Clinical Biochemist - Corporate Lab Admin - Multiple Sites

About This Role

This role involves providing clinical biochemistry expertise and administrative support across multiple laboratory sites within a major hospital system. The Clinical Biochemist acts as a physician authority for specimen management, chemistry, and point-of-care testing, ensuring high-quality laboratory services and compliance with regulatory requirements. The position suits a professional dedicated to continuous learning, clinical excellence, and collaborative healthcare delivery.

Responsibilities

• Act as an ambassador for the mission, vision, values, and goals of Osler
• Facilitate a culture that supports continuous learning, clinical excellence, and research
• Promote open communication within and across the lab and clinical programs and services
• Serve as physician authority for specimen management and pre-analytics, chemistry, and point-of-care
• Define pre-analytical standards for testing, post-analytical standards, and reference intervals
• Provide subject matter expertise to support laboratory technical staff for specimen assessment and preparation, and technical troubleshooting to ensure continuous and high-quality laboratory service
• Oversee and monitor proficiency testing and quality control in specific areas of the laboratory
• Support and provide technical guidance regarding quality control, quality assurance, and ongoing test performance
• Review QA, QC, policies, and procedure documents and sign off per the quality management system
• In conjunction with Lab leadership (e.g., managers/director/chief) and clinical programs, develop service standards including turnaround time, test menu, testing algorithms, utilization guidelines, and others as assigned
• Collaborate with Lab leadership (e.g., manager/director/chief) to develop policies and procedures to ensure the Laboratory meets provincial, national, and international regulatory requirements
• Provide consultation services to clinicians and other healthcare providers on laboratory tests (e.g., selection of tests, test performance [analytical sensitivity, specificity, precision, biological variation, interpretation of results])
• Interpret patient laboratory tests for screening, diagnosis, management, and monitoring of disease processes
• Develop interpretive guides for other professionals using the laboratory service, through the selection and validation of reference intervals, interpretive comments, and critical values
• In consultation with clinical colleagues, develop, implement, and monitor testing algorithms, appropriate testing turnaround times, practice guidelines, and care pathways
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the laboratory produces high-quality information and meets regulatory requirements and standards of practice
• Assist the medical director in liaison with medical staff through the preparation and presentation of material at medical and surgical rounds, the interpretation of clinical chemistry results, and the suggestion of appropriate diagnostic pathways
• Assist the medical director and the administrative director in the preparation of operating and capital budgets and in the preparation of business case justifications of major capital or operational projects
• Participate in teaching and research projects as approved by the medical director and hospital administration
• Participate in the detection, reporting, correcting, and prevention of spurious results
• Perform other duties as assigned
• May be required to attend hospital during off-hours to attend to emergency situations

Requirements

• Completion of a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry or related field
• Minimum two years of medical laboratory experience
• Certification or eligible for certification by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent
• Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Services, Compassion, Innovation, and Collaboration
• Ability to travel between all Osler sites

Important Details

• Schedule: Currently days, Monday to Friday (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)
• Application deadline: March 17, 2026

About the Company

William Osler Health System (Osler) is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke, and surrounding communities. It has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years.