Laboratory Technical Specialist III- General Laboratory Newark Campus

ChristianaCare • $87K — $140K *
Newark, DE 19702In-Person
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5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science or equivalent.
  • MLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification from an approved organization.
  • Minimum of five years of relevant experience, including one year in a supervisory role.
  • Subspecialty ASCP certification required.
  • Strong knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and instrumentation.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex technical problems and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for laboratory sections, addressing instrumentation and testing issues.
  • Oversee quality assurance activities, including method comparisons and corrective actions.
  • Perform method validation and assist with new procedures and methodologies.
  • Review and validate abnormal test results and troubleshoot complex issues.
  • Support the development of laboratory staff through training and competency assessments.

Benefits

  • Day shift schedule with no weekends or holidays.
  • Opportunity to lead and mentor laboratory caregivers.
  • Engagement in continuous improvement and quality assurance activities.
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Join our General Laboratory team as a Laboratory Technical Specialist III, serving as a technical resource and subject matter expert for laboratory caregivers across the system. In this role, you'll combine hands-on laboratory expertise with quality oversight, troubleshooting, staff competency and continuous improvement to help ensure accurate, reliable and efficient laboratory operations.

What You'll Do

  • Provide technical leadership for assigned laboratory sections, serving as a key resource for instrumentation, methodology, troubleshooting and pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic testing issues.

  • Oversee quality assurance activities, including quality control review, method comparisons, analytic measurement range verification, corrective actions and preparation for CAP and Joint Commission inspections.

  • Perform and maintain method validation and verification studies and assist with the research, implementation and documentation of new procedures and methodologies.

  • Review and validate abnormal test results, troubleshoot complex instrumentation and testing issues, and help ensure accurate and timely reporting of laboratory results.

  • Support the development of laboratory caregivers through competency assessments, training and cross-training while providing technical direction to MLS I and II and Specimen Processing caregivers.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science or equivalent.
  • MLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification through an approved credentialing organization such as ASCLS, CLIS or AMT.
  • Minimum of five years of experience in the area of expertise, including at least one year in a supervisory or leadership role.
  • Subspecialty ASCP certification required.
  • Strong knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques, procedures, instrumentation and troubleshooting.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical problems, determine appropriate solutions and communicate effectively with laboratory caregivers, leadership, physicians and other clinical partners.


Schedule
  • Day Shift: 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • No weekends. No holidays.


Bring your laboratory expertise, technical leadership and commitment to quality to a role where your knowledge will help support caregivers and laboratory operations across the system.

Hourly Pay Range: $42.11 - $67.37

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare's good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Post End Date
Oct 31, 2026

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