Medical Laboratory Scientist - Blood Bank - Evenings

The Blood Bank (Transfusion) Laboratory at MD Anderson Cancer Center plays a critical role in supporting patient care by ensuring the safe and timely provision of blood products for oncology patients. This high-complexity laboratory operates in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment where accuracy, attention to detail, and rapid response are essential to patient safety and outcomes.

This Medical Laboratory Scientist position offers the opportunity to work in a specialized, high-impact area of laboratory medicine, supporting transfusion services that are vital to patient treatment. You will be part of a collaborative team responsible for delivering precise and timely results while maintaining strict compliance with regulatory and quality standards.

In this role, you will perform routine and complex blood bank testing, ensuring all quality control measures are met prior to releasing results. You will troubleshoot and maintain laboratory instrumentation, manage specimen data accurately, and evaluate patient results to support safe transfusion practices. Your ability to maintain accuracy under pressure is essential in this critical care environment.

You will also contribute to efficient laboratory operations, prioritizing workload to meet turnaround times while supporting team members and maintaining overall workflow. Strong organizational skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively are key to success in this role.

Additionally, you will support training and continuous improvement efforts, assisting in onboarding new staff and students, participating in process improvement initiatives, and supporting validation of new methodologies and systems. A strong focus on regulatory compliance, safety, and quality assurance is required at all times.

This role also includes a customer service component, requiring effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely resolution of issues and support clinical teams.

MD Anderson offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including paid medical benefits, generous paid time off, retirement plans, and additional benefits, along with opportunities for professional growth within a world-renowned cancer center dedicated to excellence in patient care, research, and innovation.

**This an evening shift position. The ideal candidate will be AMT or ASCP certified** 

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Performs all laboratory testing specific to the assigned section. 
- Remains knowledgeable and competent for all policies, procedures and protocols. 
- Ensures and verifies quality control data is appropriate for the complexity of the reported tests.
- Troubleshoots and maintains laboratory equipment.
- Maintains competency in computer functions in assigned areas.
- Follows section’s inventory control system to assure effective use of supplies and reagents.
- Completes, verifies and reports testing in timely manner. 
- Complies with safety guidelines and procedures and adheres to regulatory mandates.
- Remains responsible and accountable for all actions.

Enhances productivity and laboratory lab functions by demonstrating dependability. 
- Adjusts, prioritizes, and organizes work to achieve maximum productivity to meet the workload demands of the section.
- Assists peers and supervisors with tasks after completion of assigned work.
- Adheres to attendance policy, begins work as scheduled.
- Works independently, utilizes resources available to maximize efficiency.

Assists in the development of laboratory personnel and tests, to enhance laboratory functions. 
- Actively participates in training students, employees and fellows.
- Participates in process improvement projects.
- Validates and evaluates new methodologies and tests with the help of Laboratory Supervisor and technical support.
- Validates database for new software or new tests implemented in the laboratory.
- Coaches and mentors’ students and employees.

Customer Service
- Manages all customer service interactions with diplomacy, actively facilitating resolutions to problems and addressing the needs of clients both internal and external.

Computer Skills 
- Maintains proficiency on computer functions in the lab processes.
- Properly acquires specimen data into computer system(s).
- Analyzes and evaluates patient results correctly and appropriately.
- Stores patient information and results to allow easy future access as required.

Other duties as assigned