3374-26-R-RFIN-00010-V02

Mississippi State Hospital is procuring a Laboratory Director/Chief Medical Technologist position through a one-year contract engagement. The position is being filled through a personnel recruitment process (RFx 3150006781) by Mississippi State Hospital, a state healthcare facility. The primary deliverable is the provision of laboratory directorship services on a full-time basis, with the selected candidate required to work up to 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Key qualifications include a minimum Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year institution in Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Bacteriology, Biochemistry, or a closely related field; current certification as a medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist from a recognized certification agency; and a minimum of five years of work-related experience in the field. Applicants must submit original documentation of their education, three signed letters of recommendation, and a resume to the Personnel Department at 3550 Highway 468 West, Whitfield, Mississippi 39193. The submission deadline is noon on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, with the contract commencing on or around July 1, 2026 and concluding on June 30, 2027. For inquiries, interested parties may contact the hospital at 601.351.8275.

No specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information are identified in the procurement documents. The position is offered at a fixed rate of $40.00 per hour, with an estimated total contract value of approximately $83,200 based on 40 hours per week over 52 weeks. No information regarding preference programs, small business set-asides, or integration with existing infrastructure or technology systems is provided in the available documentation. The recruitment process appears to follow standard state personnel procedures with emphasis on traditional evaluation criteria focused on education, certification, experience, and professional references.