Medical Lab Scientist

Medical Lab Scientist I

Location: Shelton, CT

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $30.00–$40.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Tuesday – Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Eastern)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test result.
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures.
• Review and release test results.
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry strongly preferred
• Transcripts will be requested for review throughout consideration process

Required Experience

• 1 year Clinical experience (high complexity testing) preferred
• Experience with LC-MS or ICP-MS strongly preferred

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects: Objects 1 to 10 pounds are lifted and carried frequently; objects 11 to 25 pounds are lifted and carried occasionally; objects 36 to 50 pounds are seldom lifted or carried and objects over 50 pounds are not to be lifted or carried without assistance.
• Ability to stand and work at the bench for long periods of time.
• Frequent walking and/or standing.
• May be required to use a wide variety of manual and automated pipettes and laboratory instruments and apparatuses all of which demand significant manual dexterity.
• Overtime expected.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This organization is the world's leading provider ofdiagnostic information services, serving one in three adult Americans every year and supporting half of the physicians and hospitals across the United States, with laboratory operations extending internationally — delivering the diagnostic insights that drive clinical decisions, guide treatments, and ultimately save lives. With nearly 50,000 employees, this company operates at national scale while serving patients at the most personal level. The work here is genuinely consequential: whether a sample reveals a cancer marker, confirms a chronic condition, or clears a patient, the people behind those results are contributing to healthcare outcomes that matter. The organization employs laboratory scientists, logistics professionals, technologists, and business talent who work together in a culture built around enriching the employee experience, expanding opportunity, and elevating belonging.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-15488

Industry: Healthcare

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