Clinical Pathologist

Key Responsibilities
Clinical & Technical Oversight

• Provide final medical validation and sign-off on complex, critical, or flagged laboratory results across all sites
• Interpret histopathology, cytology, and clinical chemistry results requiring specialist review
• Serve as the referral point for ambiguous, discordant, or critical-value results escalated by site laboratory scientists
• Review and approve laboratory SOPs, reference ranges, and test methodologies
  

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Own the laboratory's Quality Management System (QMS) from a clinical governance standpoint
• Lead internal and external quality assurance programs (EQA/proficiency testing) across all sites
• Ensure compliance with MLSCN, MDCN, and relevant Nigerian regulatory and accreditation standards
• Investigate and lead root-cause analysis on critical incidents, result discrepancies, or clinical complaints
• Support audit readiness for accreditation bodies (e.g., ISO 15189 if pursued)
  

Governance & Risk

• Hold ultimate clinical/medical accountability for diagnostic output — the "buck stops here" role for result integrity
• Advise leadership (COO/CEO/MD) on clinical risk exposure, regulatory changes, and diagnostic capability gaps
• Represent Shalina in interactions with regulatory bodies and professional medical councils on diagnostic matters
  

Capability Building

• Provide technical mentorship to laboratory scientists and junior medical staff across sites
• Identify training needs in test methodology, result interpretation, and quality control
• Contribute to new test menu decisions (clinical validity, relevance, interpretation protocols

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