Laboratory Technician - Clinical Pathology, Laboratory Medicine in Umeå

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Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. Clinical Pathology is part of Laboratory Medicine, a regional organization with operations in Lycksele, Skellefteå, and Umeå. Laboratory Medicine Västerbotten comprises approximately 520 employees and includes clinical pathology, clinical microbiology, infection control, clinical genetics, clinical immunology and transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, biobank, and tissue facility. Through an agreement, we have overall responsibility for clinical pathology in Östersund, including medical management responsibility for immunology and transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, and clinical microbiology. Our operations are accredited and we work according to the quality system on which Laboratory Medicine's accreditation is based. At the clinical pathology laboratories, approximately 120 people work in Umeå and approximately 15 people in Östersund. Thanks to our rapid development and increasing number of analyses, staffing has expanded considerably in recent years, and we have become a large group with strong cohesion, humor, and work satisfaction. We are now looking for you to work in an engaged team of colleagues on precision work with tissue samples. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As a laboratory technician with us, you provide important service and enable initiatives that contribute to an important part of our cancer care. Your tasks include: · Manage the pre-analytical phase of specimen handling · Specimen reception, registration in our patient data system, specimen preparation, and equipment maintenance · Perform routine maintenance, restocking of consumables, and cleaning · Work according to Laboratory Medicine's quality system Your placement will be at the Histopathology section, but you may also contribute to department-wide tasks and support other sections within Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in general. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who: • Have nursing assistant training or other equivalent education/experience. • Have good communication and collaboration skills. • Work carefully, methodically, with a service-oriented approach, independently, and take great responsibility for your work. • Can work independently according to established written procedures. • Have some computer experience and easily learn new knowledge. • Experience working with laboratory-related information systems is valued. • Experience from laboratory, hospital wards/primary care is an asset. • Great importance will be placed on personal suitability. Employment form: Fixed-term employment. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: As soon as possible by agreement, end date: 2027-12-31. Working hours: Daytime. Read more about our benefits for those working with us on the website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner We strive for balanced gender distribution and view diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds. In preparing our recruitment, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly request that you do not contact us via media sales representatives, recruitment sites, or similar. If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by mail.Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. Clinical Pathology is part of Laboratory Medicine, a regional organization with operations in Lycksele, Skellefteå, and Umeå. Laboratory Medicine Västerbotten comprises approximately 520 employees and includes clinical pathology, clinical microbiology, infection control, clinical genetics, clinical immunology and transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, biobank, and tissue facility.…

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Umeå

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Published

19. 7. 2026

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30. 7. 2026

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