Job Title: Clinical Lab Scientist

Company: TPIRC

Location: Long Beach, CA

Hours: Full Time (40 hrs)

Non Exempt; M-F 2:00PM-10:30PM

Salary: $55-65/Hr

SIGN ON BONUS: $2000 after first 90 days!

Who We Are:

The Translational Pulmonary & Immunology Research Center (TPIRC) is a cutting-edge research and clinical care center that is revolutionizing treatment for rare and orphan diseases. Through the use of comprehensive diagnostic tools and patient-driven research, we seek to improve the quality of life for children and young adults each and every day.

Why TPIRC?

TPIRC is home to many innovative thinkers, problem solvers, and passionate leaders. The work we do is truly life-changing for our patients and their families; each member of our team will experience how their role supports our mission! TPIRC provides a challenging and rewarding environment where employees’ talents are leveraged, ideas are encouraged and growth is always inspired.

Who Are We Looking For?

We are currently seeking to hire a Clinical Lab Scientist for our Foundation Labs. The Clinical Lab Scientist will perform clinical laboratory tests in a manner that provides accurate, timely, and meaningful results.

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Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• PTO Days
• Paid Holidays
• 401K Plan (matched)
• Professional Development
• Paid Training
• Company Sponsored Events
• Competitive Rates
• Paid Family Leave
• Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

• Perform independently a wide variety of technical procedures in the Laboratory. 
•  Operate laboratory instruments and develop/maintain records of instrument maintenance and quality control. 
•  Maintain all laboratory equipment in good working order by following established preventive and routine maintenance schedules. 
•  Initiate and perform troubleshooting and minor repair on laboratory instruments. 
•  Maintain records of laboratory tests performed. 
•  Prepare written reports and/or technical summaries. 
•  Record and review data for accuracy, completeness, and suitability. 
•  Perform various quality control tasks and computations. 
•  Record keeping and document control systems, collection and collation of data, tracking
• laboratory compliance. 
•  Other responsibilities include sample processing, reagent preparation, and inventory.
•  Performs pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phase testing of all complexities as defined by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act/Amendment (CLIA) to include specialized tests and analysis in one or more areas of clinical laboratory such as Clinical Chemistry and Immunology.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• A current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License as a Generalist or Limited License Chemist. 
• At least two years of recent experience performing testing in a high volume laboratory.
• Ability to perform effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload, often changing from one task to another on an hourly or daily basis, while maintaining equanimity, accuracy and
• productivity. 
• Must have working knowledge of lab safety, basic lab skills (pipetting, dilutions, specimen integrity, etc) and test methodologies. 
• Skill in practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions used in making reagents and in performing calculations. 
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with laboratory team as well as other medical areas. 
• Ability to work in an environment with variations in temperature, instrument noise, usage of toxic or hazardous chemicals, fumes, odors and biological agents. 
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks (i.e. pipetting, computer data entry). 
• Skilled in writing accurately and legibly to record data, convey information, etc. 

Education/Experience:

• Experience with the following is preferred, but not required: Phadia Immunocap 1000, Sysmex XN-430, Siemens BN ProSpec, Siemens Dimension EXL 200

TPIRC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. TPIRC is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants, and employees with disabilities to ensure they enjoy equal access to all employment opportunities and benefits of employment as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.