Medical Technologist

Pfizer; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

Pfizer in San Jose, CA seeks a Medical Technologist for a contract role with a remote-first setup. The role anchors at $70,000–$111,000 annually, with mentorship and a robust benefits package.

You will move patients through Cerner imaging, perform labs and POCT, and ensure informed consent with interpreter support. Ideal candidates bring strong presentation skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to navigate California healthcare processes while building rapport with patients and

Qualifications

• Experience with Cerner imaging or similar healthcare systems.
• Ability to draw labs and perform point-of-care testing.
• Comfort working in a California healthcare market.
• Strong communication to bridge language gaps with interpreters.

Responsibilities

• Move patients safely through Cerner imaging and position for best study.
• Champion a people-centered approach to patient care.
• Draw labs, run point-of-care testing, and flag abnormal panels to clinician.
• Bridge language gaps with interpreters to ensure informed consent.
• Stage the resuscitation bay each shift for quick access.
• Build rapport with anxious patients before wound care procedures.

Skills

Presentation Skills

Initiative

Attention to detail

Stakeholder alignment

Healthcare system literacy

Collaboration

Tools

Cerner

Job description

From intake to discharge, our Medical Technologist ensures every patient feels supported, informed, and genuinely cared for. What you're signing up for is $70,000 - $111,000, a contract cadence, healthcare ownership, and a Pfizer team that rewards nerve.

Key Responsibilities

• Move patients safely through Cerner imaging, positioning for the cleanest possible study
• Champion a people-centered approach to patient-centered care as a Medical Technologist
• Draw labs, run point-of-care testing, and flag abnormal panels to the supervising clinician
• Bridge the language gap with interpreter services so consent is truly informed in San Jose
• Stage the resuscitation bay each shift - airway, access, meds - so nothing is hunted mid-code
• Build rapport with anxious patients before Wound Care procedures, lowering both pulse and fear

What You'll Bring

• Fluency across Presentation Skills and Initiative, with strong opinions on both
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
• Comfort owning healthcare decisions in a CA market
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Ability to learn new healthcare systems quickly and apply them effectively
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame

Pfizer grew out of a San Jose, CA research lab and never lost its heads-down-and-happy, question-everything approach to Wound Care. We believe great Presentation Skills work comes from people who feel safe to experiment and occasionally fail.

With $70,000 - $111,000 as the anchor, expect mentorship, a benefits package worth bragging about, and the latitude to work remote-first.

As recently as today, Pfizer reopened the doors on this one.

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