Laboratory Coordinator

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $75,000.00 $92,000.00

Position Summary

The individual will perform complex molecular genetics laboratory procedures to analyze clinical samples; this will require extensive, accurate, and efficient hands-on work. The Laboratory Coordinator will operate, maintain, and troubleshoot complex instrumentation including, but not limited to, Illumina sequencers, real-time PCR machines, Roche COBAS 5800s, and Qiagen extraction instruments. Attention to detail, strict adherence to protocols, and maintenance of extensive and accurate documentation is required.

Duties will include:

• Perform nucleic acid extraction, amplification, sequencing, PCR, and other technical tasks as needed.
• Compile, analyze, and document procedures performed.
• Follow-up and troubleshoot un-expected data, investigate non-conformities and notify supervisor/manager of instrument malfunctions or assay performance concerns.
• Sample receiving, processing, data entry.
• Interact with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers on issues related to testing performed by the laboratory.
• Maintain accurate and extensive documentation in accordance with internal and external regulatory agencies.
• Maintain inventory, request orders as needed and verify receipt and storage.
• Develop or assist in the development and validation of clinical assays and generate the corresponding documentation of recommendations and findings.
• Attend continuing education, safety, and compliance training as necessary.
• The incumbent will also perform other duties as assigned and as needed by the laboratory including, but not limited to, sample storage, sample accessioning and sample storage.

Responsibilities

• 70% - Perform existing technical assays
• 10% - Validating new assays
• 10% - Troubleshooting technical problems
• 5% - Quality assurance, management, and improvement
• 5% - Other administrative/technical tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience required.
• The candidate must be licensed or license eligible to practice as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist according to New York State licensure requirements. Continued employment will require obtaining a license through the full laboratory technologist or restricted (Molecular) laboratory technologist license pathway.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Illumina NGS platforms.
• Experience with assay development and validation.
• Master's degree in biology/related field plus 4 years of related experience.

Other Requirements

• Requires strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to perform efficiently in a fast-paced environment in order to meet strict deadlines.

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