LEAD MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST - MICROBIOLOGY

About the role

Provides advanced technical leadership and operational coordination within the laboratory section. Serves as the primary resource for complex testing, quality issues, and workflow management. Collaborates with the Section Supervisor to ensure efficient operations, regulatory compliance, and high-quality patient results.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical leadership and operational coordination within the laboratory section
• Serve as the primary resource for complex testing, quality issues, and workflow management
• Collaborate with the Section Supervisor to ensure efficient operations, regulatory compliance, and high-quality patient results

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of clinical laboratory experience in the applicable section
• Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science or clinical laboratory science
• ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) MLT or MLS eligibility required; certification preferred
• ASCP Specialist Certification highly desirable

About the organization

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings. The health system has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers. It operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals: the 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, the 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children's Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility in partnership with American Recovery Services. Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years. More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore. Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America's Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation.