Friendship Job Circular September 2025 | Lab Technologist

Responsible for:

• Ensure care & maintenance of all the lab instruments & equipment.

• Carrying out regular & emergency lab procedures.

• Ensure availability of all related reagents & logistics of the laboratory, ensure proper storage and usage of equipment & consumables.

• Review stock & initiate requisition for laboratory activities.

• Documentation of all lab activities.

• Keep service records and prepare monthly report.

• Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.

• Attend all training and ensure knowledge dissemination to assistant.

• Ensuring collection, processing, and handling of all biological specimens according to IPCD.

• Counsel the patients on the sample collection process.

• Conducts blood tests for transfusion purposes; may draw blood from patient’s finger, ear lobe, or vein observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood samples.

Activities:

• Conducting and supporting scientific investigations and experiments.

• Performs a variety of clinical laboratory tests in the areas of hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis, as assigned; conducts quantitative and qualitative chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid; performs blood counts using microscope.

• Develops and maintains cell/tissue cultures for testing purposes, as appropriate; isolates and identifies specimens, using advanced laboratory techniques.

• Performs quality control on test results, ensuring validity and accuracy.

• Performs calibration and troubleshooting on testing systems and instruments to ensure adherence to established standards of accuracy.

• Keeps records and reports on results according to established procedures.

• Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

• Planning, setting up, and undertaking controlled experiments and trials.

• Recording and analyzing data, and demonstrating procedures. Collecting, preparing, and/or testing samples

• Maintaining, calibrating, cleaning, and testing the sterility of the equipment

• Providing technical support and presenting results to senior staff.

• Keeping up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments.

• Supervising staff, carrying out risk assessments, ordering and maintaining stock and resources.

Skill and Competencies

Educational Requirements

• Diploma in Medical Technology (lab) from Government-recognized institution. Candidates having State Medical Faculty of Bangladesh (SMFB) accreditation will get preference.

Job Requirements

• At least 2 to 3 years of experience in a pathological laboratory in a healthcare facility/NGO is preferred.

• Previous experience of working in NGO preferably in a hard to reach area.  

• Good interpersonal communication skills.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

• Ability to prepare and process laboratory samples using established protocols.

• Ability to monitor and/or maintain quality control standards.

• Good communication skill and basic computer skill.

• Ability to work under pressure in a hard to reach area.

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Please note that application via any other method will not be considered.

“FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding. 

FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature”.

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