Clinical Laboratory Associate II, Accessioning #4573 (Tue - Sat, 9:00am - 5:30pm)

United States·DurhamFull-Timemid

OtherClinical Laboratory Associate

0 views0 saves0 applied

Apply Now

Quick Summary

Overview

Our mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are working to change the trajectory of cancer mortality and bring stakeholders together to adopt innovative, safe, and effective technologies that can transform cancer care.

Technical Tools

OtherClinical Laboratory Associate

We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges.

GRAIL is headquartered in the bay area of California, with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.

For more information, please visit grail.com

The focus of the clinical laboratory associate will be on the receipt, triage, and accessioning of patient samples submitted to the CLIA laboratory for testing.

This position works on-site full-time at our office located in Durham, NC.

This position works Tues - Sat, 9:00am - 5:30pm

Responsible for unpacking samples from shipping containers and accessioning samples into LIMS including troubleshooting sample issue and LIMS errors.

Be able to prioritize workload to meet production goals in throughput and quality.

Responsible for equipment maintenance according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures.

Responsible for maintaining sufficient inventory of materials, supplies, and equipment in the laboratory for performance of duties.

Check, monitor, and record temperature and perform root cause analysis of deviations and implement a resolution or initiate a service request as necessary.

Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.

Assist in performing annual review of standard operating procedures.

Manage organizing and maintaining laboratory, equipment, personnel, and training documents.

Report all concerns of test quality and/or safety to the Supervisor or Safety Officer.

Identify process improvement opportunities and report to laboratory management.

Write and revise standard operating procedures, as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required AA or high school diploma with lab experience.

Minimum 1 year of related experiences in a high complexity laboratory.

Demonstrate a high level of competency when following processing steps in protocol and in all other supporting functions.

Strong communicator with ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, managers and customers as needed.

Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Able to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner.

Able to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on quality.

Ability to work as part of a team within a highly collaborative environment.

Strong computer skills.

Ability to proactively communicate consistently, clearly and honestly.

Ability to prioritize tasks with a high emphasis on quality.

Ability to participate in projects and complete assignments as expected.

Ability to analyze and solve basic issues.

Flexibility of work schedule to meet the needs of GRAIL’s Clinical Laboratory.

Hours and days may vary depending on operational needs

Works on-site full-time at Durham, NC.

Working with dry ice may be necessary

Standing or sitting for long periods of time may be necessary.

May be exposed to hazardous materials, blood specimens and instruments with moving parts, heating or freezing elements, and high speed centrifugation (Generally laboratory and customer service employees only)

Repetitive manual pipetting may be necessary

Some lifting (up to 25 pounds) may be necessary