Reagent Quality Control Technologist
Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
We're looking to build a laboratory team who are passionate and focused on developing state of the art techniques to processing and creating and interpreting vast amounts of genomic and molecular data.
Responsibilities:
- Work within a cutting-edge genomics workflow to provide quality control support in a high-volume next-generation sequencing clinical laboratory.
- Document all results and findings in order to satisfy CLIA/CAP/NYS-DOH requirements.
- Report significant reagent findings/deviations and system deficiencies to lab management, as appropriate.
- Help create and implement new reagent acceptability criteria for use by Tempus R&D and clinical lab staff.
- Update SOPs within document control system, including creation/ revision/ review of internal SOPs and other quality documentation.
- Create and review reagent acceptability criteria and probe lot validations.
- Interact with lab management and testing personnel to prioritize QC tasks.
- Help facilitate and implement corrective and preventative actions.
- Maintain reagent qualification records and manage quality control of reagent inventory.
Qualifications:
- Highly organized and systematic, superb attention to detail and ability to complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
- Proven ability to learn new skills quickly and adapt to new processes smoothly.
- BS in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological science.
- Prefer 1 year previous experience in molecular lab or with laboratory liquid handlers.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and/ or Google Sheets.
- Previous experience in a clinical lab regulated by CAP/ CLIA/ NYS highly desirable.
- Good time management skills.
- 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