Clinical Laboratory Associate, MRD First Shift (M-F) No weekends!

05 Nov 2024

Vacancy expired!

Job Description

At Guardant Health, we are committed to positively and significantly impacting patient health through technology breakthroughs that pointedly address long-standing unmet needs in oncology. As the leader in the liquid biopsy field Guardant Health has information about the mutational landscapes of over 30,000 patients.

As a

Clinical Laboratory Associatewe are looking for someone who will be responsible for assisting the Clinical Laboratory Scientists and supporting the daily operations of the Clinical Laboratory. As part of the Clinical Operations you will be responsible for:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Perform equipment maintenance according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures for the following but not limited to: centrifuges, freezers, refrigerators, pipettors, heat blocks, quantitation instruments, sequencers, and liquid handlers.
  • Create sample batches, print labels and label tubes and plates.
  • Maintain sufficient inventory of material, supplies and equipment in the laboratory for performance of duties.
  • Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
  • Clean racks and other laboratory supplies.
  • Manage plasma sample inventory.
  • Perform annual review of standard operating procedures.
  • Assist the Reagent Manufacturing team with preparation and aliquoting of reagents, manufacture controls and reagents kits require for performing and supporting sampletesting.
  • Assist with managing and ensuring sufficient inventory of reagents used in the Clinical Operations laboratory.
  • Participate in interdepartmental activities with Supply Chain and Quality to ensure qualified reagents fortesting are available for use at all time.
  • Assist the Clinical Laboratory Scientist during clinical patient testing.
  • Participate in projects under the supervision of a CLS or Supervisor along with maintaining quality and efficient work flow of daily duties.
  • Perform laboratory tests, procedures and analyses according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures for research sample testing
  • Operate and troubleshoot equipment according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures for research sample testing
  • Independently identify and troubleshoot high complexity problems that adversely affect the test performance for research sample testing
  • Assist with training of new laboratory personnel and training of new procedures with existing personnel.
  • Assist with internal audits and inspection preparation, as needed.
  • Manage of organizing and maintaining laboratory, equipment, personnel and training documents.
  • Set-up the liquid handlers and assist with liquid handlers automated procedures.
  • Ensure on-time calibration of laboratory equipment is scheduled and performed.
  • Report all concerns of test quality and/or safety to the Supervisor or Safety Officer.
  • Work closely with the CLS’s and Accessioning Teams and Reagent Manufacturing team to provide consistent and ongoing support to the entire service department.
  • Write and revise standard operating procedures, as needed.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and report to laboratory management
  • Provide guidance for new Clinical Laboratory Associates, give constructive feedback and provide peer review feedback for evaluations.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

ABOUT YOU- If you are a dedicated

Clinical Laboratory Associatewith the following experience who holds:

  • Minimum of AA or equivalent required
  • Bachelor of Arts or Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science, Clinical Science or related field preferred.
  • At least 2 years of related experiences in a high complexity laboratory
  • Demonstrate a high level of competency when assisting in the analytical sample processing steps all other supporting function
  • Dedicated to making a difference
  • Driven to make a positive impact in cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Great communicator with great written and verbal fluency in English
  • Detailed oriented with an appetite to drive tasks to completion
  • Ability to work well in a rapid-pace startup environment
  • Ability to work well in a group
  • Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision

Covid Vaccination Policy: Starting January 7, 2022, Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption from Guardant’s COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable accommodation. An employee is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain their fully-vaccinated status under this Policy by obtaining, if applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.

Additional Information

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please visit our career page at:http://www.guardanthealth.com/jobs/

To learn more about the information collected when you apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used, please review our

Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.

  • ID: #22247883
  • State: California Redwoodcity 94061 Redwoodcity USA
  • City: Redwoodcity
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Full-time
  • Showed: 2021-11-05
  • Deadline: 2022-01-03
  • Category: Et cetera