Confirmation Scientist II Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Description Job purpose

• Prepare and analyze clinical samples in the toxicology lab.
• Accurately prepare laboratory solutions and reagents
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and instrumentation
• Ability to trouble shoot a vast array of sample preparation and instrumentation derived issues
• Review and certify MS data Duties and responsibilities
• Serve as a key operator responsible for LCMS instrumentation, Hamilton liquid handling system, and associated reagents, consumables, work processes and sample analysis.
• Independently perform and troubleshoot automated urine and oral fluid toxicology drugs of abuse procedures on LCMS and Hamilton instrumentation.
• Perform LCMS and Hamilton instrumentation maintenance and repair any issues not covered under service contracts.
• Optimize laboratory workflow by providing process feedback to General and Technical Supervisors, implementing changes and assisting in SOP updates as necessary.
• Maintain and monitor reagent integrity, order materials as necessary, make and ensure quality of working stock solutions using SOPs.
• Independently participate in College of American Pathologist (CAP) Proficiency Testing (PT).
• Organize, review, report, store, and archive laboratory data in accordance with approved SOPs, quality control guidelines, or supervisory guidance.
• Ability to certify MS data for reporting in accordance with approved SOPs, and quality control guidelines. Seek corrective action for patient samples not meeting these criteria during data review.
• Ensure that work requirements are completed in a timely, organized manner to very high standards and in compliance with protocols, SOPs, and

CAP/CLIA

regulations or guidelines.

• Ensure that facilities, equipment, supplies, and reagents are maintained and used in a same manner and administered in accordance with applicable safety, occupational health, and environmental protection guidelines, policies, and regulations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the field of medical technology and those techniques and instrumentation management and reporting of clinical data.
• Assist in the training of other laboratory staff or personnel to perform testing or operate instrumentation as requested by the Technical or General Supervisor.
• Responsible for reading and understanding of all required SOPs.
• Responsible for completing assigned continuing education courses.
• Other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelors Degree in a laboratory science from an accredited college with at least 12 semester hours of Biology and at least 12 semester hours of Chemistry
• At least 1 year of experience performing high complexity testing in a CLIA accredited toxicology laboratory.
• Prior experience with AB Sciex 4500/5500/6500 or equivalent preferred.

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