Henry Ford Health · 6 hours ago
Leader - Sr Med Lab Scientist - 40 hrs - Afternoons -
Jackson, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHenry Ford Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Leader - Sr Med Lab Scientist. This role oversees laboratory operations across multiple technical disciplines, performing complex analytic procedures and ensuring quality standards are met. The position involves leadership responsibilities, technical oversight, and collaboration with staff to improve processes and resolve issues.
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Responsibilities
Provides technical and operational leadership across multiple technical disciplines, locations, and/or workstations with minimal supervisory interaction
May lead laboratory meetings and represent the laboratory team at meetings
Oversees and performs routine and complex chemical, cytologic, hematologic, histologic, microscopic, morphologic, immunologic and/or microbiologic procedures on laboratory specimens, using manual or automated techniques and information systems
The Leader- Sr. Medical Laboratory Scientist is qualified to perform all duties of the Leader- Sr. Medical Laboratory Scientist job, and in a given job situation may or may not perform all of the duties; actual duties will pertain to the specific Leader- Sr. Medical Laboratory Scientist position
Applies knowledge, training, and independent clinical judgment to take action and/or develop solutions
Collaborates with leadership staff to improve processes and resolve problems, including:
Responsible for establishing and ensuring standard work with consistent quality and corrective and preventive action as needed
Evaluating instrument performance and quality control results to ensure the accuracy and reliability of all analytic data prior to release
Correlating results with other lab data and/or disease states
Identification of technical, instrument, pharmacologic and/or physiologic causes of unexpected test results
Performs calibration, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of technical equipment in multiple workstations
Following successful completion of competency assessment may perform specimen processing, testing, and reporting without direct supervision
Assists in the correction of technical problems and serves as a technical resource redirecting the workflow or assignments as necessary to ensure proper coverage and service standards
May prepare staffing schedules
Qualification
Required
Completion of accredited Bachelor's Degree program in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Medical Technology, or Medical/Clinical Laboratory Science
Requires 5 years of experience with progressive responsibility in a clinical laboratory setting
Demonstrated technical proficiency and theoretical knowledge sufficient to perform laboratory functions are required
Preferred
Certification at the technologist, medical/clinical laboratory scientist level from a nationally recognized agency, such as ASCP, NCA, ASM, AABB, ACS, or HEW is preferred
Company
Henry Ford Health
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10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.27MKey Investors
Mort Harris
2020-06-04Grant· $0.27M
2018-04-09Grant· $20M
2016-12-05Grant· $20M
Leadership Team
Robert Riney
President and CEO
Recent News
2025-11-07
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