DHA Lab Technologist - UAE National (Emirati)

Metabolic; Dubai; On-site; AED 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Metabolic in Dubai is seeking a DHA-licensed Lab Technologist (UAE national) to join our clinical diagnostics team. You will perform routine maintenance, calibration, QC, and operate analyzers while ensuring timely reporting and adherence to CAP/ISO 15189 standards.

The role requires holding a DHA license or eligibility letter and welcomes experienced professionals, while new graduates may apply. On-site position with responsibilities across multiple shifts and laboratories.

Qualifications

• DHA License or Eligibility Letter as a Laboratory Technologist.
• 2+ years of clinical lab experience preferred; graduates are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Perform Daily, Weekly, Monthly maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Perform calibration and run Quality Control.
• Operate laboratory instruments/analyzers and enter results.
• Follow SOPs per CAP, JCIA and ISO 15189 quality management system.
• Maintain specimen integrity and timely reporting of test results.
• Release amended/corrected reports after physician communication.

Skills

Calibration

Quality control

Instruments operation

Laboratory safety

LIS experience

Education

DHA License or Eligibility Letter

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Analyzers

Laboratory information systems

Job description

DHA Lab Technologist - UAE National (Emirati)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 11/09/2026

Location: 248 Al Wasl Rd, Jumeirah 1, DUBAI, UAE and/or Grove Mall, Al Barsha, DUBAI, UAE

Responsibilities:

• Perform Daily, Weekly, Monthly maintenance.
  
• Perform calibration.
  
• Run Quality Control.
  
• Operate laboratory instruments/ analyzers.
  
• Perform laboratory manual examinations.
  
• Carry out the following tasks assigned below:
  
• Calculate Mean, SD, %CV
  
• Compile Monthly IQC
  
• Review EQA Evaluation
  
• Perform Factor Calibration for Hematology Analyzers
  
• Enter Referral Laboratory Results
  
• Reconstitute QC and Calibrators
  
• Validate/Verify Analyte
  
• Follow standard operating procedures for all assigned duties as per quality management system, (CAP, JCIA and ISO 15189 ) adopted by the laboratory.
  
• Follow laboratory safety practices.
  
• Proficiently use laboratory information systems.
  
• Maintain a chain of communication across various shifts and other instances of handing over.
  
• Inform critical values as per the defined procedure.
  
• Carry out tests and generate results in a timely manner, monitor Turn Around Time (TAT).
  
• Evaluate analyzer flags related to
  
• examination and analyzer.
  
• Preserve specimens after examination to maintain specimen integrity and discard after the relevant storage period.
  
• Preserve highly abnormal specimens and blood films, where possible.
  
• Release of reports, including critical results.
  
• Release of amended/corrected report, after communicated to Physician
  

Requirements

Requirements:

• DHA License or a DHA Eligibility Letter as a Laboratory Technologist
  
• 2+ years of clinical lab experience a bonus - graduates are welcome, too