Lab Technician

GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS) delivers personalized and actionable health insights to inform diagnosis direct treatment and improve drug discovery. The company is uniquely positioned to accelerate the use of genomic and large-scale clinical information to enable precision medicine as the standard of care. GeneDx is at the forefront of transforming healthcare through its industry-leading exome and genome testing and interpretation services fueled by the worlds largest rare disease data sets. For more information please .

Summary
The Lab Technician for OneLab performs an entry level role in the testing of clinical DNA specimens for the purpose of diagnosing genetic disease using manual and automated methods in a team environment and following established policies and procedures in a professional manner.

Important: Interested candidates should be open to working alternative shifts including Morning Midday or Evening hours which may include weekends; shift differentials are provided for Midday Evening and all weekend shifts. This will be reviewed during the initial phone screen.

Job Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Learns and follows the established standard operating procedures for specimen handling and processing test analysis record-keeping and reporting of results to team leads supervisors and test managers where such tests require the exercise of limited independent judgment and responsibility.
• Adheres to quality control policies; documents all quality control activities instrument and procedural calibrations reagent preparation and testing and instrument maintenance performed.
• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance takes authorized corrective actions and notifies key individuals.
• Detects when test performance is not within acceptable levels. Documents all corrective action.
• Always be able to document that proficiency testing is performed in the same manner as patient testing.
• Meets or exceeds target workload with high accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Other duties may be assigned

Education Experience and Skills

• Bachelors degree in medical technology laboratory science or in one of the chemistry physical or biological sciences and meets CLIA CAP and New York State CLEP personnel standards criteria.
• Prior experience preferred but not required.
• Mathematical computer reasoning and language skills at the professional level.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand; sit and use hands to finger handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop kneel crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Possible contact with water (hand washing and cleaning) biohazardous body fluids and hazardous chemicals.
• Sufficient noise and interruptions to cause distraction and stress.
• Extended periods of stationary computer work.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Science - Minded Patient - Focused.

At GeneDx we create follow and are informed by cutting-edge science. With over 20 years of expertise in diagnosing rare disorders and diseases and pioneering work in the identification of new disease-causing genes our commitment to genetic disease detection discovery and diagnosis is based on sound science and is focused on enhancing patient care.

Experts in what matters most.

With hundreds of genetic counselors MD/PhD scientists and clinical and molecular genomics specialists on staff we are the industrys genetic testing experts and proud of it. We share the same goal as healthcare providers patients and families: to provide clear accurate and meaningful answers we all can trust.

SEQUENCING HAS THE POWER TO SOLVE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES.

From sequencing to reporting and beyond our technical and clinical experts are providing guidance every step of the way:

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• High-quality testing:Our laboratory is CLIA certified and CAP accredited and most of our tests are also New York State approved.
• Advanced detection:By interrogating genes for complex variants we can identify the underlying causes of conditions that may otherwise be missed.

CLINICAL EXPERTISE

• Thorough analysis:We classify variants according to our custom adaptation of the most recent guidelines. We then leverage our rich internal database for additional interpretation evidence.
• Customized care:Our experts review all test results and write reports in a clear concise and personalized way. We also include information for research studies in specific clinical situations.
• Impactful discovery:Our researchers continue working to find answers even after testing is complete. Through both internal research efforts and global collaborations we have identified and published hundreds of new disease-gene relationships and developed novel tools for genomic data analysis. These efforts ultimately deliver more diagnostic findings to individuals.

Learn more About Us here.

Benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health Dental Vision and Life insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Discounts
• Voluntary benefits
• Programs for parents and parents-to-be
  • We provide expert support for family planning pregnancy and postpartum care including up to 22 weeks of fully paid parental leave (U.S.) and up to $25K annually for fertility adoption or surrogacy.

GeneDx is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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