Flow Cytometry Data Analysis

Application Window: November 26, 2024

Pay Range: $15.00-$31.60

All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. 

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only.  For more detailed information, please click here. 

Job Description:

Perform assigned clinical laboratory flow cytometry analysis accurately and in a timely manner:

• Resolve pendings. Retrieve and check specimens against pending list. Document specimen discrepancies. Notify laboratory management when specimen discrepancies are not resolved.
• Performs routine testing and calculations as required.
• Resolve routine and non-routine assay problems.

Ensure the validity of tests results through the performance of established quality assurance and quality control procedures:

• Perform experiments, as scheduled, for evaluation of new Calibrator and/or QC lots.
• Summarize results of investigations and compile data for review by management.
• Document quality control results. Interpret quality control results according to Westgard rules or other established departmental procedures and accurately document biases, warnings and violations of control values.
• Document corrective action for unusual occurrences (e.g. QC violations, instrument related problems).
• Analyze proficiency testing survey samples as patient specimens.

Result Entry (Auto-verification and manual entry):

• When data is manually entered (e.g. QC, patient data) ensure peer review is performed and documented prior to release of results.
• Prepare proper documentation of test results and enter into the information system.
• Generate an appropriate audit trail for all activities.
• Document and communicate any result reporting problems or inconsistencies to laboratory management.
• Complete testing within the expected turnaround time to meet customers’ expectations.

Comply with regulatory guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all times.

Training:

• Individual is responsible for maintaining his/her complete up-to-date training file and is accountable for correcting and deficiencies found in his/her training file.
• Individual is responsible for ensuring he/she is trained and training is documented prior to performing a task.
• The individual successfully completes, as scheduled, competency assessment and ensures competency testing documentation is provided to management for review/retention.
• Competently performs department duties as set forth in the department training checklist(s).
• May assist in training new employees and follows-up to ensure training is understood.
• Attends, as scheduled, department, mandatory and other meetings and training, as required according to training matrices.

Work to achieve partnership with both internal customers and external clients by:

• Pull data in a timely manner for review by QA and external clients.
• Contribute to the provision of accurate verbal or written response to internal QA and client audit findings. Coordinate, where needed, with other resources to resolve issue.
• Researches and prepares a response following investigation for quality purposes. Coordinate, where needed, with other resources to resolve issue.
• Research and responds in a timely manner to internal customer inquiries regarding status of test results, retrieval of samples for testing/storage and other needs.
• Understand department metrics and goals.
• Demonstrate proficiency in applicable computer systems and software.
• Maintains a clean, organized and safe work environment. 
• Takes action for the department when additional responsibilities and opportunities are presented.
• Provide laboratory management with a report of activities upon request.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education U. S. Requirements:

Individual must qualify as testing personnel under the following CLIA 1988 and New York State Department of Health requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science or other life scie