Posted 11 months ago
Research Technical Specialist
@ St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Ontario
Overview
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is hiring a research technical specialist to run quantitative sputum cell counts for clinical respirology and research studies on asthma and COPD. The role works in the Hargreave Nair laboratory under the medical director, with a part-time temporary schedule of 2-3 days per week, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Responsibilities:
- Process sputum for inflammatory indices in clinical and research studies
- Operate the Coulter cell counter and report counts and morphology
- Coordinate laboratory workload and staff schedules
- Maintain laboratory quality control to HRLMP standards
- Participate in research projects and new methodology development
Requirements summary:
- MLT (hematology) qualification
- Maintenance of certification with CMLTO
- At least 5 years as a cytotechnologist in a hematology lab
- Experience with cell morphology
- Assets: cellular and molecular biology, immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry
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- Employer posting date
- 2025-12-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Allied health |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Laboratory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | MLT (hematology) |
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Innovative academic health sciences and research centre serving Hamilton and beyond. Powered by Unstoppable Compassion.
- LinkedIn followers
- 34,539
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 2,995
- Reported office locations
- 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, CA
- 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3K7, CA
- 2757 King Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3K7, CA
- Business categories
- Health Diagnostics
- Hospital
- Health Care
- Other recorded names
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
- Specialties
- General Internal Medicine
- Emergency & Urgent Care
- Mental Health & Addictions
- Complex Care & Rehab
- Critical Care
- Kidney/Urinary
- Perioperative/Surgical
- Women's and Infants'
- Respiratory Health
- and Eye Care
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Innovative academic health sciences and research centre serving Hamilton and beyond. Powered by Unstoppable Compassion.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1890 |
| Specialties | General Internal MedicineEmergency & Urgent CareMental Health & AddictionsComplex Care & RehabCritical CareKidney/UrinaryPerioperative/SurgicalWomen's and Infants'Respiratory Healthand Eye Care |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
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Position Summary:
The laboratory technologist will be part of a group participating in a number of studies, both observational and randomized trials, industry and peer-reviewed, involving both asthma and COPD subject populations. The technologist will be responsible, with another part time technologist (MLT) to provide a clinical service of quantitative cell counts in sputum, and to participate in research projects in the Hargreave Nair laboratory, and will report to Professor Parameswaran Nair, the medical director of the laboratory.
Domains of practice
- Practice and perform processing of sputum for inflammatory indices for clinical respirology clinics and report on counts and morphology
- Practice and perform processing of sputum for inflammatory indices for research studies
- Cytochemical staining of sputum cytospins for special stains such as for hemosiderin, lipids etc
- Operate coulter cell counter to obtain and provide authorized complete blood results when needed
- Additional laboratory skills in cellular and molecular biology and immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry would be assets.
Specific accountability
- Co-ordinate and monitor laboratory workload and schedule clinical staff hours
- Maintenance of laboratory quality control as required by HRLMP
- Participate in research projects, participate in analysis and writing of manuscripts and presentation at scientific meeting (optional)
- Participate in the development and implementation of new and/or improved methodology/technology
- Collaborate with external professional associations
- Incorporate new or improved methodologies into routine clinical practice
- Respond to methodological enquiries and provide appropriate information to staff, fellows, and physicians nationally and internationally
- Optimize the provision of service by using available resources in an efficient manner
- Provide education to staff for practical application of sputum methodologies
- Maintain a high level of technical expertise, professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and international collaboration
Qualifications
- MLT (hematology)
- Maintenance of certification with the college of medical laboratory technologists of Ontario
- At least 5 years of experience as a cytotechnologist in a hematology laboratory with experience in cell morphology
This is a temporary part-time time (2-3 days/week, 8.30 am-4.30 pm) position
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