Clinical Lab Scientist; CLS - Microbiology - Varied - Sorrento Valley

Overview

This is a full time, benefited position (64 hours per two week pay period). The schedule is varied (8 hour shifts), but primarily PM shifts (3pm-11:30pm) with occasional coverage for the 6am or 11am shifts. Includes rotating weekends and holidays. Located at the Scripps Health core lab in Sorrento Valley.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennia ls, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Our Scripps Medical Laboratory is our system's core lab, servicing all sites and processing over 2.6 million tests annually. With a culture centered around teamwork, each laboratory site serves as a resource of support for each other, setting our laboratories as the benchmark for standardization. The Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) will work in the microbiology department and may have the opportunity to cross train in molecular testing.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized

Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree or degree acceptable for California Laboratory Licensure
• New graduates are welcome to apply

Required Certification/Registration:

• CDPH Licensure: MTA (Clinical Laboratory Scientist) Licensed to perform work in all areas of the Clinical Lab or MTE (Clinical Microbiologist) limited license

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• One year equivalent full time in a clinical laboratory.
• Microbiology experience

Job
:
Lab

Primary Location
:
Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS MEDICAL LABORATORY

Work Locations
: SCRIPPS MEDICAL LABORATORY
9535 WAPLES ST.
SAN DIEGO 92121

Organization
:
Scripps Clinic

Job Posting
:
Feb 3, 2026, 6:33:01 PM

Benefit Status
: FT - FULL-TIME WITH BENEFITS

Minimum Rate (USD): 54.24 -
Maximum Rate (USD): 78.66

In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state.

Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.

Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.