PermanentPosted 30+ days ago

Clinical Lab Scientist

Veterans Health Administration · East Orange, NJ

$102k–$132k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationEast Orange, NJ
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Posted30+ days ago
  • Requisition881009300
  • ProfessionMedical Laboratory Scientist

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Clinical Lab Scientist in East Orange, NJ. The employer published a pay range of $102k–$132k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other medical laboratory scientist roles before you apply.

Medical laboratory scientists run and validate tests on patient samples and report results to clinicians.

Duties from the announcement

**The cut off for the first applicant list is August 27, 2026 with subsequent applicant lists sent as needed until vacancies are filled** Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. The incumbent serves as a Generalist Clinical Laboratory Scientist, who regularly rotates to various stations in the clinical laboratory for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service of the VA New Jersey Healthcare system campus.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $56.31 per hour, is 36% above the median of 15 Lab Scientist postings with published pay in New Jersey ($41.36 per hour).

$35$44

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East Orange, NJ at a glance

  • $38.74/hrmedian pay, New York-Newark-Jersey City area
  • $28–$52middle half of earners, per hour
  • 113price level, U.S. = 100
  • 2hospitals listed by CMS in East Orange
  • The metro median is 23% above the New Jersey statewide median of $31.38 per hour. Nationally the median is $29.75 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $38.74 median hour in New York-Newark-Jersey City buys what $34.42 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in East Orange: $156 a night for lodging and $86 a day for meals and incidentals.

Medical Laboratory Scientist pay and jobs in East Orange · Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs in New Jersey · New Jersey state guide

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do medical laboratory scientists get paid at other employers in New Jersey?

  • Quest DiagnosticsHackensack, NJ$41.36/hr
  • Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsRaritan, NJ$36.01/hr
  • Capital Health SystemPennington, NJ$32.88/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science or a related science
  • ASCP certification (MLS)
  • State license in some states

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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