Senior Molecular Lab Technician & Workflow Lead

Midwest Express Clinic; Holliday (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Midwest Express Clinic seeks a Lead Technician to coordinate daily laboratory operations, ensuring workflow efficiency, quality performance, and SOP adherence. The role serves as a senior technical resource and operational leader, with possible delegation as a General Supervisor under CLIA requirements.

The position requires a CLIA high-complexity qualification, a Bachelor’s degree in a clinical laboratory science field, and 2–4 years of molecular lab experience, including PCR workflows and

Qualifications

• CLIA high-complexity testing personnel requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science.
• 2–4 years of clinical laboratory experience (molecular preferred).
• Experience in PCR workflows and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflow across accessioning, extraction, amplification, and data review.
• Perform and oversee routine testing, including PCR and analysis.
• Provide real-time troubleshooting for instruments and assays.
• Monitor QA and QC.
• Train staff and support competency assessments.
• Ensure proper specimen handoff between accessioning and testing.
• Monitor inventory and communicate supply needs.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs and documentation requirements.

Skills

Molecular workflows

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical/physical/biological/clinical lab science

Tools

PCR workflows

Job description

Midwest Express Clinic seeks a Lead Technician to coordinate daily laboratory operations, ensuring workflow efficiency, quality performance, and SOP adherence. The role serves as a senior technical resource and operational leader, with possible delegation as a General Supervisor under CLIA requirements.

The position requires a CLIA high-complexity qualification, a Bachelor’s degree in a clinical laboratory science field, and 2–4 years of molecular lab experience, including PCR workflows and