About this role
Integrated Laboratory Service Optimizer
- Job Title: Integrated Laboratory Service Optimizer
- Locations: Minna, Bida, and Suleja clusters - Niger
- Slots: 3
Job Summary
- Successful candidates will support facility and community service Centre teams to improve service quality, continuity of care and access to integrated services within the approved project scope.
- BRIDGE-N stands for Building Resilient Integrated Delivery of HIV, TB, Malaria and MNCH Services for Government-led Effective Health System in Nigeria.
- The project works through government, facility and community structures to strengthen HIV, TB, maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition linkages and applicable malaria services.
Role purpose
- Improve diagnostic quality, specimen referral, turnaround, results return and linkage to care.
Key responsibilities
- Support approved HIV, TB, malaria and maternal-service diagnostics within professional scope.
- Mentor laboratory personnel and Testing Assistants on testing quality, specimen management and biosafety.
- Review turnaround, results return, commodity and equipment gaps and corrective actions.
- Work with named government laboratory counterparts and coordinate with clinical/cluster teams.
Requirements
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Recognized professional qualification in Medical Laboratory Science or an equivalent qualification appropriate to assigned responsibilities, with relevant laboratory and mentorship experience.
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Applicable professional registration and current practising licence are required. Specimen networks, quality systems, HIV/TB diagnostics and malaria-testing quality experience are desirable.
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General Requirements
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Ability to work collaboratively with facility and community teams in the assigned location.
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Commitment to continuity and quality of integrated health services.
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Willingness to comply with approved project, government and facility procedures, including confidentiality and relevant safety requirements.
Application Closing Date
7th November, 2026.