Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan. The Aga Khan University Hospital has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities. AKUH is the first hospital in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for practicing the highest internationally recognized healthcare standards.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The Aga Khan University is a dynamic academic center which serves the diagnostic needs of the country through its clinical laboratory services that is spread across Pakistan. AKUH's Clinical Laboratory is College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited and caters to the needs of the entire country through its tertiary lab at the main campus, 300+ specimen collection units and 13 stat labs across Pakistan. 

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine consists of five major sections namely Chemical Pathology, Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Histopathology, Microbiology, and Molecular Pathology. Each section is academically driven and is highly engaged in research and undergraduate, postgraduate teaching and training.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

You will be responsible to: 

• Perform clinical and biochemical tests independently as per SOPs and ensure timely and accurate report generation.
• Participate in staff training sessions, educational opportunities, and support quality assurance initiatives (IQC/EQC).
• Assist in implementing and maintaining laboratory safety standards according to the Laboratory Safety Manual.
• Ensure proper specimen handling, equipment maintenance, cleanliness, and notify inventory shortages to the Lab In charge.
• Promptly communicate abnormal results or critical findings to relevant supervisory or medical personnel and perform any additional tasks assigned by the Pathologist/designee.