Senior Clinical Lab Scientist

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way its about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.

Our Values:

• We Seek A Better Way
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  We innovate boldly, learn from our setbacks, and are resilient in our pursuit to transform cancer care
• We Make It Happen
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  We act with urgency, commit to quality, and bring fun to our hard work
• We Are Stronger Together
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  We collaborate openly, seek to understand, and celebrate our wins
• We Care Deeply
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  We embrace our differences, do the right thing, and encourage each other

The Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist will perform assays at the Veracyte Labs in accordance with the Company's CLIA quality management systems and will work closely with and be a part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team responsible for quality assurance, client services, data management and clinical research. The candidate is willing to roll up their sleeves, collaborate cross-functionally and have fun growing laboratory capacity and capabilities.

This is a full time onsite position at our San Diego location.

Sunday - Thursday, 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Independently, perform tests accurately and efficiently while operating laboratory equipment in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) standards.
• Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct routine and complex problems or immediately notify the general supervisor, technical supervisor, or director.
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Perform and document basic maintenance and troubleshoot more complex problems with instruments and assays as needed to resolve issues affecting testing.
• Identify opportunities for workflow improvement, participate in solutions and lead implementation.
• Participate in Proficiency Testing Evaluations; maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Document and review laboratory quality procedures as a Quality Assurance Committee member.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations and participates in all regulatory inspections.
• Participate in interdepartmental/operational projects and process improvements.
• Leads intradepartmental process improvement projects, including cost-savings and TAT initiatives.
• Participate in assay validation projects.
• Leads development of new and improvement of existing standard operating procedures.
• Participate in training and competency assessments of testing personnel for the Decipher Assay(s) and instrument maintenance.
• Preparation of quality control materials.
• Act as subject matter expert in troubleshooting instruments and assay issues.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

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