Lead Laboratory Technical Specialist - General Lab

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; Town of Christiana (WI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Medical, Dental, Vision

Tuition Reimbursement

Generous paid time off

12 week paid parental leave

Job summary

ChristianaCare Health System in the United States seeks a Laboratory Technical Specialist III to provide technical leadership across the General Laboratory team. You will guide instrumentation, troubleshooting, QA activities and staff competency, ensuring accurate, reliable laboratory operations across the system.

The role includes method validation, establishing procedures, and mentoring MLS staff, with emphasis on continuous improvement and collaboration with clinicians and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science or equivalent.
• MLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification through an approved credentialing organization such as ASCLS, CLIS or AMT.
• Minimum of five years of experience in the area of expertise, including at least one year in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Subspecialty ASCP certification required.
• Strong knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques, procedures, instrumentation and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical problems, communicate effectively with laboratory caregivers, leadership, physicians and other clinical partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for assigned laboratory sections, serving as a key resource for instrumentation, methodology, troubleshooting and pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic testing issues.
• Oversee quality assurance activities, including quality control review, method comparisons, analytic measurement range verification, corrective actions and preparation for CAP and Joint Commission inspections.
• Perform and maintain method validation and verification studies and assist with the research, implementation and documentation of new procedures and methodologies.
• Review and validate abnormal test results, troubleshoot complex instrumentation and testing issues, and help ensure accurate and timely reporting of laboratory results.
• Support the development of laboratory caregivers through competency assessments, training and cross-training while providing technical direction to MLS I and II and Specimen Processing caregivers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Laboratory troubleshooting

Quality assurance

Staff training

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science

MLS (ASCP) certification

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Job description

ChristianaCare Health System in the United States seeks a Laboratory Technical Specialist III to provide technical leadership across the General Laboratory team. You will guide instrumentation, troubleshooting, QA activities and staff competency, ensuring accurate, reliable laboratory operations across the system.

The role includes method validation, establishing procedures, and mentoring MLS staff, with emphasis on continuous improvement and collaboration with clinicians and leadership.