Confirmation Chemist

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY

Perform duties related to sample preparation, submissions, and/or data review with strict adherence to departmental procedures; work in compliance to departmental safety requirements consistent with good laboratory practices.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Receive and separate samples; verify proper chain of custody, prioritize re-preps, determine prep dilutions, create batch worksheet and labels, prep samples for drugs of abuse.
• Maintain, clean, calibrate, and record needed documentation on equipment; manual single and multi-channel pipettors, balance, heat blocks, refrigerator, freezer, temperature monitoring system, glassware.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, calibrate, troubleshoot, and record needed documentation on instrumentation; Tecan, LC/MS/MS, ICS, Headspace, microplate reader, microplate washer.
• Proper material labeling, pipetting of controls and samples, transfer and enter sequences onto designated instruments for analysis, loading of samples on to instruments.
• Maintain and distribute supplies; preparing reagents, re-filling troughs, re-furbishing materials needed for sample prep, keep work area neat and clean, following departmental clean up procedures in disposal of hazardous chemicals and waste.
• Comply with safety regulations, proper use and handling of equipment and materials.
• Read and follow laboratory SOP’s.
• Meet qualitative and quantitative production goals of the department.
• Monitor pass-through, request samples as needed, prioritize and assign batches as needed.
• Communicate with department members to ensure maximum production.
• Notify QA/QC of low reagents, low controls, and target range discrepancies. Notify management of needed supplies; assist with maintaining an inventory of consumables and receiving and stocking supplies.
• Maintain instrument run status, review calibration, quality control and patient samples in accordance to chromatography acceptance criteria. Troubleshoot non-compliant results.
• Assemble batch for review. Accurately enter patient results. Document all quality control values and submit data package to certification.
• Ensure balanced loading of instruments to maximize production.
• Maintain carrier gas stock; ensure adequate pressure and prevent instrument shutdown.
• Actively monitor/search for priority SIDs/batches ensuring timely prep, workup, and release; prioritize work as needed.
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of all CRL, CRL subsidiaries, legal entities and client information.
• Be able to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Educational Requirements: A doctoral, master’s, or bachelor’s degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory, chemical, or biological science.
• Experience:
  • High Complexity Testing:
    • Bachelor’s Degree or higher: training/experience as specified in 42CFR493.1489
    • Acting Technical Supervisor: Education: Bachelor’s degree in a chemical or biological or clinical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution or equivalent. Experience: 4 years of pertinent laboratory experience.
  • Previous laboratory experience.
  • Familiarity with sample preparation and/or LC/MS/MS preferred.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work under time constraints
• Detail oriented
• Good judgment and decision making skills
• Ability to follow instructions precisely
• Good laboratory technique
• Ability to be at work and on time
• Ability and judgment to interact and communicate appropriately with other employees, clients and management

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Sitting for extended lengths of time
• Regularly required to move around laboratory
• Close vision requirements due to computer work
• Repetitive use of hands, fingers, wrists, and elbows for operating a computer and telephone
• Reaching, including above the shoulder
• Bending or stooping
• Squatting or crouching
• Kneeling
• Climbing
• Lifting up to 25 pounds

EQUIPMENT

• Must operate and maintain automated testing instrumentation. Automated pipettors, centrifuge; shaker/rotator; heating block; pH meter; analytical balance; various automated instruments; pipette; lab coat; gloves; gas cylinders; PC; LC/MS/MS.

OTHER

• Overtime as necessary
• Weekend work is required
• Specimens consist of body fluids and must be regarded as potentially infectious
• Exposure to caustics, flammables, solvents, carcinogens, and reactive compounds

BENEFITS FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life/AD&D
• Supplemental Life/AD&D
• Section 125 FSA Plan
• 401(k)
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

COMPANY INFORMATION:

An Equal Opportunity Employer Pay Range: $23.00 - $41.00