Careers
Careers in CLS
A degree in Clinical Laboratory Science opens a window of exciting career opportunities. Our graduates can be found working as:
- Clinical laboratory generalists in hospitals, clinics or commercial laboratories.
- Clinical laboratory specialists working in areas such as microbiology, hematology, blood bank, chemistry, molecular biology/DNA, histocompatiblity, virology, immunology/serology, stem cell/bone marrow labs and flow cytometry.
- Clinical laboratory supervisors, managers, administrators and directors.
- Quality assurance/quality management specialists in hospitals or industry (e.g. pharmaceutical quality operations).
- Technical representatives, sales representatives or research and development specialists in laboratory industries.
- Clinical Research Associates (CRA) in clinical trials organizations.
- Research technologists or research supervisors/coordinators in academic medical centers.
- Laboratory information systems specialists.
- Infection control officers in hospitals or clinics.
- Educators for employee training programs or formal academic programs.
- Consultants for Physician Office Laboratories.
- Forensic scientists in governmental or commercial laboratories.
- Clinical laboratory scientists in veterinary laboratories.
“…We love the graduates from your program who now work on our team! They are excellent! Two alumni are now in leadership roles within 2-3 years of graduating from your program at UNC Chapel Hill.“
