Biorepository Technician (ONSITE, SHIFT: Tues.-Fri. from 7:30am to 4pm & SAT. from 8am to 4:30pm)
Company: Guardant Health
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: June 19, 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 Description(The position
requires to be onsite in Redwood City facility. The shift will be
Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4 pm, and Saturday from 8 am
to 4:30 pm)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 liquid biopsy field leader, Guardant Health has
information about the mutational landscape of over 30,000
patients.As a Biorepository Technician, we are looking for someone
who will be a vital link between internal Customer Service and the
Clinical Lab personnel. The Biorepository Technician is responsible
for receiving, unpacking, processing, and recording samples sent
for laboratory testing. The Biorepository Technician has
demonstrated a good understanding of laboratory workflow. In
addition to the primary role of sample accessioning, there will be
a need to provide backup support to the Clinical Lab personnel on
an as-needed basis. It is imperative that the Biorepository
Technician has demonstrated the ability to work independently and
function effectively as a member of the Guardant Health team. The
nature of the work requires excellent attention to detail,
effective written and verbal communication skills, the ability to
multi-task and be flexible with tasks and schedules, and the
ability to work independently in a team environment.As part of the
Biorepository Team, you will be responsible for:
- Support the Clinical Lab personnel with sample intake,
accessioning, and plasma isolation
- Receive, unpack, and process incoming clinical specimens
- Enter and verify data in the LIS database
- Prepare samples for testing by centrifuging and isolating
plasma from whole blood
- Resolve and document incomplete or unacceptable specimens
- Aliquot specimens and manage sample storage inventory
- Create sample batches, print labels, and label tubes and
batches
- Perform equipment maintenance and maintain equipment logs and
records
- Keep laboratory equipment in good working condition by applying
quality control measures, such as sterilization and greasing to
avoid damages
- Support the administrative functions of the lab as
required
- Check, monitor, and record temperature and perform root cause
analysis of deviations and implement a resolution or initiate a
service request when necessary
- Clean racks and other laboratory supplies
- Carry out and maintain sufficient inventory of laboratory stock
for daily operations.
- Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate
from the laboratory's established performance specifications
- Assist with training of new laboratory personnel and training
of new procedures with existing personnel
- Carry out and maintain sufficient inventory of laboratory stock
for daily operations.
- Document all corrective actions are taken when test systems
deviate from the laboratory's established performance
specifications
- Assist with training of new laboratory personnel and training
of new procedures with existing personnelQualifications
- Bachelor of Arts or Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science,
Clinical Science, or related field preferred
- Previous laboratory work experience with sample intake,
accessioning and plasma isolation, preferred
- Experienced with centrifuging and isolating plasma from whole
blood, preferred
- Well versed in supporting the clinical lab personnel,
preferred
- Knowledgeable of SCIENTIFIC AREA OF a Clinical Lab
- Familiar with documenting all corrective actions taken
- Strong computing skills, especially databases
- 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.Additional 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. 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.Employees may be required to lift routine
office supplies and use office equipment. The majority of the work
is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be
exposed 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 our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.Please visit
our career page at: http://www.guardanthealth.com/jobs/, ,
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