Pediatrics - Medical Lab Technician (Cytogenetics)

Education Requirements:

• 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.

Experience Requirements:

• 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.

Desired Qualifications:

• Greater than two years of demonstrated experience working in either a clinical laboratory and/or a molecular research laboratory.
• Demonstrated experience with DNA extraction using established protocol.
• Knowledge of chromosomal microarray (CMA) and/or next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies.
• 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.

Position and Application details:

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

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 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 pedsuichildrens@healthcare.uiowa.edu

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