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Application Specialist, Laboratory Information Management System (NSPHL)
Application Specialist, Laboratory Information Management System (NSPHL)
R0149747
Medicine, Reno - University of Nevada School of Medicine
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact our recruitment helpline at (775) 784-1495 or jobs@unr.edu. For UNR Med professional job postings, please contact the Office of Professional Recruitment at (775) 784-6778.
Job Description
The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL), which includes clinical, newborn screening, food, and environmental testing laboratories, is seeking a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Application Specialist. The specialist will be responsible for administering, configuring and maintaining the Laboratory Web Portal (LWP), a cloud-based platform that supports secure and efficient exchange of laboratory data between the NSPHL and its statewide public health partners. The position develops and optimizes workflows, forms, reports, and data integrations to ensure accuracy, interoperability, and compliance with established data and quality standards. The LIMS Application Specialist also manages system security, documentation, and user access, while providing technical support, troubleshooting, and training to internal and external users. Working closely with Server Administrators vendors, and public health partners, this role ensures the LWP remains reliable, compliant, and responsive to evolving laboratory and data sharing needs across Nevada's public health system.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate competency in system administration and configuration, both for the purposes of the user interface to accommodate orders as well as ensuring configurations meet standards for compliance and accreditation requirements. The ideal candidate will excel in communicating complex information to stakeholders with varying degrees of technical literacy, including data reporting, resolving user questions, and training staff and external partners. Understanding the operations and compliance requirements of a regulated clinical diagnostic laboratory, utilizing sound judgment and prioritization to ensure both, will position the incumbent for success.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree and four years of related professional work experience OR
Master's Degree and two years of related professional work experience
Related Experience
Schedule/Travel Requirements:
Note: All Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) personnel are considered essential personnel. As essential personnel, staff will report for duty even when the campus is closed. NSPHL is responsible for assisting first responders and other public health officials by analyzing samples and providing services to the public in emergency situations, public health emergencies and are required to maintain published turn-around-times (TATs) for sample analyses. All NVPHL personnel are subject to off hour scheduling and/or call back to respond to public health emergencies or assure TATs are achieved 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Personnel may be placed in standby status when necessary to maintain and protect Nevada's public health.
Compensation Grade
C
https://www.unr.edu/hr/compensation-evaluation/salary-schedules
Perks of Working at Nevada
- Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
- Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance - Faculty Benefits
- No state income tax!
- Outstanding retirement benefit - your 19.25% contribution is matched 100%! Public employees are social security tax exempt.
- E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center
- Easy access to world-class skiing, hiking, and the iconic Lake Tahoe Visit Reno Tahoe
- Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
- Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate
Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees
The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner. Faculty Grants-in-Aid
Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program
The University of Nevada recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples' professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program
Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program
The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples' professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program
Department Information
For more information on the University and the School of Medicine, please visit http://med.unr.edu
For more information on the Nevada State Public Health Lab, please visit https://med.unr.edu/public-health-lab
Department Contacts
Stephanie Van Hooser
Administrative Director, NSPHL
svanhooser@med.unr.edu
Exempt
Yes
Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%
Required Attachment(s)
1) Resume/CV
2) Letters of Application (Cover letter)
3) Three professional references (include name, title, company/organization, email address, phone number)
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med)
For over 50 years the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) has trained physicians who are leading the way to 'A Healthy Nevada', nation, and world. Community-based and research-intensive, UNR Med is committed to our mission. We show this commitment through our demonstrated core values: people are our strength, we innovate and improve, we serve with integrity, and we success with trust and respect.
Our mission has guided our growth in graduating the next generation of primary and specialty care physicians and medical researchers while maintaining personalized instruction. The School of Medicine has statewide outreach with a local touch providing patient care, health services, and training physicians in Reno, Nevada and in the state's rural communities. We are expanding provider education to train medical specialists as Medical Doctors as well as Speech Pathologists and Physician Assistants. We are actively expanding technologically-advanced infrastructure to keep pace with our world-class research to meet the needs of students, patients, and researchers. We seek to create an environment that serves all who enter our doors, from the physicians who teach our learners to our employees, patients, and students.
Posting Close Time
This posting will close at 12:00 am on the date listed below. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 pm the day prior.
Posting Close Date
01/9/2026
Note to Applicant
A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.
HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member's first day of employment.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.
Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.
Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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Founded in 1874, the University of Nevada, Reno is the State of Nevadas land grant institution with a statewide mission and presence. The University of Nevada, Reno is a Carnegie I Research Institution and has been recognized as a "Top Tier" Best National University by U.S. News & World Report. With an enrollment of nearly 21,000 students we offer 145 Tier 1 accredited degree programs. Located in the picturesque Truckee Meadows the University of Nevada, Reno is surrounded by numerous state and national parks, is 45 minutes from beautiful Lake Tahoe, and four hours from San Francisco.
The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. We are an inclusive and engaged community and recognize the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.
The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a persons age, disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, or religion.
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