Why Join Us?
At United Urology Group, our employees are at the heart of our mission and have incredible opportunities to impact our patients' lives with their urologic care.
We foster a culture that thrives on compassion, teamwork, integrity, and diversity, all of which start with our staff! We deliver a cohesive approach to urologic care that provides patients with access to experienced specialists, a superb team of healthcare professionals, and the most advanced technology for patient treatments and therapies. We offer competitive salaries and a great work/life balance: enjoy your weekends! UUG offers outstanding benefits, including tuition reimbursement, health, dental, and vision insurance, corporate discounts, and much more!
The Clinical Laboratory Technical Specialist plays a key role in performing, reviewing, and reporting clinical diagnostic testing to support providers, including urologists, medical oncologists, pathologists, and advanced practice providers, in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of disease. Working under the direction of the National Laboratory Director and in collaboration with the Medical Director and Laboratory Operations Manager, this position supports clinical chemistry, immunoassay, hematology, microbiology, and molecular diagnostic testing, with a primary focus on Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.
The Clinical Laboratory Technical Specialist serves as a senior technical resource within the laboratory, particularly in the Microbiology and Molecular departments and is responsible for ensuring technical excellence, regulatory compliance, quality performance, and operational efficiency across assigned laboratory disciplines. This role requires advanced clinical laboratory expertise, sound independent judgment, and the ability to effectively troubleshoot instrumentation, assay performance, and workflow-related issues while maintaining the highest standards of patient care and laboratory operations.
Key responsibilities include performing and overseeing moderate- and high-complexity testing; ensuring the accurate, timely processing, analysis, and reporting of patient specimens; and maintaining compliance with established laboratory procedures, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. The position is also responsible for performing and monitoring quality control, quality assurance, calibrations, maintenance, proficiency testing, and corrective action activities to support optimal laboratory performance and reliability.
In addition, the Clinical Laboratory Technical Specialist supports daily laboratory operations and continuous improvement initiatives through participation in assay and instrument evaluations, validations, verifications, workflow optimization, SOP development and review, staff training, competency assessments, and implementation of process improvements designed to enhance operational efficiency, turnaround times, and overall laboratory quality.
Bench Technologist Responsibilities
Perform routine and complex clinical chemistry, immunoassay, hematology, microbiology, and molecular diagnostic testing in accordance with established laboratory procedures and regulatory standards.
Process, culture, identify, and work up bacterial, fungal, viral, specimens using manual and automated methodologies.
Accurately analyze, interpret, verify, and report patient results within established turnaround times.
Perform quality control, quality assurance, calibration, maintenance, and proficiency testing activities.
Technical Specialist Responsibilities
Lead and support validation, verification, correlation, reference range, and implementation studies for new microbiology and molecular assays, instrumentation, and software systems.
Develop, review, revise, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies, competency materials, and technical documentation.
Investigate and resolve technical issues, assay failures, contamination events, instrument performance concerns, and quality deviations.
Monitor quality assurance indicators, quality control trends, contamination monitoring, and corrective/preventive action activities.
Support regulatory inspections, audits, and accreditation activities including CAP, CLIA, Joint Commission, and other applicable agencies.
Collaborate with laboratory leadership, pathologists, practice physicians, IT, and vendors regarding assay implementations, workflow optimization, and operational improvements.
Assist with evaluation and optimization of laboratory workflows, utilization practices, automation opportunities, and turnaround time improvements.
Participate in reagent evaluations, inventory management, supply oversight, and vendor coordination.
Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, or related scientific field required.
Previous lead technologist, technical specialist, validation, or assay implementation experience preferred.
Strong knowledge of CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and applicable microbiology and molecular regulatory requirements.
Experience with microbiology and molecular instrumentation, automation platforms, middleware, and laboratory information systems preferred.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
Physical Requirements for the Job:
Involves standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, and twisting.
Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000 annually
Actual compensation offered to candidates is based on work experience, education, skill level, and geographic location. Compensation may vary depending on the state or region in which the position is located, in accordance with applicable laws.
This position has no close date. Applications will be accepted until an offer has been extended
and accepted.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Our Practice is an equal opportunity employer. We do not
discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran
status, or sexual orientation.
The successful candidate(s) for any UUG position will be subject to a pre-employment
background check.
