Laboratory Specialist, Accessioner

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Description:
The Role
We are seeking excellent Laboratory Specialists for a growing Operations team in a cutting-edge clinical molecular diagnostics laboratory. Successful candidates will work closely with Laboratory Operations management to schedule and perform a variety of molecular biology and next-generation sequencing procedures. Lab Specialists will have a keen eye for process improvement and troubleshooting while following Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). They will also collaborate with other scientists and management to perform clinical laboratory testing meeting excellent quality standards.

• For this position, they will mainly be Accessioning thousands of samples that come in from their clinical trials.

Responsibilities
Perform testing of laboratory developed tests and IVD kits according to established SOPs including Whole blood separation, DNA isolation & quantification, NGS sample prep and sequencing, and immunoassays
Responsible to follow the clinical laboratories' procedures for handling and processing of specimens and proficiency testing materials
Ensure testing meets cost, turnaround time, quality and other critical product performance metrics required to deliver the best results and experience to our customers
Performs routine maintenance, calibrations and troubleshooting on equipment, in addition to quality control testing for select reagents
Flexibility to cover testing personnel scheduling gaps as needed
Maintain records of quality control, maintenance and relevant testing data for assigned workstations according to laboratory and document control policies

Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Below are the normal qualification they look for when hiring. For this opening, they don't have to be as experienced. They would take someone that has a year of experience with a degree or someone with no degree that has 4+ years of experience Accessioning

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