Medical Laboratory Technican or Cytogenetic Lab Specialist I

Medical Laboratory Technician

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science, or medical technology program from an accredited institution, or:
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or a categorical/specialist certification in the appropriate laboratory discipline or eligible from American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency (NCA), or:
• Successfully completed an official US military medical laboratory procedures training course of at least 50 weeks duration and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician) is required.
• Six months to one year experience with project coordination including time management, decision making, and self-direction in biology, chemistry or allied health or a similar discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Selected candidates will be expected to successfully pass the ASCP Molecular Biology Technologist Certification exam within two years from the date of hire.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Greater than two years of demonstrated experience working in either a clinical laboratory and/or a cytogenetics research laboratory.
• Demonstrated experience with human cell culture and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
• A Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory sciences or related field is highly desirable.
• Certification from American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency (NCA) as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) is highly desirable.

Cytogenetics Lab Specialist I

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Biological sciences, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, a related scientific discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ASCP certification in Cytogenetics or Molecular Biology
• Must have the visual acuity and analytical skills to distinguish fine detail.
• Must be able to function at the required capacity to meet caseload and turnaround times, including the ability to set priorities and to optimize the best use of time.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in tissue culture techniques for human and other mammalian cells.
• Demonstrated technical skills in cytogenetic molecular biology as well as preparing slides from tissue for examination.
• Familiarity with handling and operating digital imaging systems with various software and programs.
• Familiarity with techniques in FISH and CMA
• Familiarity with high throughput DNA sequencing (also called next generation sequencing)

Desirable Qualifications:

• Participation in scholarly activities.

Position and Application details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Pediatrics Human Resources at pedsuichildrenshr@healthcare.uiowa.edu.

The Pediatrics department intends to hire for one position at either the Medical Lab Technician, or Cytogenetic Lab Specialist I classification, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate. Please indicate in your cover letter the position you wish to be considered for or indicate both.

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.