Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist (Blood Transfusion Service)

Tengah General and Community Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Tengah General and Community Hospital is building a Blood Transfusion Service within its Department of Laboratory Medicine. The role focuses on immunohaematology testing, including blood grouping, antibody screening, and crossmatching, to support 24/7 operations.

You will ensure accurate results through LIS, maintain quality management, supervise junior staff, and collaborate across teams to deliver safe patient care in a fast-paced hospital in Singapore.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; calm, decisive under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex immunohaematology testing including blood grouping, antibody screening, antibody identification, antibody titration, red cell phenotyping, and crossmatching procedures.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of laboratory results through the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Support 24-hour Blood Transfusion Service operations, including rostered shifts, weekends, public holidays, and on-call duties.
• Receive, process, store, and issue blood components from Health Science Authority (HSA) according to established protocols.
• Perform calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of blood bank equipment; coordinate equipment servicing
• Manage inventory of reagents, consumables, and laboratory supplies; ensure adequate stock levels.
• Maintain laboratory documentation, records, and standard operating procedures; initiate SOP development and revision.
• Maintain compliance with quality management systems, accreditation requirements and regulatory standards.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, quality control programs, proficiency testing, and External Quality Assessment Schemes (EQAS).
• Provide training, supervision and guidance to junior staff
• Engage in continuing professional education and contribute to departmental educational activities, scientific updates, and training programmes.

Skills

Immunohaematology

Blood banking

Quality systems

Documentation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science

Tools

LIS

Blood bank equipment

Job description

Nestled in the heart of Tengah Evergreen Town, the new Tengah General and Community Hospital will be an exciting and innovative health campus providing a comprehensive range of clinical specialties and healthcare services including emergency, inpatient, rehabilitative and outpatient specialist care.

As part of National University Health System (NUHS) cluster, this state-of-the-art facility is slated to be ready by early 2030s.

Intricately connected with the surrounding community, Tengah Health Campus offers you the opportunity to create a healthcare facility of the future, tightly integrated with the residents and nature. As a people-focused organisation, we believe in respect and recognition. By harnessing the passion and strength of our team and putting them at the core of our culture, we create a nurturing environment to excel and deliver fulfilling care.

Be part of our groundbreaking team to bring our vision to life - a hospital in a forest, and a healing oasis within the hospital.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine at Tengah General and Community Hospital is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered laboratory services that support clinical excellence and improve patient outcomes. The Blood Transfusion Service is a critical component of the Department, providing essential blood products and transfusion services to hospital patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Job Description:

• Perform routine and complex immunohaematology testing including blood grouping, antibody screening, antibody identification, antibody titration, red cell phenotyping, and crossmatching procedures.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of laboratory results through the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Support 24-hour Blood Transfusion Service operations, including rostered shifts, weekends, public holidays, and on-call duties.
• Receive, process, store, and issue blood components from Health Science Authority (HSA) according to established protocols.
• Perform calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of blood bank equipment; coordinate equipment servicing
• Manage inventory of reagents, consumables, and laboratory supplies; ensure adequate stock levels.
• Maintain laboratory documentation, records, and standard operating procedures; initiate SOP development and revision.
• Maintain compliance with quality management systems, accreditation requirements and regulatory standards.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, quality control programs, proficiency testing, and External Quality Assessment Schemes (EQAS).
• Provide training, supervision and guidance to junior staff
• Engage in continuing professional education and contribute to departmental educational activities, scientific updates, and training programmes.
• Undertake any other duties assigned to support operational and service requirements.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Biomedical Science, Life Sciences, or equivalent qualification.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic work environment, quick thinker and an effective problem solver. Calm, decisive, and resilient in high-pressure situations.
• Attention to detail, ability to prioritise workload, be well organiser and multi-task in a smart and timely fashion.
• Possess strong analytical, communication, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently, in a team and across teams with minimal supervision.
• Possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to develop strong working relationship at various levels.
• Proactive attitude and determination to ensure required outcomes are achieved and takes responsibility.
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to motivate and nurture the team to meet institutional goals.
• Tech-savvy with an ability to learn new software and other relevant programs.