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Requisition Number: 269150
Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710
Personnel Area: DUHS CLINICAL LABS
Date: Apr 21, 2026
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
Duke University Health System Clinical Laboratories
Pursue your passion for caring and innovation as a team member in the state-of-the-art Duke Health laboratories. Duke Health laboratories are College of American Pathologists accredited and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments certified. The multidisciplinary team is committed to serving the rare and complex testing needs of Duke Health patients by providing timely and accurate results, educating the next generation of laboratorians, scientists and physicians, and researching and developing the cutting-edge diagnostics of tomorrow.
General Description
Accountability for day-to-day patient testing activities within the laboratory defined by either single cost center and/or greater than 10 but less than 30 FTEs and/or limited specialized training. Plans, coordinates, and directs testing activities to assure sufficient quantities of supplies, reagents and qualified competent staff are available to meet the standards of care as appropriate for the age of the patients served in a cost-effective manner.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervise the work of laboratory personnel engaged in performing routine and specialized technical procedures, including planning laboratory work, evaluating work performed and handling procedural and technical laboratory problems.
- Develop and implement quality control programs to ensure reliability of testing procedures, proper function of laboratory equipment and compliance with federal regulations; prepare and maintain applicable records.
- Prepare technical reports reflecting volume of work, procedures utilized and test results; coordinate the preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
- Participate in the development of new medical laboratory procedures and techniques; plan, develop and present workshops.
- Coordinate student rotations to include instruction in laboratory methods and procedures.
- Design appropriate work schedules for subordinate employees and plans daily work assignments to maintain an adequate personnel complement for laboratory efficiency.
- Supervise various personnel functions including, but not limited to interviewing, hiring performance appraisals, promotions, transfers, and vacation schedules.
- Monitor Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Safety, and Inspection Control practices to assure compliance with internal and external regulations.
- Maintain sufficient inventory of material supplies and equipment for performance of duties; clean and maintain standard laboratory equipment with budgetary guidelines.
- Utilize various laboratory and hospital information systems and software.
- Communicate in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family, and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, clarify orders, and communicate status.
- Interact courteously with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers when answering questions or providing other information.
- Responsibility for the oversight of the ancillary testing program including quality control, quality assurance, and development of policies and procedures.
- Interprets accrediting agencies standards or guidelines for ancillary testing program and translates requirement into policies and procedures; initiates corrective action as soon as deficiency is identified; completes checklist and other information sheets required and coordinates on-site inspection of sections for which responsible.
- Provide advanced problem solving, troubleshooting, interpretation/consultation, verification of specimen quality and test results.
- Stay abreast of and execute latest technical and management developments including new lab procedures.
- Demonstrate decision-making abilities in all aspects of performance.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field OR has met the minimal education and experience requirements as outlined by a nationally recognized Med Tech certifying body.
- Minimum educational or experience requirements may be modified on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) director as long as minimal CLIA requirements are met by the employee for the tasks being performed.
Experience
- 5 years full time experience as a medical technologist in a clinical laboratory setting.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
- ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology), NCA or equivalent.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Thorough knowledge of laboratory safety and infection control procedures and practices including standard precautions and hazardous chemical handling.
- Considerable knowledge of laboratory equipment, instrumentation and terminology.
- Considerable knowledge of the clinical laboratory procedures.
- Considerable knowledge of regulatory agencies standards.
- Ability to develop and refine procedures.
- Ability to maintain effective reporting procedures and control workflow.
- Ability to make accurate observations and written reports of test results.
- Ability to train, orient and evaluate the job performance of various laboratory personnel.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
- Ability to maintain inventory control systems and make budgetary projections.
- Ability to schedule adequate numbers of competent staff on a day to day basis.
Distinguishing Characteristics
- Responsibility for day-to-day supervision and/or oversight of the laboratory operation and personnel performing testing and reporting test results.
- Formulate goals and/or recommend policy, assign objectives, and establish standards of practice.
- Provide direct supervision of all high complexity testing and maintain contact with laboratory at all times either with on site presence or via pager.
- Monitor testing to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
- Check personnel to assure competence prior to test reporting.
- All aspects of Proficiency testing are properly followed, reviewed and remedial action is taken and documented following failures.
- Quality assurance and Quality Control programs are established, maintained and are effective in identifying problems.
- Procedure manuals are available and have been reviewed annually by director, manager, supervisor or analytical specialist.
