Medical Laboratory Scientist 2

About the role

Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 position at Inova Core Laboratory in Fairfax, VA. Full‑time day shift. Inova is a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience and a top employer in the D.C. metro area and nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Reviews technical activities for quality assurance per facility requirements.
• Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and onsite inspections.
• Follows site specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and instructions; annually reads SOP and documents knowledge of contents.
• Performs required Quality Control (QC) measures, including corrective action and documentation, for all procedures and instrumentation; recognizes QC problems or discrepancies and attempts to determine cause prior to notification.
• Notifies appropriate individual(s) regarding QC problems or discrepancies according to established procedures.
• Acts as a resource person/key operator for coworkers, customers and patients for technical questions; demonstrates expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
• Reports accurate results while minimizing the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto‑verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in science from a regionally or nationally accredited college/university; degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology preferred. Other acceptable education follows ASCP/AMT Board certification guidelines.
• Experience: 1 year of clinical experience; successful completion of a NAACLS‑accredited MLS program, NAACLS or ABHES‑accredited MSL program, or a foreign medical laboratory science clinical training program within the last five years can substitute for one year of full‑time acceptable clinical experience.
• Certification: Must hold ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility (including MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, HEW) upon start.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage; robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on day one.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost for team members, spouses/partners, and children.
• Work/Life Balance: paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more.

Schedule

Full‑time day shift.