Clinical Laboratory Scientist II, Clinical Operations
Company: Guardant Health
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: June 18, 2022
Job Description:
Company DescriptionGuardant 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 DescriptionPOSITION
DUTIES
- Perform laboratory tests, procedures and analyses per the
laboratory's standard operating procedures
- Review, interpret and report patient results in LIMS
- Independently identify and troubleshoot high complexity
problems that adversely affect the test performance
- Perform, review and document laboratory quality control
procedures
- Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate
from the laboratory's established performance specifications
- Perform and document routine preventive maintenance
- Assist with training of new laboratory personnel
- Maintain sufficient inventory of laboratory supplies for daily
operations and prepare reagents required for testing
- Perform and document reagent qualification per the approved
protocols
- Perform annual review of Standard Operating Procedures
- Report all concerns of test quality and/or safety to the
Laboratory Supervisor or Safety Officer
- Participate in introduction of assay improvements, new assay
configurations and validation
- Perform other miscellaneous laboratory duties as assigned and
assist others as time allowsEducation And ExperienceQualifications
- California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license
- Bachelor of Arts or Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science,
Clinical Science or related field
- Working knowledge of local, state, and federal laboratory
regulations
- Able to integrate and apply feedback in a professional
manner
- Able to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on
quality
- Ability to work as part of a teamPHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING
ENVIRONMENT
- Hours and days may vary depending on operational needs
- Standing or sitting for long periods of time may be
necessary.
- May be exposed to hazardous materials, blood specimens and
instruments with moving parts, heating or freezing elements, and
high speed centrifugation (Generally Laboratory and Client Services
employees only)
- Repetitive manual pipetting may be necessary
- Some lifting (up to 25 pounds) may be necessaryAdditional
InformationCovid 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, as consistent with applicable laws.Anemployee 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.Employee may be required to
lift routine office supplies and use office equipment.Majority of
the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there
may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material
in the laboratory environment.Ability to sit for extended periods
of time.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.To learn more about the information collected when you
apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used,
please review ourPrivacy Notice for Job Applicants.Please visit our
career page at:http://www.guardanthealth.com/jobs/
Keywords: Guardant Health, Redwood City , Clinical Laboratory Scientist II, Clinical Operations, Healthcare , Redwood City, California
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