Actively Hiring: Lab Technician
(Location: Indianapolis, IN)
Description:
Position Summary:
Under direct supervision by department leadership, donor lab tech performs diagnostic clinical and clinical contract research testing.
Prepare samples through sample management and test samples on 4 different analyzers for customer results.
Supports preparation of laboratory reagents and routine maintenance of laboratory equipment.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Understands and performs to all applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
Performs diagnostic testing, as scheduled (500-1,500 samples per analyzer in a given night) on one of 4 analyzers.
Supports sample management team with sample identification/evaluation, labeling, processing and centrifuging samples when there are high volumes of samples or decrease in tests needed
Performs reagent preparation, as scheduled, and support maintenance of reagent.
Operates, troubleshoots, and performs routine maintenance and calibration on equipment and may participate in validations (equipment is properly running).
** May release final results in accordance to training and compliance requirements.
Volume:
Each analyzer can have anywhere from 500 samples-1,500 samples/bench in a given night (as the night shift tests the most samples)6 month training:
1:1 training with trainer on 3rd shift and the training is broken into 4 parts based on analyzer:
training on Beckman Coulter PK7300, followed by a few weeks of individual experience
training on Abbott Alinity S, followed by a few weeks of individual experience
training on Immucor Neo, followed by a few weeks of individual experience
training on Roche Cobas 8800, followed by a few weeks of individual experience
** in no particular order
Skills:
laboratory, biology, sample prep, Medical laboratory, blood bank, blood typing, blood collection, sample management, sample testing, ascp certification
Top Skills Details:
laboratory, biology, sample prep
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Must Have:
B.S. Life Science (biology, chemistry, biochemistry, etc) or Medical Lab Tech (MLT) schooling with ASCP certification or Clinical Lab Science (CLS) schooling
vaccine (single dose of J&J or 2 dosages of Pfizer/Moderna/Novavax prior to start date)
Nice to have:
Human biological testing experience (blood, tissue, urine, etc)
Blood banking experience
Biology lab internship
Experience with centrifuges, Spectrophotometer, qPCR Instrumentation, Gel Electrophoresis, Sequencer
Experience Level:
Entry Level
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