Lead Histotechnologist- nights

Beth Israel Lahey Health; United States; On-site; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Massachusetts is seeking a Lead Histotechnologist to oversee Histology Operations under the Histology Supervisor and Anatomic Pathology Manager. You will supervise a team, ensure SOP compliance, and drive workflow improvements.

Ideal candidates have extensive high‑complexity histology experience, proficiency with IHC, special stains, and data reporting, and can lead multiple projects, train staff, and coordinate with clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a high‑complexity histology lab with special stains, IHC, EM, or IF.
• Autonomy to lead multiple projects and assist with staffing under leadership.
• Experience with computers, web-based apps, and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Oversees full range of Histology tasks per SOPs and ensures staff compliance.
• Acts as expert resource and leads workflow and quality control.
• Trains Histotechnologists and residents; supervises on-call coverage.

Skills

Histology leadership

Quality control

Data analysis

Computer skills

Education

HT/HTL certification

Bachelors in related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Under the Direction of the Histology Supervisor and Anatomic Pathology Manager, the Lead Histotechnologist assists with oversight of Histology Operations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs and oversees a full range of Histology tasks according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensures Histology staff follow Standard Operating Procedures.
• Act as an expert resource within an area of specialty.
• Assist Supervisor in maintaining effective Workflow and Histology Operations.
• Reports issues to the Histology Supervisor, Anatomic Pathology Manager, and/or Director of Surgical Pathology as needed
• Serves as a resource for assigned areas of expertise and provides technical support to staff.
• Assists in researching new workflows, performs instrument evaluations, writes standard operating procedures, and maintains supplies for their areas of expertise.
• Resolves technical problems and troubleshoots when test systems are not within established levels of performance.
• Oversees periodic review of quality control and instrumentation logs to ensure accuracy of test results.
• Provides input into technical decisions, acts as expert for data collection and gathers monthly QC statistics.
• Functions as the technical on-call person for the off-shifts.
• Demonstrates excellent skills at managing and directing workflow.
• Monitors the daily operations and delegation of duties within the lab.
• Reallocates resources as needed.
• Train Histotechnologists I, Histotechnologists II, and Lab Support Assistants.
• Participates in the development of training and competency procedures.
• Instructs residents and fellows.
• Serves as liaisons between Lab Support Services and technical departments and provides timely communications and resolution of problems to clients outside the labs.
• Provides leadership in the absence of Clinical Supervisor and Managers.
• Represents the lab on committees.
• Provides input to managers for performance evaluations.
• Addresses personnel issues with the Clinical Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 Years experience in a high complexity Histology Lab including special stains, Immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and/or immunofluorescence.
• 3 Years experience required for exceptional internal candidates.
• Demonstrates autonomy, capability and capacity to lead multiple projects and assist with staffing needs under the direction of department leadership.
• Experience and high proficiency with computers required.
• Web based application experience, Microsoft applications including excel experience required.
• May be required to produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Histotechnician (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Associates or Bachelor’s degree from a NAACLS-accredited histology technician program or a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university

Leadership Experience Competencies

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions with significant, broad implications for the management and operations of a major department or multiple departments. Participates in decisions on overall strategy and direction of the organization
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are broad, complex, abstract, often involving Medical Center-wide issues and requiring substantial creativity, resourcefulness, staff engagement, Lean diagnostic techniques, negotiation, and diplomacy to develop solutions
• Independence of Action: Ability to set direction and vision for major departments or multiple departments. Establish priorities, develops policies and allocates resources
• Written Communications: Ability to communicate complex information in English effectively in writing to all levels of staff, management and external customers across functional areas
• Oral Communications: Ability to verbally communicate complex concepts in English and address sensitive situations, resolve conflicts, negotiate motivate, and persuade others
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate broad and comprehensive knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in complex situations and/or unprecedented situations across multiple functional areas
• Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization
• Customer Service: Ability to lead operational initiatives to meet or exceed customer service standards and expectations in assigned unit(s) and/or across multiple areas in a timely and respectful manner

Physical Nature of the Job

• Medium Work.
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
• Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

Pay Range

$46.31 - $62.32 The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

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