Medical Lab Scientist

Medical Lab Scientist I

Location: Arlington, TX

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $35.00-$40.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM. Training will take place from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role supports clinical laboratory operations focused on specimen handling, test analyses, and patient result reporting within a high-complexity testing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures.
• Review and release test results.
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA , and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered, or immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry strongly preferred
• Transcripts will be requested for review throughout the consideration process

Required Experience

• 1 year of clinical experience (high complexity testing) preferred
• Experience with LC-MS or ICP-MS strongly preferred

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects: objects 1 to 10 pounds are lifted and carried frequently; objects 11 to 25 pounds are lifted and carried occasionally; objects 36 to 50 pounds are seldom lifted or carried; and objects over 50 pounds are not to be lifted or carried without assistance.
• Ability to stand and work at the bench for long periods of time.
• Frequent walking and/or standing.
• May be required to use a wide variety of manual and automated pipettes and laboratory instruments and apparatuses, all of which demand significant manual dexterity.
• Overtime expected.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This organization is the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services , operating at national scale with laboratory operations extending internationally. Every year, it serves one in three adult Americans and supports half of the physicians and hospitals across the United States - delivering the diagnostic insights that drive clinical decisions, guide treatments, and ultimately save lives. With nearly 50,000 employees, the organization combines mission-driven purpose with significant organizational depth, employing laboratory scientists, logistics professionals, technologists, and business talent who contribute directly to patient health outcomes.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-11965

Industry: Healthcare