Clinical Lab Technical Consultant - Remote Lead for Startups

lighthouselabservices; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits

401(k) with company match

Life + AD&D

Disability coverage

Volunteer time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Lighthouse Lab Services seeks a Technical Consultant to join our Consulting Team. The role serves as the technical lead for client projects, planning, implementing, optimizing, and supporting clinical laboratory operations. Remote work with significant travel (about 70%) is required.

The position focuses on start-ups, expansions, workflow optimization, regulatory compliance, and quality systems. Ideal candidates have broad laboratory medicine experience, leadership background, and ASCP/CLS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or related field; master's preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive clinical laboratory operations experience.
• Experience in hospital/health system or reference laboratory environment.
• Previous leadership roles (Director/Manager) strongly preferred.
• MLS/CLS certification (ASCP or equivalent) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Travel weekly (~70%) to client sites to support laboratory startups and project implementations.
• Serve as the technical lead for client laboratory projects and guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate client laboratory operations and provide recommendations on workflow, staffing, testing, equipment, quality systems, and compliance.
• Collaborate with clients, instrument manufacturers, vendors, and stakeholders to plan design, build-out, relocation and implementation projects.
• Develop and implement clinical laboratory workflows, SOPs, and other technical documentation.
• Support method development, verification/validation, instrument validation and related studies.
• Assist clients in achieving and maintaining CLIA and applicable accreditation and state requirements.

Skills

Travel planning

Technical leadership

Clinical operations

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's in Clinical Laboratory Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Lighthouse Lab Services seeks a Technical Consultant to join our Consulting Team. The role serves as the technical lead for client projects, planning, implementing, optimizing, and supporting clinical laboratory operations. Remote work with significant travel (about 70%) is required.

The position focuses on start-ups, expansions, workflow optimization, regulatory compliance, and quality systems. Ideal candidates have broad laboratory medicine experience, leadership background, and ASCP/CLS