Medical Laboratory Scientist

US Navy; Oregon; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

US Navy MLS leaders drive the Nation's clinical laboratory operations worldwide, managing replenishment of the blood supply and guiding safe blood product administration in DoD facilities and forward deployed units.

They supervise a major training pipeline for laboratory technicians and ensure compliance with regulatory standards to deliver positive patient care outcomes, while orchestrating lab informatics, equipment operations, accreditation and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical laboratory operations in DoD MTFs and forward deployed units.
• Oversee replenishment of operational blood supply.
• Guide safe administration of blood products.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality of care in patient outcomes.
• Oversee lab informatics, biomedical equipment operations, accreditation, and management of resources such as personnel, equipment and supplies.

Job description

Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) lead the Navy’s clinical laboratory operations worldwide, manage replenishment of operational blood supply and guide the safe administration of blood products in DoD Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) and forward deployed units.

MLSs manage the Nation’s largest laboratory technician training pipeline, a critically understaffed specialty in health systems throughout the United States.

MLSs enforce clinical lab regulatory compliance to ensure quality of care is provided in support of positive patient care outcomes.

MLSs orchestrate a broad range of functions in lab/healthcare informatics, biomedical equipment operations, lab accreditation, diagnostic quality and patient advocacy, fiscal budgets/contracts, & management of critical resources, e.g. personnel, equipment, supplies.