Digital Pathology Scanning Assistant

High-quality digital scans of glass slides give subspecialty pathologists the detail required to make fast, accurate patient diagnoses. As a Digital Pathology Scanning Assistant, you'll operate whole slide imaging technology, oversee quality control, and coordinate with various teams to prioritize and deliver cases in support of patient care. You'll work with modern equipment alongside some of the most respected pathologists and laboratory professionals in the field. Take your skills further here at Mount Sinai Hospital, as you contribute to patient care in a truly modern clinical laboratory environment.

Is this you?

You have an analytical approach to your work, assessing situations carefully and applying logical troubleshooting when needed. This mindset allows you to maintain quality and consistency throughout the digital scanning process. Your ability to identify patterns, ask the right questions, and make well-informed adjustments will support the delivery of accurate images for diagnosis. In this setting, your critical thinking will help strengthen clinical decisions.

Are you adaptable in fast-moving environments where priorities can shift quickly? In pathology and laboratory medicine, urgent cases are part of the daily workflow. You're comfortable adjusting your plan and responding to evolving needs, always focused on maintaining efficiency and meeting turnaround time standards. Your flexibility helps ensure that critical cases move forward without delay.

Attention to detail defines your work. Reconciling, matching, retrieving, and filing data in numerical order is a responsibility you approach with thoroughness. Scanned slides are always organized for easy retention, supporting both efficient workflow and reliable storage for future reference. Your thorough process extends to assessing the quality of each scan. This includes recognizing visual artifacts and knowing exactly when an image requires rescanning to meet clinical standards required for diagnostic accuracy.

About the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Team:

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PLM) at Mount Sinai Hospital is recognized in Canada as a reference centre of excellence for laboratory services. Our internationally acclaimed professional and technical expertise, combined with advanced technology platforms, has made PLM a national leader in providing quality laboratory services, education, and research. We offer a wide range of diagnostic support to hospitals, medical clinics, and healthcare professionals in the Greater Toronto Area, and across Canada. The Core Lab serves our hospitals and affiliates 24/7 providing rapid response testing for timely diagnoses and treatment of our acute patients. Anatomic Pathology processes specimens and offers diagnostic and consultative services that contribute to the delivery of precision medicine. The Diagnostic Medical Genetics division includes diagnostic testing of prenatal and perinatal conditions in pregnancies and an array of molecular testing covering hereditary cancer, tumour biomarkers and polycystic kidney disease.

In this role you will:

• Support the conversion of glass slides to digital images using whole slide imaging equipment and software
• Prepare glass slides and racking within scanner racks
• Conduct pre-scan reviews, while prioritizing case handling
• Load and unload scanners
• Review image thumbnails to ensure focus, orientation, and overall clarity
• Conduct post-review for quality control
• Organize scanned slides for retention, filing and rescans
• Pick up and deliver slides
• Conduct administrative tasks and troubleshooting as required
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required

Job Requirements

Job Requirements:

Mandatory

• Successful completion of post-secondary diploma or course certificate in one of the following fields: administrative applications, science programs with at least one of the following included in the curriculum for medical anatomy and terminology and/or advanced computer skills

Preferred

• Previous experience using software applications that manage digital images
• Professional development courses are an asset
• Previous experience in histology and pathology reporting

Skills and Knowledge

• Understanding of how to recognize artifacts and use basic image manipulation techniques to optimize the scanned image quality
• Strong communication skills to efficiently and effectively provide information to various stakeholders
• Basic computer proficiency in order to use various operating systems and software, including Laboratory Information System (LIS) for image management and archiving
• Basic troubleshooting skills for digital scanning equipment and software issues to support quality and performance in alignment with accreditation requirements and patient care

If this sounds like you and you're ready to build your career within a clinical laboratory setting, apply now and let us know why you'd be a great addition to our team.