Clinical Laboratory Scientist

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00pm; Flexible as department needs, plus On-Call Posted Date 08/23/2024 Salary Range: $53.31 - 71.04 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 18515

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Bone Marrow Transplant & Stem Cell Lab is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. In this key position, your primary duties include: 

• Process/cryopreserve bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for infusion
• Prepare samples for sterility, viability, and cell count testing
• Operate blood separation instruments and hematology analyzer
• Perform quality control tasks and computations
• Document equipment maintenance and quality control
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs on lab equipment
• Prepare written reports and technical summaries
• Record/review data for accuracy, completeness, and suitability
• Handle clinical trial administrative responsibilities

Salary Range:$53.31-71.04/hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Current and valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License
• Must be able to work after-hours, weekends, and holidays when required (rotating on-call)
• Experience in transfusion medicine, blood separation processes, and quality control/quality assurance. 
• Knowledge and experience with microbiology procedures
• Ability to use MS Office programs, including Word and Excel
  
• Skill in practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to be used in making reagents and in performing calculations
  
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with outside services
  
• Ability to work under conditions of frequent interruptions, distractions, and heavy workload while maintaining equanimity, accuracy and productivity
  

Preferred:

• At least two years of recent experience performing testing in a clinical laboratory
• Knowledge of hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplants, and cellular therapies
• Recent demonstrated technical competence in cellular therapy product processing 
• Experience with clinical trial processing and protocols