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Description

Job purpose

· Prepare and analyze clinical samples in the toxicology lab.

· Accurately prepare laboratory solutions and reagents

· Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and instrumentation

· Ability to trouble shoot a vast array of sample preparation and instrumentation derived issues

· Review and certify MS data

Duties and responsibilities

· Serve as a key operator responsible for LCMS instrumentation, Hamilton liquid handling system, and associated reagents, consumables, work processes and sample analysis.

· Independently perform and troubleshoot automated urine and oral fluid toxicology drugs of abuse procedures on LCMS and Hamilton instrumentation.

· Perform LCMS and Hamilton instrumentation maintenance and repair any issues not covered under service contracts.

· Optimize laboratory workflow by providing process feedback to General and Technical Supervisors, implementing changes and assisting in SOP updates as necessary.

· Maintain and monitor reagent integrity, order materials as necessary, make and ensure quality of working stock solutions using SOPs.

· Independently participate in College of American Pathologist (CAP) Proficiency Testing (PT).

· Organize, review, report, store, and archive laboratory data in accordance with approved SOPs, quality control guidelines, or supervisory guidance.

· Ability to certify MS data for reporting in accordance with approved SOPs, and quality control guidelines. Seek corrective action for patient samples not meeting these criteria during data review.

· Ensure that work requirements are completed in a timely, organized manner to very high standards and in compliance with protocols, SOPs, and CAP/CLIA regulations or guidelines.

· Ensure that facilities, equipment, supplies, and reagents are maintained and used in a same manner and administered in accordance with applicable safety, occupational health, and environmental protection guidelines, policies, and regulations.

· Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the field of medical technology and those techniques and instrumentation management and reporting of clinical data.

· Assist in the training of other laboratory staff or personnel to perform testing or operate instrumentation as requested by the Technical or General Supervisor.

· Responsible for reading and understanding of all required SOPs.

· Responsible for completing assigned continuing education courses.

· Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelors Degree in a laboratory science from an accredited college with at least 12 semester hours of Biology and at least 12 semester hours of Chemistry

· At least 1 year of experience performing high complexity testing in a CLIA accredited toxicology laboratory.

· Prior experience with AB Sciex 4500/5500/6500 or equivalent preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)