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Laboratory Assistant roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in a specific scientific field such as biology, chemistry, or biochemistry. Employers in research, clinical, and pharmaceutical settings regularly file H-1B petitions for these roles, and the annual cap means timing your job search to the April filing window matters.
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Medical Laboratory Scientist 2
Inova’s Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 to join their Blood Bank team! This position will be Fulltime Day Shift. Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality, and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more.
Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 Job Responsibilities
- Reviews technical activities for quality assurance per facility requirements.
- Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and onsite inspections.
- Follows site specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and instructions; Annually reads SOP and documents knowledge of contents.
- Performs required Quality Control (QC) measures, including corrective action and documentation, for all procedures and instrumentation; Recognizes QC problems or discrepancies and attempts to determine cause of problems prior to notification. Notifies appropriate individual(s) regarding QC problems or discrepancies according to the established procedures.
- Acts as a resource person/key operator for coworkers, customers and patients for technical questions; Demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
- Reports accurate results while minimizing the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto-verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education-Bachelor’s degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency. Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology preferred. Other acceptable forms of education will follow the guidelines of ASCP/AMT Board certification.
- Experience-1 yr. Clinical. Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited MLS program, NAACLS or ABHES accredited MSL program, or a foreign medical laboratory science clinical training program within the last five years can be used in lieu of one year of full time acceptable clinical experience.
- Certification Upon Start: ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, and HEW.
About us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality, and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Job Description
Medical Laboratory Scientist 2
Inova’s Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 to join their Blood Bank team! This position will be Fulltime Day Shift. Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality, and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more.
Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 Job Responsibilities
- Reviews technical activities for quality assurance per facility requirements.
- Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and onsite inspections.
- Follows site specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and instructions; Annually reads SOP and documents knowledge of contents.
- Performs required Quality Control (QC) measures, including corrective action and documentation, for all procedures and instrumentation; Recognizes QC problems or discrepancies and attempts to determine cause of problems prior to notification. Notifies appropriate individual(s) regarding QC problems or discrepancies according to the established procedures.
- Acts as a resource person/key operator for coworkers, customers and patients for technical questions; Demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
- Reports accurate results while minimizing the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto-verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education-Bachelor’s degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency. Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology preferred. Other acceptable forms of education will follow the guidelines of ASCP/AMT Board certification.
- Experience-1 yr. Clinical. Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited MLS program, NAACLS or ABHES accredited MSL program, or a foreign medical laboratory science clinical training program within the last five years can be used in lieu of one year of full time acceptable clinical experience.
- Certification Upon Start: ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, and HEW.
About us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality, and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Laboratory Assistant
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation requirements
USCIS requires that a Laboratory Assistant role normally require a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Check the O*NET profile for your specific lab discipline to confirm the degree requirement language aligns with your job duties before applying.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the OFLC Wage Search for Laboratory Assistant LCA filings filtered by SOC code 19-4061. Employers who have filed recently are already familiar with the H-1B process and have established relationships with immigration counsel, reducing delays on your offer.
Prioritize cap-exempt research institutions
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government-affiliated labs are cap-exempt, meaning your petition can be filed any time of year without competing in the annual H-1B lottery. If lottery selection is a concern, these employers give you a direct path to sponsorship.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsoring employers
Search Laboratory Assistant roles on Migrate Mate to see employers filtered by DOL Labor Condition Application filing history. This shows you which organizations have actually sponsored H-1B workers in lab roles, not just those who claim they might.
Confirm the offered wage meets prevailing wage level
Before accepting an offer, cross-check the salary against the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location using OFLC Wage Search. Your employer must certify the LCA at or above that level, and a wage set below it can trigger an RFE or denial.
Negotiate your start date around the October 1 cap-gap window
If you're transitioning from F-1 OPT, your cap-subject H-1B can only take effect October 1. Confirm your employer understands this timeline and can structure your offer letter and onboarding accordingly before the petition is filed in April.
H-1B Visa Laboratory Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Laboratory Assistant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. USCIS requires the role to normally require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as biology, chemistry, or biochemistry. A generic lab support role with no degree requirement won't qualify. Employers in clinical, pharmaceutical, and academic research settings are most likely to structure the position in a way that meets the specialty occupation standard.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Laboratory Assistant jobs?
Hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, and university research departments are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for laboratory roles. Cap-exempt employers, including nonprofit research labs and government-affiliated institutions, can file year-round without lottery risk. You can find employers with verified LCA filing history for lab roles on Migrate Mate, which filters listings by DOL sponsorship data.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my timeline as a lab job seeker?
Cap-subject H-1B petitions are filed each April for an October 1 start date, and selection is not guaranteed. If you're on OPT and not selected, cap-gap rules may extend your work authorization until October 1 while a second-year registration is pending. Targeting cap-exempt research employers eliminates lottery risk entirely and allows petitions to be filed at any point in the year.
What wage level should I expect my employer to certify on the LCA for a Laboratory Assistant role?
The DOL requires employers to certify the LCA at the prevailing wage for the specific SOC code and geographic location. For most Laboratory Assistant positions, that falls under SOC code 19-4061. You can verify the applicable wage tier using OFLC Wage Search before negotiating your offer, since the certified wage must meet or exceed that threshold for the LCA to be approved.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new laboratory employer if I change jobs?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition, without waiting for approval, provided you're maintaining valid status. The new employer must file a fresh LCA and I-129 petition. If the role or SOC code changes significantly between positions, USCIS may scrutinize whether the new role still meets specialty occupation requirements for a laboratory classification.