Molecular Technologist I/II (High Complexity)

About the role

Tempus seeks a highly skilled individual passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry. This role leverages recent advancements in AI to provide real-time, actionable insights to physicians, enhancing clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Work with a cutting-edge genomics workflow to provide high-quality next-generation sequencing data with rapid turnaround times in a clinical laboratory.
• Perform routine quality control and laboratory maintenance procedures and proficiency testing in accordance with current laboratory SOPs.
• Aid the Quality Control Team in routine phase-in and performance qualification of reagents and instrumentation.
• Decontaminate laboratory equipment and work surfaces in accordance with current laboratory SOPs and routine cleaning to maintain clean, decluttered laboratory work areas.
• Perform routine, daily laboratory maintenance of NGS instrumentation.
• Participate in routine proficiency testing as required to ensure accuracy and reliability of laboratory testing results.
• Read and understand NGS SOPs required to perform routine clinical workflow procedures.
• Participate in the review, editing, and/or creation of NGS procedures and documentation.
• Demonstrate mastery of NGS workflows, which are performed under direction of more senior and/or lead technologists and NGS supervisors.
• Monitor and coordinate the training of other technologists, along with assisting in optimization of training documents.
• Perform routine diagnostic oncology testing using complex molecular-based procedures with a high degree of quality and in accordance with established SOPs.
• Next-generation sequencing, including DNA/RNA quantification and qualification; NGS library preparation and library clean-up; hybridization and capture cleanup and quantification; and sequencing on the Illumina Novaseq6000 and NovaX platforms.
• Enter clinical patient data obtained from routine testing into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Maintain competency to perform all assigned molecular biology protocols and satisfy continuing education requirements of 12 CEUs in the field of oncology or molecular biology on a yearly basis in accordance with CAP, CLIA, NYSDOH regulations.

Qualifications

• Must have: A degree BS in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological science, or MS in the same fields, with at least 60 semester hours of coursework, including 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses or 24 semester hours of science courses with specific requirements.
• Experience: 1 to 2+ years of post-baccalaureate (post-BS degree) clinical experience in a CAP/CLIA high-complexity laboratory, with at least 6 months to 1 year experience in NGS workflows and molecular biology testing techniques, such as nucleic acid extraction, library preparation, hybridization/capture and sequencing.
• Human sample testing experience in a CAP/CLIA high complexity clinical laboratory setting is required.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with others to plan and carry out scientific programs.
• Self-driven and works well in an interdisciplinary team with minimal direction.
• Strong desire to build products that will save lives and change the course of cancer.
• Impeccable attention to detail.

Skills

• Knowledge of LIMS platforms and various computer systems.
• Experience with Illumina (NovaSeq 6000) and next-generation sequencing.
• Work in an oncology or comprehensive genomics testing lab.
• Work in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory.

Benefits

Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.