Clinical Laboratory Associate II (1st shift Tue-Sat)

Company: Guardant Health
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: January 7, 2022

Job Description:

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary blood tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health Oncology Platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has launched liquid biopsy-based Guardant360 -, Guardant360 CDx and GuardantOMNI - tests for advanced stage cancer patients. These tests fuel development of its LUNAR program, which aims to address the needs of early-stage cancer patients with neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment selection, cancer survivors with surveillance, asymptomatic individuals eligible for cancer screening and individuals at a higher risk for developing cancer with early detection.

Job Description

At Guardant Health, we are committed to positively and significantly impacting patient health through technology breakthroughs that pointedly address long-standing unmet needs in oncology. As the leader in the liquid biopsy field Guardant Health has information about the mutational landscapes of over 30,000 patients.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

As a Clinical Laboratory Associate II we are looking for someone who will be responsible for assisting the Clinical Laboratory Scientists and supporting the daily operations of the Clinical Laboratory. As part of the Clinical Operations you will be responsible for:
Perform equipment maintenance according to the laboratory's standard operating procedures for the following but not limited to: centrifuges, freezers, refrigerators, pipettors, heat blocks, quantitation instruments, sequencers, and liquid handlers.
Create sample batches, print labels and label tubes and plates.
Maintain sufficient inventory of material, supplies and equipment in the laboratory for performance of duties.
Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
Clean racks and other laboratory supplies.
Manage plasma sample inventory.
Perform annual review of standard operating procedures.
Assist the Reagent Manufacturing team with preparation and aliquoting of reagents, manufacture controls and reagents kits require for performing and supporting sampletesting.
Assist with managing and ensuring sufficient inventory of reagents used in the Clinical Operations laboratory.
Participate in interdepartmental activities with Supply Chain and Quality to ensure qualified reagents for testing are available for use at all time.
Assist the Clinical Laboratory Scientist during clinical patient testing.
Participate in projects under the supervision of a CLS or Supervisor along with maintaining quality and efficient work flow of daily duties.
Perform laboratory tests, procedures and analyses according to the laboratory's standard operating procedures for research sample testing
Operate and troubleshoot equipment according to the laboratory's standard operating procedures for research sample testing
Independently identify and troubleshoot high complexity problems that adversely affect the test performance for research sample testing
Assist with training of new laboratory personnel and training of new procedures with existing personnel.
Assist with internal audits and inspection preparation, as needed.
Manage of organizing and maintaining laboratory, equipment, personnel and training documents.
Set-up the liquid handlers and assist with liquid handlers automated procedures.
Ensure on-time calibration of laboratory equipment is scheduled and performed.
Report all concerns of test quality and/or safety to the Supervisor or Safety Officer.
Work closely with the CLS's and Accessioning Teams and Reagent Manufacturing team to provide consistent and ongoing support to the entire service department.
Write and revise standard operating procedures, as needed.
Identify process improvement opportunities and report to laboratory management
Provide guidance for new Clinical Laboratory Associates, give constructive feedback and provide peer review feedback for evaluations.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

ABOUT YOU - If you are a dedicated Clinical Laboratory Associate II with the following experience who holds:
Minimum of AA or equivalent required
Bachelor of Arts or Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science, Clinical Science or related field preferred.
At least 3 years of related experiences in a high complexity laboratory
Demonstrate a high level of competency when assisting in the analytical sample processing steps all other supporting function
Dedicated to making a difference
Driven to make a positive impact in cancer diagnosis and treatment
Great communicator with great written and verbal fluency in English
Detailed oriented with an appetite to drive tasks to completion
Ability to work well in a rapid-pace startup environment
Ability to work well in a group
Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision

Covid Vaccination Policy: Starting January 7, 2022, Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption from Guardant's COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable accommodation. An employee is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain their fully-vaccinated status under this Policy by obtaining, if applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.

Additional Information

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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