Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Are you an experienced Medical Laboratory Technologist ready to take the next step in your leadership career? This is more than a supervisor role. As the Technical Supervisor, Core Laboratory, you will help shape laboratory services for the Northwest Territories while leading a dedicated team at Stanton Territorial Hospital, the territory's premier acute care facility. The laboratory processes approximately 27,000 tests each month and supports hospitals, health centres, clinics, public health programs, and communities across the North.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead daily Core Laboratory operations.
- Supervise, mentor, and support laboratory staff.
- Ensure quality, accreditation, and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee quality assurance and continuous improvement activities.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, recruitment, and training.
- Support implementation of current technologies and laboratory procedures.
- Monitor performance, budgets, inventory, and equipment.




- Lead Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) programs and quality oversight.
- Collaborate with healthcare teams to support patient care.
- Participate in technical laboratory work as required.
- Support strategic initiatives and service improvements.

Key Qualifications:

- A recognized Medical Laboratory Technology Program at a minimum of a diploma or degree level, from an accredited Canadian Post-Secondary Institution.
- Applicants must have seven (7) years of directly related laboratory experience which includes three (3) years supervisory experience in a Canadian hospital medical laboratory.
- Internationally trained Medical Laboratory Technologists must have at least three (3) years working experience in a Canadian Hospital Laboratory as a Medical Laboratory Technologist (in a core laboratory).

Additional Requirements:

- Applicants must be registered with the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science at the General Registered Technologist designation. Registration must be maintained throughout the period of employment with Laboratory Services.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Health Recruitment

Department of Finance

Government of the Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR

BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9

Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106

Fax (867) 873-0445

[email protected]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

📌 Technical Supervisor, Core Lab (Yellowknife)
🏢 Government of Northwest Territories
📍 Yellowknife