Clinical Lab Scientist
The Clinical Lab Scientist at Confidential Client performs moderate to high complexity laboratory testing across various disciplines including hematology, microbiology, and immunology. The role requires adherence to quality control and assurance protocols, maintenance of laboratory equipment, and collaboration within a team to ensure accurate and timely diagnostic results. Certification and ongoing professional development are mandatory to maintain compliance and deliver high-quality clinical laboratory services.
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What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is seeking a Clinical Lab Scientist to perform accurate, timely, and compliant clinical laboratory testing in a medical environment. In this role you will:
- Perform pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical testing across clinical lab disciplines (chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, blood bank, and clinical microscopy)
- Follow laboratory policies, quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) procedures to ensure test accuracy and regulatory compliance
- Maintain and perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting on laboratory equipment
- Review and interpret test results, document findings, and escalate critical values per protocol
- Participate in continuous improvement, proficiency testing, and documentation for regulatory inspections
- Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support patient care and lab operations
Who You Are / Requirements
Minimum qualifications — candidates must meet at least one of the certification or education/experience routes listed below.
- U.S. citizenship (or appointment eligibility per federal hiring rules)
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university
- One of the following certification paths:
- Generalist certification as an MLS from ASCP BOC or AMT; or
- Generalist certification as an MT from ASCP BOR or AMT; or
- Categorical or specialist ASCP/AMT certification (acceptable for role-specific or higher-graded positions)
- Non-certified candidates may be considered if they meet specific education-plus-experience routes that make them eligible to sit for ASCP/AMT certification exams (see examples below)
Acceptable alternative qualification routes (examples):
- Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory science, or a related science AND completion of an accredited clinical practice program within the last 5 years
- Bachelor’s degree with required science coursework AND 1 year post-MLT clinical lab experience within the last 3 years performing moderate/high complexity testing
- Bachelor’s degree with required coursework AND 4 years clinical lab experience within the last 9 years performing moderate/high complexity testing
- Completion of a 50-week U.S. Military MLT program plus required clinical experience (where applicable)
Important certification notes:
- Non-certified employees may be hired temporarily while they obtain certification; non-certified appointments are limited in duration and scope and require supervised practice until certification is achieved
- Failure to obtain or maintain required certification/cREDENTIAL may result in removal from duties or separation
Experience & Knowledge
- GS-07: Meets basic requirements
- GS-09: One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade OR a master’s degree / 2 academic years of graduate education in medical technology or a directly related science
- Demonstrated KSAs (examples):
- Knowledge of clinical laboratory testing policies and procedures
- Knowledge of laboratory QC and QA principles
- Familiarity with laboratory instruments and routine maintenance
- Ability to work effectively as a team member and follow written instructions
- Accurate performance of analytical tasks and result documentation
Job Details
- Location: Spokane, WA (on-site)
- Employment type: Full Time
- Salary: $73,474 - $141,368 per year
- Industry: Scientific & QA
- Employer: Confidential Client (via Careertakes)
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