Medical Laboratory Technician I​/II

Overview

Position days and hours:
Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Invivoscribe is an industry pioneer, dedicated to Improving Lives with Precision Diagnostics®. Invivoscribe has been the global leader in driving international standardization of testing and accelerating patient access to the newest and best cancer treatments for over 30 years. Headquartered in San Diego, California with locations across the world, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. We work with key collaborators to develop molecular assays, reagents, controls and bioinformatics tools under ISO 13485 design control that are used by over 700 clinical laboratories in over 160 countries.

Our global network of laboratories offers internationally standardized next generation molecular and flow cytometry panels to support drug development and accelerate drug approvals worldwide. We work with pharmaceutical partners and international regulatory agencies across the globe to develop companion diagnostics, which are necessary to gain approval of new drugs and treatments for cancer patients. Our harmonized ISO
15189 accredited and CLIA/CAP clinical laboratories offer a test menu focused on biomarkers which are clinically actionable to support therapeutic decisions, measurable residual disease (MRD) testing, patient stratification, and trial enrollment, all designed to accelerate approvals of new oncology drugs and treatments. For 30 years, we have been at the forefront of precision diagnostics, and we’re just getting started!

• Medical Laboratory Technician I/II is responsible for training, receiving, and accessioning specimens for testing, assisting Clinical Laboratory Specialists, and pre-analytical testing for specimens received.
• Perform basic clinical testing procedures, basic data entry, and filing functions for the clinical laboratory.
• Provide professional customer service to clients.
• Performs all aspects of pre-analytic workflow to ensure orders are entered correctly, specimens collected are appropriate for the test ordered, and are correctly processed/transported.
• Verifies specimens for add-on tests and generates add-on test orders; evaluates specimens for appropriateness and documents unacceptable specimens.
• Support operational lab staff with biorepository activities; organize and store samples of biological material, blood, bone marrow aspirate, cells, and DNA.
• Perform sample receiving and accessioning by following relevant SOPs; aid and gather information from customers to complete accessioning; verify labeling and specimen acceptability.
• Perform some aspects of clinical testing protocols including semi-automated and manual DNA isolations; quantify and normalize isolated DNA; conduct biorepository activities and store samples for research and patient testing.
• Operate laboratory equipment (e.g., centrifuges, automated cell counters, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, fluorometer) and use automated equipment that analyzes multiple samples simultaneously.
• Perform a quality secondary review of work (e.g., accessioning, data entry) to ensure accuracy.
• Perform post-analytic activities such as distribution of results, filing testing documentation, archiving samples, and checking for data entry errors.
• Ensure quality of operations by initiating Quality Occurrence Reports and Customer Complaints, meeting competency standards, and maintaining continuing education requirements.
• Ensure integrity of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) by following established protocols and contributing to maintenance and enhancements.
• Follow all required safety, privacy, and biohazard procedures and standards.
• Provide customer service excellence: answer phones, maintain HIPAA and PHI confidentiality, and send reviewed results to clients.
• Perform inventory control for laboratory supplies in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner according to professional standards and internal procedures.

• High School diploma or equivalent. Some college coursework and/or relevant certification(s) preferred. Bachelor’s Degree in a related field highly preferred. For the MLT II, typically 2+ years of experience in a Clinical…