Katalyst Healthcares and Life Sciences
Job Location :
all cities,IL, USA
Posted on :
2025-01-22T19:36:22Z
Job Description :
Responsibilities:
- Perform Sample management duties including but not limited to: preliminary Quality Control (QC) of sample condition, appropriately store samples, and update request system with sample receipt and/or discrepancies within 3 business days.
- Perform both routine and complex wet lab tasks to generate high quality nucleic acids from human and non-human parent samples and generate nucleic acid QC data within agreed upon timelines.
- Possess strong preliminary analysis interpretation skills of nucleic acid QC data.
- Perform troubleshooting for routine wet lab tasks independently, and alert manager of any errors. Consult manager, team lead, or senior member for complex troubleshooting needs.
- Communicate project updates, compile, and share project completion QC reports with their manager, stakeholders, and teammates in a timely manner.
- Present data in scientific and/or technical meetings.
- Accurately record experimental setup, processing, and data quality control notes.
- Adhere to established laboratory SOPs and assists with development of Client SOPs.
- Support development and testing of established and new LIMS.
- Support downstream molecular workflows as needed per manager's direction.
- Maintain wet lab instruments such as those used for extraction and nucleic acid QC.
- Maintain documentation for experiments and instrumentation as outlined by laboratory standards.
Requirements:
- BS degree in Genetics/genomic or related field or equivalent with 3+ years relevant experience, MS degree in Genetics/Genomics with relevant experience.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out job function.
- Experience with performing routine and or complex nucleic acid workflows from source material such as: cells, tissues, blood, other biofluids.
- Experience with performing routine and/or complex nucleic acid quality control analyzing/interpreting data for, such as, but not limited to: fluorescence quantification, absorbance, and integrity analysis.
- Experience with low and high throughout sample tracking and data management (LIMS).
- Experience with performing and maintaining workflows on automation platforms.
- Experience in a CLIA certified laboratory or other regulated certified laboratory.
- Experience in clinical writing and editing documents/manuals.
- Self-motivated and works independently in a fast paced and fluid environment with high attention to detail.
- Works well in multidisciplinary team environment.
- Capacity to learn new methodologies/techniques quickly and drives innovation to improve workflows.
- Strictly adheres to SOP and lab guidelines.
- Effective and efficient communication.
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