Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Listed on 2026-09-22
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Healthcare
Medical Technologist & Lab Technician, Clinical Research
This position is located in the Transfusion Services Laboratory (TSL), within the Laboratory Services Section of the Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM) with the Clinical Center.
The Transfusion Services Laboratory (blood bank) addresses the diverse needs at NIH by offering specialized and technically demanding serologic and molecular procedures for clinical diagnostic transfusion support and research purposes.
Basic RequirementsEducation
A Bachelor's or graduate higher-level degree from a regionally accredited college university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics,
AND successful completion of a Medical Laboratory Scientist Clinical Laboratory Scientist program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
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A full 4-year course of study that included 12 months in a college or hospital-based medical technology program or medical technology school approved by a recognized accrediting organization. The professional medical technology curriculum may have consisted of a 1-year post- bachelor's certificate program or the last 1 or 2 years of a 4-year program of study culminating in a bachelor's in medical technology.
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AND five years of full time acceptable clinical laboratory experience in Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, microbiology, Immunology and Urinalysis Body Fluids. This combination of education and experience must have provided knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of medical technology equivalent to that provided by the full 4-year course of study described in 1 or 2 above. All science and mathematics courses must have been acceptable for credit toward meeting the requirements for a science major at an accredited college or university.
Acceptable experience is responsible professional or technician experience in a hospital laboratory, health agency, industrial medical laboratory, or pharmaceutical house; or teaching, test development, or medical research program experience that provided an understanding of the methods and techniques applied in performing professional clinical laboratory work. Certification licensure as a medical technologist (generalist) obtained through written examination by a nationally recognized credentialing agency or State licensing body is a good indication that the quality of experience is acceptable.
To qualify for the GS-09 position:
You must have completed two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree that is directly related to the duties of this position.
OR
You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following tasks:
1) reviewing and evaluating clinical laboratory procedures and recognizing problems such as interfering substances and new organisms;
2) performing specialized and technically demanding analytical procedures for diagnostic and research purposes;
3) performing immunohematology testing, such as blood group typing, direct antiglobulin testing, antibody screening and identification, and Red Blood Cell phenotyping;
4) performing advanced blood bank testing, such as elutions, cross matches, and isohemagglutinin titers; and
5) recognizing laboratory deficiencies, proposing solutions, and participating in laboratory proficiency testing programs.
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You must have a combination of post-baccalaureate education and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.
To qualify for the GS-11 position:
You must have completed three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctorate degree that is directly related to the duties of this position.
OR
You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or…
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