Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist Specialist

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm Posted Date 04/08/2025 Salary Range: $60.71 - 78.17 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 23341

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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If you’re passionate about applying your specialized clinical laboratory expertise to uncover the causes of diseases, UCLA Health offers an outstanding opportunity to advance your career. In our dynamic and supportive environment, you’ll collaborate with world-class clinicians and work with cutting-edge laboratory technology. Join one of the nation’s top health systems and take your career to the next level.

As a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist Specialist, you will serve as a technical consultant and subject matter expert within the lab. Primary duties include:

• Investigating and developing new or modified test procedures while reviewing and refining existing protocols.

• Overseeing quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency testing activities.

• Identifying staff training needs and assessing the competency of testing personnel.

• Writing and maintaining SOPs and developing training materials.

Salary Range: $60.71/hour - $78.17/hour

Job Qualifications

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• Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license.• Bachelor’s degree.• Minimum of 4 years of licensed CLS experience.• Strong knowledge and experience in Urinalysis.• Proficiency in evaluating Gram stains.• Experience with procedure and report writing.• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.• Demonstrated experience in validation, testing, and troubleshooting.• Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam, i.e. visual acuity including color differentiation.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed a