Laboratory Specialist

Responsibilities

As a laboratory specialist working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will support existing government health structures (hospitals and clinics) or work within MSF health centres. You are responsible for: laboratory and staff management; implementation of locally hired staff laboratory training programs; ordering and distribution of laboratory supplies; data collection and quality control of laboratory testing.

Requirements

• Current medical laboratory technologist certification, with Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science and provincial license as required
• Minimum two years post-qualification work experience
• Experience or familiarity with: hematology microbiology parasitology tuberculosis blood banks malaria HIV and hepatitis testing sexually transmitted infections
• Knowledge and ability in techniques of sample taking (blood, stool, sputum)
• Knowledge of all basic laboratory techniques
• Knowledge of laboratory testing quality control methods
• Fluency in English and French (Intermediate+, minimum level B2 in both). Refer to this

  Assets

  Experience using laboratory software packages, and carrying out surveys

MSF Core Competencies

• Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
• Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others
• Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
• Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
• People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits
• Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude
• Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress
• Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context

Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context