What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Specialist - Lab/Blood Bank - 140617 position at UC San Diego Health?
Payroll Title
CLIN LAB SCI SPEC SR
Department
LA JOLLA CLINICAL LAB
Hiring Pay Scale
$64.86 - $85.48 / Hour
Worksite
Jacobs Medical Center
Appointment Type
Career
Appointment Percent
100%
Union
HX Contract
Total Openings
1
Work Schedule
Variable, 8-Hour Shifts, Sunday-Saturday
#140617 Quality Assurance Specialist - Lab/Blood Bank
Filing Deadline: Tue 8/11/2026
Apply Now
UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.
UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 07/31/2026 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.
Reassignment Applicants: Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.
Description
Under direction, serves as a senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist Specialist with primary responsible for quality system oversight for rapid response laboratory and transfusion services. Coordinates, reviews, and trends Quality Assurance Variances, iReports, suboptimal reports, audits, corrective actions, and quality indicators across sites. Supports regulatory and accreditation readiness, including CAP, AABB, FDA/cGMP, and other applicable requirements. Maintains audit schedules and quality documentation; supports BPDR/regulatory assessments; support validation/change control and PDSA/process improvement activities; and collaborates with supervisors, medical directors, pathology residents, nursing, perioperative, emergency, infusion, risk/patient safety, LIS/HER, and external stakeholders to reduce transfusion-related risk and support sustained quality improvement; other tasks or projects as directed. May perform waived, moderate, and high complexity testing; evaluates test results; performs and evaluates quality control procedures; performs preventive maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting; validates new methods/instruments. Provides laboratory services in a timely manner and consistently delivers excellent customer service. Adheres to all safety policies.
Minimum Qualifications
Annual Full Pay Range: $135,428 - $178,482 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)
Hourly Equivalent: $64.86 - $85.48
Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).
Apply Now
If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.
UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!
Applications/Resumes are accepted for current job openings only. For full consideration on any job, applications must be received prior to the initial closing date. If a job has an extended deadline, applications/resumes will be considered during the extension period; however, a job may be filled before the extended date is reached.
To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to cultivate a rich and diverse environment, inclusive and supportive of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination
UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment. Please visit smokefree.ucsd.edu for more information.
UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
CLIN LAB SCI SPEC SR
Department
LA JOLLA CLINICAL LAB
Hiring Pay Scale
$64.86 - $85.48 / Hour
Worksite
Jacobs Medical Center
Appointment Type
Career
Appointment Percent
100%
Union
HX Contract
Total Openings
1
Work Schedule
Variable, 8-Hour Shifts, Sunday-Saturday
#140617 Quality Assurance Specialist - Lab/Blood Bank
Filing Deadline: Tue 8/11/2026
Apply Now
UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.
UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 07/31/2026 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.
Reassignment Applicants: Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.
Description
Under direction, serves as a senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist Specialist with primary responsible for quality system oversight for rapid response laboratory and transfusion services. Coordinates, reviews, and trends Quality Assurance Variances, iReports, suboptimal reports, audits, corrective actions, and quality indicators across sites. Supports regulatory and accreditation readiness, including CAP, AABB, FDA/cGMP, and other applicable requirements. Maintains audit schedules and quality documentation; supports BPDR/regulatory assessments; support validation/change control and PDSA/process improvement activities; and collaborates with supervisors, medical directors, pathology residents, nursing, perioperative, emergency, infusion, risk/patient safety, LIS/HER, and external stakeholders to reduce transfusion-related risk and support sustained quality improvement; other tasks or projects as directed. May perform waived, moderate, and high complexity testing; evaluates test results; performs and evaluates quality control procedures; performs preventive maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting; validates new methods/instruments. Provides laboratory services in a timely manner and consistently delivers excellent customer service. Adheres to all safety policies.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or appropriate subspecialty license issued by the California Department of Public Health.
- Four (4) years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist within the designated subspecialty, and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to articulate complex ideas to diverse audiences.
- Medical Laboratory Scientist - MLS(ASCP)
- Specialist in Blood Banking - SBB(ASCP)
- Experience with laboratory quality management systems, including CAP, AABB, FDA/cGMP, and CLIA Regulatory requirements.
- Experience performing quality investigations, root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions (CAPA), audits, validations, and quality indicator monitoring.
- Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call, and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
- Employment is subject to a criminal background check and a pre-employment physical.
- Occasional weekends may be required.
- Overtime may be required.
Annual Full Pay Range: $135,428 - $178,482 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)
Hourly Equivalent: $64.86 - $85.48
Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).
Apply Now
If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.
UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!
Applications/Resumes are accepted for current job openings only. For full consideration on any job, applications must be received prior to the initial closing date. If a job has an extended deadline, applications/resumes will be considered during the extension period; however, a job may be filled before the extended date is reached.
To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to cultivate a rich and diverse environment, inclusive and supportive of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination
UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment. Please visit smokefree.ucsd.edu for more information.
UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
- "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some forms of misconduct:
- UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
- UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
- Abusive Conduct in the Workplace
Salary : $135,428 - $178,482