Dragnet Solutions Limited - Our client, a reputable multi-specialist hospital, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Assistant Chief Laboratory Scientist
Location: Abuja
About the role
- The Assistant Chief Laboratory Scientist provides senior supervision of laboratory operations, supporting service leadership, supervising testing and staff, and upholding quality and biosafety.
- The role is based at a reputable multi-specialist hospital in Nigeria and works closely with the Deputy Chief Laboratory Scientist and the Chief Laboratory Scientist.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior supervision of laboratory operations, supporting the deputy/head in leading the service.
- Supervise laboratory testing and section work, ensuring standards and throughput.
- Support rostering, workload allocation and skill-mix.
- Support biosafety compliance, audit and quality assurance.
- Supervise, support and appraise junior laboratory staff.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS) from a recognised institution. Completion of the required national internship and NYSC, or a valid exemption where applicable.
Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years of post-registration experience in the relevant profession, including experience at Principal grade or equivalent.
- Substantial post-registration experience in medical laboratory science practice.
- Experience supervising and supporting junior medical laboratory science staff.
- Experience contributing to quality assurance and service improvement.
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary hospital team.
Required skills:
- Knowledge of laboratory quality, biosafety and specimen-handling standards.
- Strong knowledge of laboratory practice across disciplines and of quality management.
- Ability to supervise rostering, section supervision and skill-mix.
- Ability to support biosafety, quality assurance and external quality assurance.
- Incident escalation and equipment/vendor liaison skills.
- Staff supervision and appraisal skills.
Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2026.
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