Lead Clinical Lab Associate

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY: Assists in analyzing specimens and maintains equipment in good operating condition.

• Verify the proper specimen being analyzed for patients and perform correct tests that need to be completed
• Assists the team in day to day lab work according to standard operating procedure with little to no errors
• Follows GLP (good laboratory practice); reports non-conformity of SOPs to supervisor/manager
• Ensures production work is consistently completed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all case samples are processed and accounted for
• Assists supervisor in completing side projects assigned by the manager
• Go to person on the lab floor and when supervisor is not present
• Trains new hires with the current lab processes and assists supervisor in training/implementation of new process changes.
• Assists supervisor and lab trainer in completing competency for staff.
• Train on specialized instructions for instruments/protocols (super users)
• Recognizes and escalates equipment malfunctions; troubleshoots common errors on the lab floor by following established SOPs
• Understands the entire lab process and identifies/troubleshoots issues when they arise.
• Ensures new lab changes are implemented properly on the lab floor
• Escalates lab issues and team concerns to supervisor and/or manager. Suggests possible solutions.
• Escalates any discrepancies of team members’ performance to supervisor
• Provides feedback during performance evaluations for team members
• Meets regularly with the Supervisor
• Keeps team morale up and maintains professionalism of team members, including by acting as a role model
• Adheres to departmental expectations
• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have an access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job
• Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.
• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• BS/BA (or equivalent) in a biological science or similar field of study
• At least 5 years of industry-related experience preferred

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, computer, and pipetting skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Word processing and data management