Senior Clinical Lab Trainer

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At Exact Sciences, we’re helping change how the world prevents, detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others.

Position Overview

The Senior Clinical Laboratory, Pre-Analytical prepares and facilitates training for new hire and existing employee training in the clinical laboratory, mentors new and current Clinical Lab Trainers, and assists the Clinical Lab Lead Trainer with advanced duties. This role supports Exact Sciences Laboratories through subject matter and training expertise to ensure all team members are training properly and competencies are successfully met.  This role coordinates accurate data reporting practices to ensure a consistent and diligent capture of training and competency. In addition, this role supports the creation, editing, and maintenance of training procedures, materials, courses, and competencies to reflect current processes.  Lastly, this role completes moderate and/or high complexity competencies/end-user-proficiency assessments for learners and file training documentation appropriately.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Delivers training through in-person training, virtual training, hands-on/on-the-job training, virtual training, and other modalities, as needed.
• Identifies and adapts training/facilitation style to meet learner needs, in the moment.
• Facilitates small or large group learning sessions.
• Creates, coordinates, and administers learning exams and/or competency direct observations.
• Leads the creation, editing, and maintenance of training and competency materials.
• Maintains competency in assigned test processes, in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Performs pre-analytic, analytical, and/or post-analytical tasks, in the laboratories, as assigned.
• Supports the knowledge transfer to the Clinical Lab Training team around new/edited SOPs, assignments, and changes in the laboratory processes in which they train.
• Leads team projects, as assigned.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of training through surveys, observations, and feedback.
•  Maintain and audits records of training and competency, for accuracy in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with other team members cross-functionally.
• Coordinates and completes team administrative duties, as assigned.
• Participates and leads team meetings.
• Upholds company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as assigned.
• Ability to work overtime, as needed.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for up to 75% of a typical working day.
• Ability to work seated for up to approximately 50% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for up to approximately 80% of a typical working day.
• Ability to work 100% of the time onsite at assigned laboratory location.
• Ability to lift to 40 pounds for approximately 25% of a typical working day.
• Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.
• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
• Ability to use various types of laboratory equipment, including microscopes, microtomes, blades, strainers, and pipettes for extended periods of time.
• May perform repetitious actions using lab tools.
• Ability to use near vision to view samples at close range.
• May be exposed to hazardous materials, tissue specimens, and instruments with moving parts, lasers, heating and freezing elements, and high-speed centrifugation.
• Ability and means to travel between local Exact Sciences locations.
• Ability to travel 25% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.
• You may be required to successfully complete an assessment showing understanding of Exact Sciences Epic processes necessary to the job functions with a score of 80% or higher.  Exact Sciences will make reasonable accommodation available, if necessary, to assist an employee with a disability to satisfy this requirement.

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