Quality Lab Specialist & Process Leader

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a laboratory professional to perform testing on patient specimens and evaluate results. You will collaborate with the Medical Director and Laboratory Leadership on developing and validating test procedures, and serve as an expert resource in the laboratory.

You will train staff, assist with competency evaluation, and help monitor proficiency testing. The role includes developing policies, troubleshooting instruments, and ensuring QC across the lab to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in laboratory science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Medical Laboratory Scientist certification (ASCP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures effective operations of the department through coordination/integration of processes both interlaboratory and extra laboratory departments.
• Verify the test procedures performed and establish the laboratory's test performance characteristics, including the precision and accuracy of each test and test system.
• Collect and analyze data, providing appropriate written information for protocol evaluation and test interpretation.
• Demonstrates mastery of preventative maintenance in practical applications of a difficult nature.
• Develop, review, and update written protocols, as needed, in the approved Vanderbilt Health laboratory procedure format.
• Assist operations of department when needed by troubleshooting instruments and ensuring QC per policy.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Diagnostic Testing

Technical Capability

Education

Bachelor's

Job description

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a laboratory professional to perform testing on patient specimens and evaluate results. You will collaborate with the Medical Director and Laboratory Leadership on developing and validating test procedures, and serve as an expert resource in the laboratory.

You will train staff, assist with competency evaluation, and help monitor proficiency testing. The role includes developing policies, troubleshooting instruments, and ensuring QC across the lab to support