- Responsibilities delegated from the director or technical supervisor include:
- Assure remedial action is taken and documented whenever tests systems deviate from established performance specifications.
- Review and document proficiency testing and follow up on outliers.
- Ensure that patient testing results are not reported until corrective action has been taken and the test system is functioning properly.
- Participate in the annual evaluation, competency testing and documentation for all testing personnel.
- Receive, review and prepare technical reports reflecting volume of work, procedures utilized and test results; coordinate the preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate corrective action.
- Assist in the annual validation of the Electronic Laboratory Manual.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh
Work Arrangement: Regular
Requisition Number: 269150
Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710
Personnel Area: DUHS CLINICAL LABS
Date: Apr 21, 2026
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
Duke University Health System Clinical Laboratories
Pursue your passion for caring and innovation as a team member in the state-of-the-art Duke Health laboratories. Duke Health laboratories are College of American Pathologists accredited and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments certified. The multidisciplinary team is committed to serving the rare and complex testing needs of Duke Health patients by providing timely and accurate results, educating the next generation of laboratorians, scientists and physicians, and researching and developing the cutting-edge diagnostics of tomorrow.
General Description
Accountability for day-to-day patient testing activities within the laboratory defined by either single cost center and/or greater than 10 but less than 30 FTEs and/or limited specialized training. Plans, coordinates, and directs testing activities to assure sufficient quantities of supplies, reagents and qualified competent staff are available to meet the standards of care as appropriate for the age of the patients served in a cost-effective manner.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervise the work of laboratory personnel engaged in performing routine and specialized technical procedures, including planning laboratory work, evaluating work performed and handling procedural and technical laboratory problems.
- Develop and implement quality control programs to ensure reliability of testing procedures, proper function of laboratory equipment and compliance with federal regulations; prepare and maintain applicable records.
- Prepare technical reports reflecting volume of work, procedures utilized and test results; coordinate the preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
- Participate in the development of new medical laboratory procedures and techniques; plan, develop and present workshops.
- Coordinate student rotations to include instruction in laboratory methods and procedures.
- Design appropriate work schedules for subordinate employees and plans daily work assignments to maintain an adequate personnel complement for laboratory efficiency.
- Supervise various personnel functions including, but not limited to interviewing, hiring performance appraisals, promotions, transfers, and vacation schedules.
- Monitor Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Safety, and Inspection Control practices to assure compliance with internal and external regulations.
- Maintain sufficient inventory of material supplies and equipment for performance of duties; clean and maintain standard laboratory equipment with budgetary guidelines.
- Utilize various laboratory and hospital information systems and software.
- Communicate in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family, and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, clarify orders, and communicate status.
- Interact courteously with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers when answering questions or providing other information.
- Responsibility for the oversight of the ancillary testing program including quality control, quality assurance, and development of policies and procedures.
- Interprets accrediting agencies standards or guidelines for ancillary testing program and translates requirement into policies and procedures; initiates corrective action as soon as deficiency is identified; completes checklist and other information sheets required and coordinates on-site inspection of sections for which responsible.
- Provide advanced problem solving, troubleshooting, interpretation/consultation, verification of specimen quality and test results.
- Stay abreast of and execute latest technical and management developments including new lab procedures.
- Demonstrate decision-making abilities in all aspects of performance.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field OR has met the minimal education and experience requirements as outlined by a nationally recognized Med Tech certifying body.
- Minimum educational or experience requirements may be modified on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) director as long as minimal CLIA requirements are met by the employee for the tasks being performed.
Experience
- 5 years full time experience as a medical technologist in a clinical laboratory setting.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
- ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology), NCA or equivalent.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Thorough knowledge of laboratory safety and infection control procedures and practices including standard precautions and hazardous chemical handling.
- Considerable knowledge of laboratory equipment, instrumentation and terminology.
- Considerable knowledge of the clinical laboratory procedures.
- Considerable knowledge of regulatory agencies standards.
- Ability to develop and refine procedures.
- Ability to maintain effective reporting procedures and control workflow.
- Ability to make accurate observations and written reports of test results.
- Ability to train, orient and evaluate the job performance of various laboratory personnel.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
- Ability to maintain inventory control systems and make budgetary projections.
- Ability to schedule adequate numbers of competent staff on a day to day basis.
Distinguishing Characteristics
- Responsibility for day-to-day supervision and/or oversight of the laboratory operation and personnel performing testing and reporting test results.
