New · posted Oct 15
LABONE, LLC., d/b/a Quest Diagnostics · Medical Devices
Specialist, Quality Assurance (MT, MLS)
- Roanoke, VA
- On-site
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
Open until filled
The role
Support and coordinate efforts that foster quality and ensure that all pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical processes are consistent with our company values and mission.
This is an onsite position supporting our Carilion Hospital Locations.
Travel: Up to 25%
Licensing and Accreditation
- Support the internal inspection process of the business unit, associated laboratories and specimen collection sites to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation requirements and Quest Diagnostics standards.
- Serve as a resource regarding Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88) regulations and CAP accreditation standards.
Proficiency Testing
- Assist and ensure enrollment and participation in proficiency testing for each test to include Corrective Action when necessary.
- Assist in maintaining a defined instrument-to-instrument, method-to-method, and laboratory-to-laboratory comparison process.
Quality Assurance/Quality
- Improvement Support and assist on monthly Quality Assurance (QA) meetings. Support each department's comprehensive Quality Improvement (QI) plan. Assist in maintaining and monitoring Quality Assurance specific quality indicators.
- Facilitate the preparation, distribution and review of the QA Manual.
- Support the Corporate Quality Surveillance Program, Patient Results Distribution Program, Best Practice Team Initiative/Database Changes Verification Program and other monitoring programs specifically assigned by National Quality Assurance. Quality Assurance Initiatives
- Assist in the prompt and complete reporting of Reportable Quality Issues in compliance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
- Assist in the complete tracking of revised reports in compliance with the SOP.
- Assist in any other duties as assigned by the Technical Manager.
What you need
Required Work Experience
- Qualification as General Laboratory Supervisor as defined by CLIA '88required
- At least three years employment in a laboratory setting required
- Experience with Quality Assurance, statistical Quality Control, and laboratory regulations/accreditation requirements required.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree Chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science or medical technology (Required)
- Strong interpersonal communication skills required
- Demonstrated strong writing and composition skills required
- Understands clinical laboratory operations required
- Able to effect Quality Improvement through problem solving skills and knowledge of quality tools required
- Able to manage change required Organization skills required Project management skills required
- Analytical skills required
- Technical skills required
- Computer skills required
- Able to function in a matrix organization desirable
- Multi-tasking skills desirable
- Demonstrated success in motivating team members to reach objectives desirable
Licenses and Certifications
- Certifications Qualification as General Laboratory Supervisor as defined by CLIA '88 (Required)
- MT/MLS required. (Medical Technologist / Medical Laboratory Scientist)
Where you'll work
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The context around this role
Live data · October 15, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
Associate & Specialist roles in the US157 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| All US (middle half) | $59,000 | $78,500 | $94,000 |
Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 15, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 845 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not LABONE, LLC., d/b/a Quest Diagnostics's own promotion track.
Career resources on Quality Assurance
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 33 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Lab testing and methods14
- GMP and compliance5
- Collaboration and leadership4
- Documentation and SOPs3
- Validation and qualification2
- Data and digital systems1
Company hiring pulse
LABONE, LLC., d/b/a Quest Diagnostics on Regulatory Jobs
- 9
- Open roles
- 8
- Distinct roles
- 9
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality7 78%
- Regulatory1 11%
- Compliance & Safety1 11%
By level
- Manager3 33%
- Associate & Specialist3 33%
- Director2 22%
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Specialist, Quality Assurance (MT, MLS) at LABONE, LLC., d/b/a Quest Diagnostics
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