Lead Tech - Full Time

Facility:

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

Department:

2nd/3rd Shift Lab Staff

Schedule:

Full time

Hours:

40

Job Details:

The Lead Technologist is a senior-level technical professional within the Clinical Laboratory who performs all functions of a Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technologist while assuming elevated responsibility for technical quality, regulatory compliance, and operational integrity within the assigned laboratory section.

Working in conjunction with Laboratory Leadership, the Lead Technologist provides advanced oversight of the laboratory’s quality systems, ensuring ongoing compliance with federal, state, accreditation, and organizational requirements. This role is accountable for the technical monitoring, evaluation, and validation of laboratory processes, instrumentation, and methodologies to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency of patient testing.

The Lead Technologist serves as the section’s technical resource and subject matter expert, supporting implementation of new methods, technology enhancements, and process improvements. Through proactive review of quality indicators, trend analysis, and documentation oversight, this position helps mitigate regulatory risk and safeguard testing standards. Non-compliance or operational risks are escalated to laboratory leadership for resolution.

This role requires advanced technical competency, independent analytical judgment, and a comprehensive understanding of laboratory regulatory frameworks. While the Lead Technologist provides technical guidance and support to peers, this position does not include formal personnel management responsibilities. Employment-related decisions remain under the authority of the Supervisor or Manager.

Department Specific Job Details:

Education

• Associate's degree specializing in medical technology required
• Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related science field preferred

Experience

• 3-5 years Med Tech/Lab Tech required
• 5 years preferred

Certifications

• ASCP, AMT, NCA, HEW(HHS) certification

Skills/Competencies

• Typing and word processing
• Language: medical and non-medical
• Other clerical skills including math, filing, grammar, medical and non-medical spelling