Medical Laboratory Technologist, Cancer Genetics P2A

Vancouver, Canada

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Overview

As a successful candidate, you will be part of a team that processes and analyzes patient samples and produces results that healthcare practitioners rely on to make diagnoses. You will follow established protocols and utilize quality control guidelines to produce accurate laboratory test results. You will collaborate with highly trained colleagues in a technical, ever changing, analytical environment.

Job Type: Full-Time, Part-Time, Casual, Contractor
Job Level: Entry, Mid
Travel: Minimal

Success Profile

What does it take to be a successful Laboratory team member at PHSA? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

Analytical
Consistent
Detail-oriented
Focused
Logical
Productive

About Lower Mainland Laboratories

Lower Mainland Laboratories (LM Labs) is a service of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). We are responsible for providing public laboratory services at 31 laboratory sites and 33 patient services centres throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.

Hospital-based laboratories within Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Providence Health Care and PHSA provide both inpatient and outpatient laboratory services. Our specialty laboratories provide a variety of reference and specialized testing.

Seventy to eighty percent of clinical decisions are based on laboratory test results. Our highly trained staff are committed to providing the highest quality laboratory services to all our clients. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. These include: Respect people, Be compassionate, Dare to innovate, Cultivate partnerships, Serve with purpose.

“Labs often work in the background of our health care system, operating largely behind the scenes and out of sight – to provide the data clinicians need for diagnoses and treatment decisions.”
Craig Ivany
Chief Provincial Diagnostics Officer, PHSA

“I began my career with PHSA as a Medical Laboratory Technologist, and currently I am a Technical Coordinator. Working at PHSA has allowed me to work with others who are also passionate in delivering the best patient care by providing high quality laboratory results.”
Amadea Kristanti
Technical Coordinator, BC Children’s & Women’s Labs

“If working in St. Paul’s Anatomical Pathology department has taught me anything throughout the three years of my time working here, above all else, engaging with the highly supportive leadership and team has been essential to my development and growth as a technologist.”
Jason Chao
Medical Lab Technologist, St Paul's Hospital

Benefits

Benefits vary by job type and are confirmed in the interview and hiring process.

Healthcare

Extended Health and Dental Benefits
Health and Wellness Programs

Discounts to 350 BC-wide recreational programs
Professional Development

Access to more than 2,000 in-house training programs
Paid Time Off

13 annual statutory holidays with generous vacation entitlement and accruement
Collaboration

Work within a coordinated Provincial lab network
Awards & Recognition

Internal awards programs, such as PHSA+, that recognize the outstanding efforts of our people

Job Details

Medical Laboratory Technologist, Cancer Genetics P2A Vancouver, Canada

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Job ID 2438049_pl355 Date posted 10/02/2025

Job Title:	MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST, CANCER GENETICS P2A
Requisition #:	189790
Job Location:	Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver
Department:	Molecular Genetics
Job Type:	Casual, Part Time
Start Date of Employment:	03-Nov-2025
Posting Date:	02-Oct-2025
Work Days:	Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, occasional Saturdays and/or Sundays
Hours of Work:	0900-1700
Work Site:	600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
Salary/Rate:	$38.08/Hour

Job Summary: In accordance with the Purpose, Vision, Values, Coast Salish Teachings, and strategic direction of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. The Medical Laboratory Technologist, Cancer Genetics performs established and/or new clinical genetic procedures in accordance with established protocols including all safety procedures. Duties/Accountabilities: 1. Performs clinical genetic procedures in Molecular and/or Cytogenetics on an extended bench rotation, following established protocols, such as in-situ hybridization procedures, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) extraction and quantification, polymerized chain reaction (PCR) and reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR analysis, culture, harvest, preparation and chromosome analysis of bone marrow, blood and solid tumours, and preparation of karyotypes. 2. Performs a variety of quality assurance and quality control duties including ensuring equipment is operating according to established standards by performing duties such as ensuring required validation, calibration and maintenance is completed according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), repairing equipment and/or initiating repair, checking equipment records for documentation of maintenance and completion of servicing. Recognizes malfunctions in equipment and initiates corrective action and forwards discrepancies/concerns to the Section Head. 3. Provides input into the review of workload and advises on adjusting schedules according to workload to meet operational requirements. 4. Participates in quality assurance programs for the Section through methods such as gathering data on turn around times for tests, monitoring performance indicators, quality control programs, and productivity indicators. Monitors quality control procedures and preparation of control sera pools, prepares and checks statistics as required. 5. Participates in the maintenance of SOPs for the Section by performing duties such as reviewing existing policy/procedures, drafting new policy/procedures and making recommendations to the Section Head. 6. Participates in orientation and training of Student Technologists, Technologists, Residents, and Pathologists and competency-based training program for the section by demonstration and verbal instruction in the use of molecular and cytogenetic techniques. 7. Participates in the evaluation of new products and equipment by performing duties such as testing and providing input to the Section Head. 8. Assists with maintenance of a variety of records/databases, such as workload statistics, through methods such as gathering information, completing analysis and recording information. 9. Maintains laboratory supplies by reordering according to established procedures. 10. Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications: Education, Training and Experience • Certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS). • BSc plus graduation from a recognized Clinical Genetics program and two (2) years of recent, related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience Skills and Abilities • Demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and community health care partners, both verbally and in writing. • Demonstrated attention to detail and organizational skills. • Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, manage time, and work independently. • Demonstrated knowledge of speciality area and current knowledge of the most recent advances in clinical genetics. • Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment and use related software. • Demonstrated ability to instruct. • Demonstrated physical ability to perform the job.

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