Payroll Title:
CLIN LAB SCI SPEC SR Department:
LA JOLLA CLINICAL LAB Hiring Pay Scale
$64.86 - $85.48 / Hour Worksite:
Jacobs Medical Center Appointment Type:
Career Appointment Percent:
100% Union:
HX Contract Total Openings:
1 Work Schedule:
Variable, 8-Hour Shifts, Sunday-Saturday
#140617 Quality Assurance Specialist - Lab/Blood BankFiling Deadline: Tue 8/11/2026 Apply Now
DESCRIPTIONUnder direction, serves as a senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist Specialist with primary responsible for quality system oversight for rapid response laboratory and transfusion services. Coordinates, reviews, and trends Quality Assurance Variances, iReports, suboptimal reports, audits, corrective actions, and quality indicators across sites. Supports regulatory and accreditation readiness, including CAP, AABB, FDA/cGMP, and other applicable requirements. Maintains audit schedules and quality documentation; supports BPDR/regulatory assessments; support validation/change control and PDSA/process improvement activities; and collaborates with supervisors, medical directors, pathology residents, nursing, perioperative, emergency, infusion, risk/patient safety, LIS/HER, and external stakeholders to reduce transfusion-related risk and support sustained quality improvement; other tasks or projects as directed. May perform waived, moderate, and high complexity testing; evaluates test results; performs and evaluates quality control procedures; performs preventive maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting; validates new methods/instruments. Provides laboratory services in a timely manner and consistently delivers excellent customer service. Adheres to all safety policies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS- Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or appropriate subspecialty license issued by the California Department of Public Health.
- Four (4) years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist within the designated subspecialty, and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to articulate complex ideas to diverse audiences.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Medical Laboratory Scientist - MLS(ASCP)
- Specialist in Blood Banking - SBB(ASCP)
- Experience with laboratory quality management systems, including CAP, AABB, FDA/cGMP, and CLIA Regulatory requirements.
- Experience performing quality investigations, root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions (CAPA), audits, validations, and quality indicator monitoring.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS- Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call, and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
- Employment is subject to a criminal background check and a pre-employment physical.
- Occasional weekends may be required.
- Overtime may be required.
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Annual Full Pay Range: $135,428 - $178,482 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)
Hourly Equivalent: $64.86 - $85.48
Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).
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