Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist (4x10 Sun-Tue and Thur 1pm-1130pm)
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Job Location:
Redwood City, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 57 - 78
Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Company Description
Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012 Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care including screening to find cancer early monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information visitand follow the company onLinkedInX (Twitter)andFacebook.
As a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist you are responsible for performing high complexity laboratory testing (next generation sequencing) on patient specimens performing quality control and quality assurance procedures reporting patient results. Youll comply with all applicable local state and federal laboratory requirements and operate under the direction of the Laboratory Director and Laboratory Supervisors. This role requires meticulous and organized records excellent attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and be flexible with tasks and schedules.
Pay Differential:Employees working this 2nd shift will receive a 20% pay differentialin recognition of their commitment to working non-traditional hours.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Accurately perform molecular testing using a variety of molecular biological techniques including next generation sequencing
Conduct daily quantitation and qualification assessment of molecular data generated during testing
Carry out QC/QA activities as part of the Quality program and commitment to patient safety
Participate in a variety of other essential laboratory activities including reagent qualification inventory management procedure writing inspection preparation assay validation and investigation
Perform and document routine preventive maintenance and independently identify and troubleshoot highly complex problems that adversely affect test performance
Identify root cause and document all corrective actions taken when test systems
Participate in introduction of assay improvements new assay configurations and validation
At times this position may fill the role of the general supervisor if the general supervisor is off-site
Qualifications:
About You
You have at least four years of experience in a CLIA laboratory and have a good understanding of CAP and CLIA regulations. Youre reliable and resilient and you contribute to team success by sharing your experience in molecular biology and NGS and are a leader among peers. Your colleagues come to you with questions and youve had experience training and/or supervising clinical laboratory staff.
You are excited about bringing quality and strong project management skills to solve complex issues that impact test performance. You are an effective and proactive communicator who maintains open dialogue with colleagues across functions and can articulate complex concepts and issues clearly. An avid learner you seek opportunities to grow and integrate developmental feedback you receive into your day-to-day. Youre known for your ability to zoom in on detail as well as your ability to zoom out to see the big picture.
In addition you have:
Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Clinical Genetic and Molecular Biology Scientist (CGMBS) license
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science Clinical Science or related field
Four years of experience in a CLIA certified laboratory
Working knowledge of local state and federal laboratory regulations
Experience in molecular testing nucleic acid extraction PCR and sequencing (next generation sequencing)
Working knowledge of laboratory functions (laboratory regulations LIMS Quality etc.)
Hybrid Work Model: This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.
Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office 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 to sit for extended periods of time.
Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities long-term conditions mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support please reach out to
A background screening including criminal history is required for this role. GH will consider qualified applicants with criminal arrest or conviction histories in a manner consistent with applicable law including but not limited to the LA County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
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.
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Senior IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Protein Purification
- Research Experience
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Flow Cytometry
About Company
Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient cl ... View more
