Lab Specialist

D. Key Duties and Responsibilities

A. Workplan Implementation and Diagnostic Networks

• Translate approved laboratory plans into detailed activities, site actions, and monitoring arrangements.

• Support optimization of diagnostic networks, referral systems, and access across TB, HIV, and malaria services.

• Monitor testing, turnaround time, specimen referral, and other performance indicators and escalate significant gaps.

B. Quality Management, EQA, and Accreditation

• Support implementation of laboratory quality-management systems, SOPs, quality controls, and document management.

• Coordinate external quality assessment and investigate failures and non-conformities.

• Support laboratory assessments, corrective actions, stepwise quality improvement, and accreditation readiness.

C. Biosafety, Waste, and Service Continuity

• Support laboratory risk assessments, biosafety, biosecurity, occupational health, and access controls.

• Monitor safe handling of specimens, chemicals, sharps, and healthcare waste.

• Maintain emergency and continuity procedures and escalate significant hazards or overdue actions.

D. Equipment, Infrastructure, and Commodities

• Support equipment installation, calibration, maintenance, repair, utilization, and decommissioning.

• Monitor equipment uptime and infrastructure constraints affecting testing and laboratory safety.

• Support commodity forecasting and mitigate stock, expiry, wastage, downtime, and service-interruption risks.

E. Laboratory Information, Data Quality, and Performance

• Support laboratory information systems, digital reporting, identifiers, and interoperability.

• Standardize indicators and dashboards and conduct routine data-quality checks and verification.

• Analyze laboratory performance and maintain a tracker for improvement plans and corrective actions.

F. Supportive Supervision and Capacity Development

• Conduct laboratory assessments, supervision, and mentoring using approved tools.

• Identify competency gaps and support training, coaching, and continuing professional development.

• Develop technical materials, evaluate application of skills, and facilitate peer learning among laboratories.

G. Technology, Risk, Coordination, and Reporting

• Support validation, rollout, and monitoring of approved diagnostic technologies and service models.

• Manage assigned risks, ensure compliance, and support audits, LFA reviews, and technical missions.

• Coordinate implementation under the Laboratory Expert and prepare periodic reports, briefs, and grant inputs.

H. Additional Responsibilities

• Undertake any other reasonable and relevant responsibilities assigned by the Laboratory Expert, commensurate with the technical seniority, skills, and experience required for the position.

E. Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master's degree in medical laboratory science, microbiology, pathology, laboratory medicine, molecular biology, public health, or another relevant discipline.

• Advanced training in laboratory quality management, EQA, biosafety, molecular diagnostics, equipment management, LIMS, or public-health laboratory systems is desirable.

Experience

• At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in laboratory systems, diagnostic services, or public-health laboratory management, including at least 3 years supporting national or donor-funded laboratory programmes.

• Demonstrated experience in quality management, EQA, diagnostics, biosafety, equipment or commodity systems, data quality, supportive supervision, and corrective-action follow-up.

• Experience with government institutions and development partners; Global Fund or WHO-supported programmes, ISO 15189 implementation, national reference laboratories, molecular diagnostics, or LIMS is highly desirable.

F. Competencies

Technical Competencies

• TB, HIV, and malaria laboratory services.

• Diagnostic networks and specimen referral.

• Laboratory quality management, internal quality control, EQA, and accreditation readiness.

• Biosafety, biosecurity, and waste management.

• Equipment lifecycle, infrastructure, and laboratory commodities.

• LIMS, connectivity, dashboards, and data quality.

• Supportive supervision, competency assessment, grant performance, risk, and compliance.

• Technical reporting in English and Bangla.

Behavioral Competencies

• Technical problem solving, analytical thinking, and results orientation.

• Attention to detail and sound judgment.

• Communication, coordination, coaching, and teamwork.

• Initiative, integrity, accountability, and professionalism.

• Cultural sensitivity, respect for diversity, and commitment to safe, equitable, and continuously improving laboratory services.

G. Expected Deliverables

• Detailed annual laboratory implementation schedule and monthly or quarterly progress and action trackers.

• Diagnostic-network, site-readiness, and specimen-referral assessment reports with monitored improvement actions.

• Quality management, EQA, and accreditation-readiness implementation reports and corrective-action tracking.

• Biosafety, biosecurity, waste management, and service-continuity assessment and follow-up reports.

• Equipment uptime, maintenance, infrastructure, and laboratory-commodity risk analyses and action logs.

• Laboratory dashboards, data quality, performance review, and technical supervision reports.

• Capacity-development outputs and timely technical inputs to grant reports, reviews, and guidance documents.

H. Integrity, Safeguarding, Confidentiality and Compliance

• The incumbent shall uphold the highest standards of integrity, accountability, impartiality, professionalism, and ethical conduct, including the timely and transparent disclosure of any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest.

• The incumbent shall contribute to and promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory working and service environment, with zero tolerance for harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, retaliation, or any other safeguarding violation.

• The incumbent shall safeguard and maintain the confidentiality of all programme, financial, personnel, beneficiary, and other sensitive information, including medical and personal data, and shall respect the principles of informed consent, privacy, and data protection.

• The incumbent shall promptly report any suspected or identified misconduct, safeguarding concern, fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, financial irregularity, misuse of resources, or other violation through the prescribed reporting and escalation channels.

• The incumbent shall perform all duties in accordance with applicable Government of Bangladesh laws and policies, the Global Fund Grant Agreement, the Global Fund Code of Conduct for Recipients, and other relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines.

I. Remuneration and Benefits

• Monthly remuneration will be determined in accordance with the PMU HR guideline

• Group health insurance will be provided as per the PMU HR guideline

• Monthly mobile and internet bill will be provided as per the PMU HR guideline

All these positions are open for Bangladeshi Nationals only. All candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds can apply for the vacancies. Female candidates are highly encourged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test/interview. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Last Date of Application: 20 November 2026 (23:59 PM)