Clinical Biochemist - Corporate Lab Admin -Multiple Sites

Job summary

The Clinical Biochemist provides subject matter expertise for laboratory specimen management, quality control, and testing standards across multiple hospital sites. They also collaborate with leadership to develop service standards, interpretive guides, and diagnostic pathways while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Job details

Company Description One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game. A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of world-class health care inspired by our people and communities. At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today! Job Description Accountabilities: An ambassador for mission, vision, values and goals of Osler Facilitates a culture that supports continuous learning, clinical excellence and research Promotes open communication within and across the lab and the clinical programs and services Physician authority for specimen management and pre-analytics, chemistry and point-of-care Defines pre-analytical standards for testing, post-analytical standards and defines reference intervals Provides subject matter expertise to support the laboratory technical staff for specimen assessment and preparation, and technical troubleshooting to ensure continuous and high quality laboratory service Oversees and monitors proficiency testing and quality control in specific areas of the laboratory Supports and provides technical guidance regarding quality control, quality assurance and tests ongoing performance Reviews QA, QC, polices and procedure documents and signs off per the quality management system In conjunction with Lab leadership (e.g. managers/director/chief) and clinical programs, develops service standards including: turnaround time, test menu, testing algorithms, utilization guidelines and others as assigned Collaborate with Lab leadership (e.g. manager/director/chief) to develop policies and procedures to ensure the Laboratory meets provincial, national and international regulatory requirements Provides consultation services to clinicians and other health care providers on laboratory tests (e.g. selection of tests, test performance [analytical sensitivity, specificity, precision, biological variation, interpretation of results) Interprets patient laboratory tests for screening, diagnosis, management and monitoring of disease processes Develops interpretive guides for other professionals using the laboratory service, through the selection and validation of reference intervals, interpretive comments and critical values In consultation with clinical colleagues, develops, implements and monitors testing algorithms, appropriate testing turnaround times, practice guidelines and care pathways Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure the laboratory produces high quality information, and meets regulatory requirements and standards of practice Assists the medical director in liaison with medical staff through the preparation and presentation of material at the medical and surgical rounds, the interpretation of clinical chemistry results and the suggestion of appropriate diagnostic pathways Assists the medical director and the administrative director in the preparation of operating and capital budgets and in the preparation of business case justifications of major capital or operational projects Teaching and research projects as approved by the medical director and hospital administration Participates in the detection, reporting, correcting and prevention spurious results Other duties as assigned May be required to attend hospital during off hours to attend to emergency situations Qualifications Completion of a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry or related field Minimum two years medical laboratory experience Certification or eligible for certification by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Services, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration Ability to travel between all Osler sites Additional Information Hours: Currently days, Monday to Friday (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements) Salary: Minimum: $ 74.14 per hour Maximum: $94.30 per hour Internal application deadline: [March 17, 2026] #LI-SC1 Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [email protected]. While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose. Program: LABORATORY Site: Multiple sites Departments: Corporate Lab Admin - 0171.410100597 Job Category: Laboratory Contract Type: Permanent Union Group: Non Union - Allied Health Schedule: Days Employment Type: Full Time

What you’ll do

The Clinical Biochemist provides subject matter expertise for laboratory specimen management, quality control, and testing standards across multiple hospital sites. They also collaborate with leadership to develop service standards, interpretive guides, and diagnostic pathways while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry or a related field and possess at least two years of medical laboratory experience. Certification or eligibility for certification by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry is required.

Benefits

• Health care network
• Professional development
• Cross-department training
• Promotional opportunities

Listed skills

• Budgeting · Preferred
• Policy development · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Clinical biochemistry
• Specimen management
• Quality control
• Quality assurance
• Laboratory testing
• Diagnostic pathways
• Regulatory compliance
• Technical troubleshooting
• Data interpretation
• Policy development
• Budgeting
• Clinical consultation
• Research
• Teaching
• Quality Assurance
• Performance Review
• Communication
• Management
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Policy Development
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Algorithms
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Continuous Development
• Compassion
• Service Standards
• Regulatory Requirements
• Quality Control
• Health Administration
• Patient Safety
• Emergency Departments
• Disabilities
• Quality Management Systems
• Business Case
• Turnaround Time
• Medical Laboratory
• Laboratory Testing
• Clinical Chemistry

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Science & Research
• Management & Leadership
• Administrative
• Biochemist
• Biologists, Botanists, Zoologists and Related Professionals
• Biochemists and Biophysicists

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