Lead Tech - Full Time
About The Position
The Lead Technologist is a senior-level technical professional within the Clinical Laboratory who performs all functions of a Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technologist while assuming elevated responsibility for technical quality, regulatory compliance, and operational integrity within the assigned laboratory section. Working in conjunction with Laboratory Leadership, the Lead Technologist provides advanced oversight of the laboratory’s quality systems, ensuring ongoing compliance with federal, state, accreditation, and organizational requirements. This role is accountable for the technical monitoring, evaluation, and validation of laboratory processes, instrumentation, and methodologies to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency of patient testing. The Lead Technologist serves as the section’s technical resource and subject matter expert, supporting implementation of new methods, technology enhancements, and process improvements. Through proactive review of quality indicators, trend analysis, and documentation oversight, this position helps mitigate regulatory risk and safeguard testing standards. Non-compliance or operational risks are escalated to laboratory leadership for resolution. This role requires advanced technical competency, independent analytical judgment, and a comprehensive understanding of laboratory regulatory frameworks. While the Lead Technologist provides technical guidance and support to peers, this position does not include formal personnel management responsibilities. Employment-related decisions remain under the authority of the Supervisor or Manager.
Requirements
- Associate's degree specializing in medical technology required.
- 3-5 years Med Tech/Lab Tech required.
- ASCP, AMT, NCA, HEW(HHS) certification.
- Typing and word processing skills.
- Medical and non-medical language proficiency.
- Other clerical skills including math, filing, grammar, medical and non-medical spelling.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related science field preferred.
- 5 years of experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Performs all functions of a Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technologist.
- Assumes elevated responsibility for technical quality, regulatory compliance, and operational integrity within the assigned laboratory section.
- Provides advanced oversight of the laboratory’s quality systems, ensuring ongoing compliance with federal, state, accreditation, and organizational requirements.
- Accountable for the technical monitoring, evaluation, and validation of laboratory processes, instrumentation, and methodologies to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency of patient testing.
- Serves as the section’s technical resource and subject matter expert, supporting implementation of new methods, technology enhancements, and process improvements.
- Proactively reviews quality indicators, performs trend analysis, and provides documentation oversight to mitigate regulatory risk and safeguard testing standards.
- Escalates non-compliance or operational risks to laboratory leadership for resolution.
- Provides technical guidance and support to peers.
Benefits
- Full time employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
