Clinical Laboratory Associate (Contract)
Reports to: Manager, Clinical Laboratory
FLSA: Non-exempt
Location: San Diego
Description
Join ClearNote Health and apply your clinical laboratory skills to help beat cancer. Our proprietary epigenomics technology detects cancer early, leading to better outcomes for patients. Our tests are developed by generating and analyzing genome-wide sequence profiles. Talented and dedicated clinical laboratory team members are vital to help deliver quality lifesaving results from our testing platform.
We are seeking a clinical laboratory associate committed to supporting the growth and operation of our CLIA certified and CAP accredited laboratory. You will assist with the day-to-day testing operations including accessioning and labeling of patient specimens and assisting with instrument maintenance and specimen processing. This role requires a Tuesday – Saturday 7am – 3:30pm schedule.
Responsibilities
- Accession patient samples and ensure specimen acceptance criteria are met.
- Prepare labels and consumables for downstream processing.
- Engage in continuous process and service improvement.
- Ensure QC and maintenance of all laboratory equipment.
- Support good laboratory practices (GLP) and decontaminate work environments regularly.
- Adhere to good documentation practices (GDP) when notating on document-controlled forms.
- Maintain working knowledge of laboratory policies and procedures.
- Document reagent and consumable information when received at the laboratory.
- Documenting procurement issues, updates, and data entry into LIMS systems.
- Receive and store shipments arriving onsite.
- Storage of patient specimens and retrieval of samples needed for repeat testing.
- Assess discrepancies with test requisition forms and patient specimens.
- Assist licensed personnel in all modules of clinical NGS workflows, automation troubleshooting, and reagent preparation.
- Help coordinate reagent qualifications and documentation for verification of new lots.
- Evaluate new process improvements and make appropriate recommendations based on thorough evaluation of technical, quality, and efficiency impact.
- Ensure all work is in accordance with state and federal regulations, organizational policy, and accreditation/compliance requirements.
- Review and contribute to the writing of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Requirements
- AS degree or equivalent in biological sciences or related degree. Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal, team, written, and spoken communication skills.
- Ability to operate various laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
- Must be able to work Tuesday-Saturday 7am-3:30pm
Compensation
Compensation is based on skills, experience, and qualifications. The estimated base hourly range for this position is $20 to $27/hr, with potential variation based on depth of experience.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
We celebrate diversity in perspectives and backgrounds, and this is reflected in our innovation, our mission, and values. Our differences make us unique, help us innovate, and allow us to persevere. We strive to achieve representation and inclusion and redefine the possibility of patients living longer lives.
Come join us in addressing large healthcare needs through precision epigenomic medicine!
ClearNote Health is an exciting life science company that is reinventing non-invasive molecular diagnostic testing using next generation epigenomic technologies. We are passionate and dedicated to discovering and developing medicines that will make a significant difference in cancer and other epigenomic-driven diseases. Our technologies provide novel insight and quantitation of human health and disease, with our focus on precision medicine applications improving both clinical and health system outcomes. Our company was founded based on pioneering work in the Stanford laboratory of Stephen Quake, with advisors from Stanford and UCSF.
We look for extraordinary lifelong learners with a passion and growth mindset for these areas, and for combining biological ingenuity with AI and data analysis. Led by a team with decades of experience bringing products from concept to market, we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We provide generous benefits to all employees including stock options. We are building a world-class company, based in San Diego and San Mateo.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging:
We celebrate diversity in perspectives and backgrounds, and this is reflected in our innovation, our mission, and values. Our differences make us unique, help us innovate, and allow us to persevere. We strive to achieve representation and inclusion and redefine the possible in patients living longer lives.