System Histology Technical Specialist
External job listingat Park Nicollet Health Services
Join Park Nicollet Health Services as a System Histology Technical Specialist, supporting histology, IHC, quality systems, validations, and Anatomic Pathology.
Salary
Not provided
Location
St. Louis Park, United States
Employment type
Full time
Workplace
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System Histology Technical Specialist
St. Louis Park, United States
Job description
About the role
Park Nicollet Health Services is looking for a Laboratory Technical Specialist to join its team as a Partner for Good. The role supports patient care and experience by maintaining reliable, accurate histology and immunohistochemistry (IHC) processes across Anatomic Pathology.
This role is suited to an experienced histotechnician or histotechnologist with deep IHC expertise who can serve as a subject matter expert, mentor, and quality champion. The specialist partners with pathologists and laboratory leaders to strengthen best practices, inspection readiness, and the patient experience.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the reliability, integrity, and functionality of test systems within the assigned laboratory discipline across laboratory sites.
- Evaluate and coordinate vendor activities and implement procedures for test methodology, specimen handling, and instrumentation.
- Ensure compliance with accrediting and regulatory agency standards.
- Design, monitor, and direct staff in quality assurance systems, including quality control, test utilization, and proficiency testing.
- Participate in and lead hospital and ambulatory technical teams and committees as appropriate.
- Lead technical excellence across Anatomic Pathology, own key quality systems, and lead or support validations and assay optimization.
- Serve as a trusted technical resource across the system Anatomic Pathology team and support inspection readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Cytology, or a related healthcare field, or an associate’s degree in Histotechnology.
- Three years of operational laboratory experience in the specialty.
- Previous technical leadership experience.
Key facts
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or an associate’s degree in Histotechnology.
- Requires three years of operational laboratory experience in the specialty.
- Previous technical leadership experience is required.
- The role supports histology and IHC processes across Anatomic Pathology.
Frequently asked questions
What does the role involve?
It maintains reliable test systems and supports accurate, consistent histology and IHC processes. The specialist also leads or supports quality systems, validations, and assay optimization.
What education and experience are required?
A bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Cytology, or a related healthcare field, or an associate’s degree in Histotechnology, is required. The listing also requires three years of operational laboratory experience in the specialty and previous technical leadership experience.
Does the role involve technical leadership?
Yes. The specialist participates in and leads technical teams and committees as appropriate and serves as a subject matter expert, mentor, and quality champion.