Healthcare LIS Domain Expert at Mercor

Healthcare LIS Domain Expert | $70-100/hr | Hourly contract | Remote

Work as a domain expert reviewing laboratory information system workflows, with a focus on Dendi LIS, for AI training and evaluation tasks. You will use your hands-on clinical laboratory experience to confirm that lab work in the LIS is correct and releasable.

What You'll Do

• Confirm that an accession, result, or report in the LIS is correct and releasable, not just entered
• Catch results released despite a QC failure, missed reflex or confirmation tests, mismatched specimens, and changes to records the task did not ask to touch
• Judge completeness: whether all tests on the order, all specimens, and all required notifications are handled
• Distinguish between "the LIS accepted it" and "a lab director would sign off on it"
• Verify that a request that should be refused (such as releasing a result with failed QC, or editing a released result without a corrected report) is refused rather than forced through

Required Skills

• End-to-end accessioning: order entry, specimen labeling, requisition and insurance capture, and specimen rejection criteria
• Reviewing results before release (QC status, delta checks, critical values, instrument flags) and knowing when a result must be held
• Reflex and confirmation testing (for example, screen-positive to confirmation in toxicology) and when one should have been triggered
• Tracing a specimen and its chain of custody through the lab, and catching mislabeled or mismatched specimens
• Corrected and amended reports, and who must be notified when a released result changes

Specialized Depth (at least 2-3 areas)

• Toxicology (immunoassay screening, LC-MS/MS confirmation, cutoffs)
• Molecular, PCR, and infectious disease testing
• Pharmacogenomics (PGx)
• Clinical chemistry and hematology
• Instrument interfacing and LIS configuration (test codes, panels, reference ranges)
• Billing and medical necessity (CPT, ICD-10, ABN)
• CLIA and CAP compliance and inspection readiness

Requirements

• Frequent use of Dendi LIS or another LIS (e.g., Orchard Harvest, Epic Beaker, Sunquest, Cerner PathNet, LabWare, XiFin) — weekly or more — in your current or recent role
• 2+ years of experience in a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory
• Can spot a QC failure, a missed reflex, or a mislabeled specimen on sight
• MLS/MT (ASCP) certification or equivalent state licensure; lab supervisor, LIS analyst, or lab director experience is a plus
• Strong working knowledge in at least 2-3 of the specialized areas above
• Prior data annotation, labeling, or AI evaluation experience is a plus

Pay and Location

$70-100/hr, hourly contract. Fully remote — anyone, anywhere can apply.