Lead Clinical Lab Associate

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assists in analyzing specimens and maintains equipment in good operating condition.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Verify the proper specimen being analyzed for patients and perform correct tests that need to be completed

• Assists the team in day to day lab work according to standard operating procedure with little to no errors

• Follows GLP (good laboratory practice); reports non-conformity of SOPs to supervisor/manager

• Ensures production work is consistently completed in a timely manner.

• Ensures all case samples are processed and accounted for

• Assists supervisor in completing side projects assigned by the manager

• Go to person on the lab floor and when supervisor is not present

• Trains new hires with the current lab processes and assists supervisor in training/implementation of new process changes.

• Assists supervisor and lab trainer in completing competency for staff.

• Train on specialized instructions for instruments/protocols (super users)

• Recognizes and escalates equipment malfunctions; troubleshoots common errors on the lab floor by following established SOPs

• Understands the entire lab process and identifies/troubleshoots issues when they arise.

• Ensures new lab changes are implemented properly on the lab floor

• Escalates lab issues and team concerns to supervisor and/or manager. Suggests possible solutions.

• Escalates any discrepancies of team members’ performance to supervisor

• Provides feedback during performance evaluations for team members

• Meets regularly with the Supervisor

• Keeps team morale up and maintains professionalism of team members, including by acting as a role model

• Adheres to departmental expectations

• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have an access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job

• Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.

• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/BA (or equivalent) in a biological science or similar field of study

• At least 5 years of industry-related experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, computer, and pipetting skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Word processing and data management