- Formulate goals and/or recommend policy, assign objectives, and establish standards of practice.
- Provide direct supervision of all high complexity testing and maintain contact with laboratory at all times either with on site presence or via pager.
- Monitor testing to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
- Check personnel to assure competence prior to test reporting.
- All aspects of Proficiency testing are properly followed, reviewed and remedial action is taken and documented following failures.
- Quality assurance and Quality Control programs are established, maintained and are effective in identifying problems.
- Procedure manuals are available and have been reviewed annually by director, manager, supervisor or analytical specialist.
- Responsibilities delegated from the director or technical supervisor include:
- Assure remedial action is taken and documented whenever tests systems deviate from established performance specifications.
- Review and document proficiency testing and follow up on outliers.
- Ensure that patient testing results are not reported until corrective action has been taken and the test system is functioning properly.
- Participate in the annual evaluation, competency testing and documentation for all testing personnel.
- Receive, review and prepare technical reports reflecting volume of work, procedures utilized and test results; coordinate the preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate corrective action.
- Assist in the annual validation of the Electronic Laboratory Manual.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh
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Align your credentials with Duke's research focus
Duke's Laboratory roles often sit within specific research institutes or clinical departments. Tailor your CV to reflect the methodologies, instrumentation, and research areas relevant to the lab or department you're targeting, not just general lab experience.
Identify open roles through Duke's HR portal
Duke posts Laboratory openings directly on its careers site, often specifying whether a role is grant-funded. Grant-funded positions can affect sponsorship timelines, so note the funding source when you apply and ask about it early.
Understand how E-3 applies to your Lab role
If you're an Australian citizen, Duke sponsors E-3 visas for Laboratory positions that qualify as specialty occupations. Confirm your role requires a degree in a specific scientific field before the employer files the Labor Condition Application with DOL.
Clarify sponsorship scope during the offer stage
Duke's international services office handles visa filings, but individual departments control whether to initiate sponsorship. Confirm which visa types the hiring department will support before you accept, since H-1B and E-3 filings require departmental budget approval.
Browse verified Laboratory openings on Migrate Mate
Finding Duke roles that explicitly support visa sponsorship takes time to verify manually. Migrate Mate filters Laboratory jobs at Duke University by visa type, so you can focus your search on roles where sponsorship is already confirmed.
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Find Laboratory at Duke University JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Duke University sponsor H-1B visas for Laboratorys?
Yes, Duke University sponsors H-1B visas for Laboratory roles that meet the specialty occupation standard, meaning the position typically requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific scientific or technical field. Duke's Office for International Scholars manages the filing process. Because H-1B sponsorship requires departmental approval and budget, confirm the specific lab or department's willingness to sponsor before you reach the offer stage.
How do I apply for Laboratory jobs at Duke University?
Applications go through Duke's official careers portal, where Laboratory roles are listed by department and research area. Review each posting carefully for degree requirements and any language about visa sponsorship eligibility. You can also browse Duke Laboratory openings filtered by visa type on Migrate Mate, which saves time identifying roles where sponsorship is confirmed upfront before you invest in a full application.
Which visa types does Duke University commonly use for Laboratory roles?
Duke sponsors H-1B visas for most Laboratory positions that qualify as specialty occupations, and E-3 visas for Australian citizens in equivalent roles. For permanent residency, Duke supports EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visa pathways through PERM labor certification. The appropriate category depends on your nationality, degree level, and whether the specific Laboratory role meets the specialty occupation definition under USCIS criteria.
What qualifications are expected for Laboratory roles at Duke University?
Most Laboratory positions at Duke require at least a bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline such as biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or a clinical laboratory science. Research-focused roles, particularly those tied to Duke's medical center or research institutes, often prefer candidates with hands-on experience in specific methodologies like flow cytometry, PCR, or histology. Graduate degrees or postdoctoral experience strengthen applications for senior or research-specialized positions.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take for a Laboratory role at Duke?
For H-1B sponsorship, Duke must first file a Labor Condition Application with DOL, which typically takes one to two weeks when filed electronically. USCIS then adjudicates the H-1B petition, with standard processing running three to five months and premium processing available in 15 business days. E-3 processing at a U.S. consulate generally takes two to four weeks. Start conversations with your department's HR contact and Duke's international services office as early as possible to avoid delays.
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