Description:
This position is responsible for performing laboratory test procedures to support production, product release, validation of new processes, as well as ongoing monitoring of systems and equipment. These are live blood laboratory procedures and the incumbent will be drawing blood donations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Set up, maintain, and clean medical laboratory equipment.
- Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.
- Monitor equipment and processes to ensure laboratory protocols and procedures are met.
- Demonstrates complete familiarity and comfort with all relevant laboratory protocols, SOP’s and standard instructions.
- Complete chemical and or microbiological tests as assigned to support product release and validation or equipment and processes.
- Meets daily testing schedules and quality standards by following work and safety instructions and completes all necessary paperwork in order to track.
- Once fully trained, provides training and mentoring to new employees.
- Works safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by following safety procedures and observing potentially hazardous situations.
- Identifies, requisitions, and maintains proper protective gear such as safety clothing, gloves, masks, goggles, etc.
- Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
- Consistently follows the escalation process to ensure that equipment and testing issues are diagnosed and repaired in a timely manner to limit downtime.
- Monitors supplies and materials levels and replenishes as required to ensure effective operation.
- Collect test results, analyze data, and report results.
- Collect and process biological samples.
- Prepares and completes daily logs, periodic reports, and other documents required.
- Handles sensitive donor information.
- Recognize critical, abnormal, and unacceptable test results. Recognize factors that affect results and initiate the necessary corrective action according to established protocols.
- Collaborate with research and development team to establish and test protocols.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent, Required
- Bachelor's degree in science related field, preferred
- Phlebotomy certification preferred. Willing to receive phlebotomy training, required.
- 6+ months of working experience within a diagnostic laboratory, required
- Prior experience conducting hemostasis testing, preferred
- Effective cross-functional verbal and written communication with the ability to problem solve, required.