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Job Title
Shared Laboratory Resource Specialist II - Genomics Core

Location
Cleveland

Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department
LRI Research Core Services-Research Innov and Educ

Job Code
D99679

Shift
Days

Schedule
8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary
Job Details
Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As the Shared Laboratory Resource Specialist II, you will perform a variety of laboratory activities independently with minimal supervision at a moderate to high scientific complexity level and function as a key support to the operations and research customers. You will lead and participate training of other employees of proper procedures or SOPs, maintenance of equipment or other duties and completes special projects as assigned.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a consistent understanding of protocols and guiding principles, and applies the protocols to experiments.
• Conducts, evaluates experiments, assays, and/or other laboratory activities, and is assigned projects of moderate complexities. May work with more senior mentor to learn and train on higher complexity activities.
• Calculates, compiles, and communicates results to the Core leadership or internal customer.
• Performs quality assurance on all assigned activities per procedures or SOPs.
• Performs intake functions for the laboratory such as logging of samples and service requests, and the dissemination of basic information to users (i.e., minimum requirements for services, costs, etc.).Records work accurately and completely.
• Maintains established laboratory inventories, ordering materials as necessary.
• Prepares and operates equipment for experiments, assays, measurements, etc.
• May perform maintenance and minor equipment repairs, according to manufacturer and Core guidelines. Cleans and performs general maintenance on equipment, according to established protocols.
• Executes and facilitates delivery of specialized services.
• Interacts with primarily with Core personnel but may have increasing interaction with Core users.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Associate's degree in a relevant scientific field required.
• Bachelor's Degree may substitute for two years of experience.
• Four years of directly related experience may substitute for the degree requirements.

Languages:

• N/A

Certifications:

• Certification in appropriate field may be required per department or core protocol within one year of hire.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Two years of experience required.

Physical Requirements:

• May be exposed to hazardous biological, vaporous and odorous materials
• Manual and visual dexterity required.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Continuous lifting, standing and walking.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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