Laboratory Associate I

Compensation:  $24.00 per hour. You are eligible for a Short-Term Incentive with the target at 5% of your annual earnings; terms and conditions apply.

Laboratory Associate I - Monday-Friday, 12:00pm-8:30pm PT

The Laboratory Associate is responsible for following all standard operating procedures of the laboratory and adhering to all quality regulations. Additionally, the Laboratory Associate may be assigned duties by the Lab Manager, Lab Supervisor, and other Clinical Laboratory Operations Leadership for the advancement or maintenance of the laboratory.  Additionally, the Laboratory Associate is responsible for laboratory functions that do not directly involve the manipulation of patient samples or products generated from patient samples.

Essential Functions:

• Follow all procedures and protocols pertaining to supporting Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS) in patient sample processing, pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical testing
• Any general laboratory system support that does not directly involve the manipulation of patient samples or products generated from patient samples.
• Adhere to all Quality regulations (CAP, CLIA & New York State) and ensure all training and competency forms are complete.
• Maintain laboratory safety by ensuring work area is safe and clean prior to work and after work and noting hazardous problems for prompt and proper repair.
• Assist in pulling and filing primers, reagents and samples for trainees and CLS techs without manipulating the samples or compromising their integrity.
• Assisting with any clerical duties that may be assigned by Lab Management.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelors (B.S.) or higher, licenses, and/or registrations that are required for the position
• Technical knowledge of laboratory testing and terminology is desirable.
• Ability to read and interpret documents and Ambry requisitions, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Entry Level of experience with wet lab and analysis.
• Clinical laboratory experience, preferably molecular

About Us:

Ambry Genetics Corporation is a CAP-accredited and CLIA-licensed molecular genetics laboratory based in Aliso Viejo, California. We are a genetics-based healthcare company that is dedicated to open scientific exchange so we can work together to understand and treat all human disease faster. 

At Ambry, everyone is welcome. A career at Ambry Genetics is a chance to be part of a dynamic company that aims to improve health by understanding the relationships between genetics and human disease. We earned our reputation as industry leaders by responsibly introducing cutting-edge genetic testing solutions and continually sharing what we learn with the global scientific community. 

At Ambry you will be learning, challenging yourself, and having fun while collaborating with teammates through the open exchange of ideas.  Our outstanding benefits program includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, FSA, paid sick leave and generous paid time off (PTO) program. You can learn more about the benefits here. Ambry Genetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we maintain a drug-free work environment. 

The Company believes in second chance employment.  Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with local laws such as Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.  You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the Company is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. For the purpose of the above job description, “Essential Functions” are “Material Job Duties”. 

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