Technical Consultant, Clinical Laboratory Operations
Remote | Weekly Travel (~70%)
Salary: $90,000-105,000 | Full-time + Benefits
Lighthouse Lab Services helps organizations build, operate, optimize, and grow high-performing laboratories. We value collaboration, community, quality, and innovation, and we're committed to delivering exceptional service to our clients and the patients ultimately impacted by our work.
We're seeking a Technical Consultant to join our Consulting Team. This role serves as the technical lead for assigned client projects, working directly with clients to plan, implement, optimize, and support clinical laboratory operations.
The Technical Consultant applies practical clinical laboratory experience to a broad range of consulting engagements, including laboratory start-ups, expansions, relocations, operational assessments, equipment and technology implementations, test menu development, workflow optimization, validations, quality and regulatory compliance, and laboratory process improvement.
The ideal candidate is an experienced clinical laboratory professional with broad technical knowledge across multiple clinical laboratory testing disciplines, hands-on experience leading laboratory operations, and the ability to assess complex laboratory environments and deliver practical solutions for clients. Experience spanning areas such as chemistry, hematology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, immunology, and toxicology is preferred.
What You’ll Do
Travel weekly (~70%) to client sites to support laboratory start-ups, implementations, and operational improvement projects.
Serve as the technical lead for assigned client laboratory projects, providing technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
Independently assess client laboratory operations, including workflows, staffing, testing processes, equipment, technology, quality systems, documentation, and regulatory compliance. Develop practical recommendations based on client needs and applicable requirements.
Work with clients, instrument manufacturers, vendors, and other stakeholders to support laboratory planning, design, layout, build-out, relocation, and implementation projects.
Develop and implement clinical laboratory workflows, operational processes, standard operating procedures, policies, and other technical documentation.
Support method development, method verification and validation, instrument implementation and validation, correlation studies, specimen stability studies, troubleshooting, and other technical studies as required.
Provide technical expertise across multiple laboratory disciplines, including chemistry, hematology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, immunology, and toxicology.
Assist clients in achieving and maintaining compliance with CLIA and applicable accreditation, licensing, and regulatory requirements, including CAP, COLA, and state-specific requirements.
Present technical findings, assessment results, and recommendations to laboratory leadership and other client stakeholders.
Collaborate with internal teams and client personnel to identify opportunities to improve laboratory performance, quality, efficiency, and operational effectiveness.
Education and Credentials
A master's degree, Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS), Ph.D., or another relevant advanced degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Laboratory Medicine, Healthcare Administration, or a related field is preferred.
Professional credentials such as MLS(ASCP), MT(ASCP), CLS, or an equivalent medical laboratory science certification are strongly preferred.
Experience and Technical Expertise
Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in clinical laboratory operations, with demonstrated technical expertise and a broad understanding of laboratory testing and operations.
Demonstrated hands-on experience across multiple clinical laboratory testing disciplines, including chemistry, hematology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, immunology, and/or…