Laboratory Specialists

The role

You will support or manage laboratory work in government hospitals and clinics, or in MSF health centers. Duties include laboratory and staff management, training locally hired staff, ordering supplies, and quality control of lab testing.

What you will do

• Manage the laboratory and its staff
• Run laboratory staff training programs for locally hired staff
• Order and distribute laboratory supplies
• Collect data and quality-control laboratory testing

Required qualifications

• Commitment to 9 to 12 month international assignments
• Degree or diploma in laboratory technology or microbiology, with applied medical parasitology, bacteriology, and immunology
• Previous experience in a low resource setting; priority given to humanitarian context experience
• Professional experience supervising, managing, or training staff
• Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience
• Experience with sample-taking (blood, stool, sputum)
• Knowledge of laboratory testing quality-control methods
• Ability to work within a diverse team

Nice to have

• French or Arabic at B2 level or above
• Knowledge of epidemiology
• Familiarity with tropical and/or infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and TB
• Experience using laboratory software packages and carrying out surveys
• Experience working in a hospital setting
• Medical degree

Benefits

• Salary and benefits as MSF employees
• Opportunities for professional advancement in medical, non-medical, and coordination roles
• Reasonable accommodations for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices

Before you apply

• Assignments often involve long hours, heavy workload, basic living conditions, and chaotic or volatile environments
• Work may take place in active conflict or post-conflict settings with inherent security risks
• Staff must strictly follow security rules; failure may result in dismissal
• Employment may depend on satisfactory reference checks and/or background screening

About the company

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization providing medical care in more than 70 countries, based solely on need. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, mainly through recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications.