implementation Support, Data Validation & Testing:

• Oversee laboratory system configuration, data migration validation and integration with existing or planned enterprise platforms and analysers where applicable.
• Lead testing activities for laboratory modules, including integrated and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Identify and troubleshoot issues in collaboration with IT, finance, and clinical teams.
• Ensure laboratory-facing modules are integrated with other clinical systems (e.g., PCM, OM, imaging, pharmacy) to support seamless care delivery and documentation.
• Validate statutory, management and operational reporting requirement delivery for laboratory functions.
• Champion change management among laboratory staff, addressing workflow impacts, practice changes, and documentation requirements.
• Facilitate standards development processes and actively engage laboratory SMEs in design and optimization discussions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and safety standards e.g., INAB.
• Support the identification of appropriate hardware solutions for laboratory services in their operational settings.

Documentation & Governance:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including current state/future state maps, risk/issue logs, decision registers, benefits registers, and change logs.
• Support governance processes by preparing materials for the Clinical Design Forum and senior management meetings.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for laboratory readiness, adoption, and post-go-live performance.
• Assist in documenting lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements related to clinical safety and digital health.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or related field.
• Registration with CORU
• Minimum 3 years of experience in clinical laboratory operations, with at least 1 year in a leadership role.
• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting or leading system implementations (preferably MEDITECH or similar ERP/EHR platforms).
• Familiarity with laboratory workflows, clinical safety practices, and quality reporting standards.
• Strong project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and change management skills.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across clinical and operational teams.

Preferred:

• Previous experience with EHR/LIS implementation; experience with MEDITECH Expanse.
• Experience with interfacing laboratory instruments with EHR systems.
• Familiarity with laboratory quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Project management or health informatics certification is an asset (e.g., PMP, CPHIMS).
• Knowledge of clinical decision support, change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR), and regulatory requirements (e.g., documentation standards, medication safety protocols).

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

At UPMC we provide a total rewards program that is not only market competitive, but fair and provides growth opportunities for all our colleagues.

Compensation – Competitive pay for the work employees do – base pay, performance related pay and premium pay where applicable.

Benefits – Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents. Competitive Pension Plan, company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times. Critical Illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.

Performance and Recognition – Rewards for performance that supports the goals and mission of UPMC through our annual ACES programme.

Work-Life Balance – Enhanced annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days. Flexible working opportunities to support you to work around external family commitments.

Development and Career Opportunities – Opportunities for each employee to reach their career goals through continued learning and/or advancement.

About UPMC

UPMC is a renowned multinational academic medical centre committed to delivering people-focused care that’s close to home. Headquartered in Pittsburgh and affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shapes the future of health through clinical and technological innovation, research and education. UPMC expands its expertise globally, bringing world-class care across continents through its UPMC International division — an owned and operated network of hospitals and ambulatory care centres in Italy, Ireland and Croatia. UPMC International brings new access to the signature specialty services of UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre, UPMC Sports Medicine and others to more people in more places around the world.

In Ireland UPMC has provided high-quality healthcare in the South East since 2006. UPMC’s operations in Ireland now include UPMC Whitfield Hospital in Waterford, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, UPMC Kildare Hospital in Clane, and UPMC Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny. Outpatient care is available at the UPMC Carlow Outreach Centre, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre radiotherapy locations in Waterford and Cork, UPMC The 4th Practice in Mallow, and across UPMC Sports Medicine Clinics in Dublin, Waterford, Limerick, Tipperary, Cork, and Mayo. UPMC has also established a nationwide Concussion Network. UPMC's Global Technology Operation Centre is based in Kilkenny.