Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Summary

About the Position: Lead a small, high-impact lab team at SHAPE Belgium. As Chief, you must be a sharp, independent, on-your-toes leader managing all clinical sections, QA, and leadership roles. We need an adaptable supervisor who thrives under pressure, makes data driven decisions, and ensures top-tier diagnostic care for our international military community. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce

Duties

• Ensures clinical laboratory compliance with CAP, CLIP,FDA, TJC, and agency accrediting and regulatory requirements across all testing sections to maintain rigorous quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC), and patient safety standards
• Develops, writes, and updates Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), testing protocols, and parameter ranges for specialized laboratory techniques, routine/emergency testing, and quality control systems across main and outlying clinics.
• Performs statistical and mathematical analyses of QA/QC data, proficiency surveys, and lab performance metrics to identify trends and deliver data-driven executive summaries and briefings that guide higher-level leadership decisions.
• Collaborates and communicates frequently with the geographically separated Laboratory Director and Laboratory Consultant to align diagnostic operations, resolve complex technical issues, and ensure adherence to clinical standards.
• Directs, schedules, and evaluates a diverse workforce by preparing performance evaluations, setting work priorities, and providing technical training and mentorship for DoD civilians, local nationals, and military service members.
• Actively participates in Defense Health Agency (DHA) and clinic committees, including Risk Management and Quality Improvement, consulting with physicians and nurses to evaluate patient care and resolve diagnostic or operational challenges.
• Coordinates with other Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) and servicing offices to manage contracts, purchase requests, vouchers, and inventory for essential laboratory supplies, reagents, and diagnostic equipment.
• Exercises supervisory authority over position management, recruitment requests, promotions, performance awards, leave approval, and the resolution of employee complaints, formal grievances, and administrative inquiries.
• Directs the validation, calibration, and preventive maintenance of laboratory instruments and new test systems, requiring stateside coordination and electronic verification archiving under MHS GENESIS and LIS protocols.
• Champions and enforces Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) policies, fostering a fair, inclusive, and harassment-free work environment for all laboratory personnel.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist: A. 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. OR B. At least 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. OR C. A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from an accredited college/university that included 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of biological science (with one semester in microbiology), 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of chemistry (with one semester in organic or biochemistry), one semester (one quarter) of mathematics, 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 A or B 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. Evaluation of Education and Experience: The four major areas of clinical laboratory science are microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and immunohematology (blood banking). Qualifying course work in these areas includes bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, tissue culture, virology, parasitology, endocrinology, enzymology, toxicology, urinalysis, coagulation, hemostasis, cell morphology, immunology, serology, immunoserology, immuno-deficiency, hemolysis, histocompatibility, cyto-genetics, and similar disciplines or areas of laboratory practice. Related fields include physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, cell biology, embryology, pathology, genetics, pharmacology, histology, cytology, nuclear medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, infection control, physics, statistics, and similar areas of science where the work is directly related to the position to be filled. Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0644 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes: conducting specialized testing in all areas of a medical laboratory, maintaining quality control in a medical laboratory, developing or updating medical laboratory operating procedures, and monitoring laboratory workload to ensure tasks are performed within established timelines. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. NOTE: FOR POSITIONS ABOVE GRADE GS-7 (OR EQUIVALENT) An additional requirement exists for positions above grade level GS-7. You must take this into consideration and incorporate, as appropriate, into the group standard language on the vacancy announcement and occupational questionnaire. Experience or graduate education must have been in (1) the general field of medical technology; (2) one of the disciplines or specialized areas of medical technology; or (3) a field directly related and applicable to medical technology or the position to be filled. Also, clinical laboratory intern (student medical technologist) experience in an education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (external link) (CAAHEP) education program may be credited on a month-for-month basis toward meeting the GS-7 specialized experience requirement.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Grade: GS 11. . Apply by 2026-11-05 on USAJOBS.