Lead Lab Technician (Molecular)

Midwest Express Clinic; Holliday (TX); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Midwest Express Clinic seeks a Lead Technician to coordinate daily laboratory operations, ensuring workflow efficiency, quality performance, and SOP adherence. The role serves as a senior technical resource and operational leader, with possible delegation as a General Supervisor under CLIA requirements.

The position requires a CLIA high-complexity qualification, a Bachelor’s degree in a clinical laboratory science field, and 2–4 years of molecular lab experience, including PCR workflows and

Qualifikationen

• CLIA high-complexity testing personnel requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science.
• 2–4 years of clinical laboratory experience (molecular preferred).
• Experience in PCR workflows and troubleshooting.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate workflow across accessioning, extraction, amplification, and data review.
• Perform and oversee routine testing, including PCR and analysis.
• Provide real-time troubleshooting for instruments and assays.
• Monitor QA and QC.
• Train staff and support competency assessments.
• Ensure proper specimen handoff between accessioning and testing.
• Monitor inventory and communicate supply needs.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs and documentation requirements.

Kenntnisse

Molecular workflows

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in chemical/physical/biological/clinical lab science

Tools

PCR workflows

Jobbeschreibung

Position Summary

The Lead Technician coordinates daily laboratory operations at the bench, ensuring workflow efficiency, quality performance, and adherence to standard operating procedures.Serves as a senior technical resource and operational leader without primary responsibility for personnel management or program ownership.May function as a delegated General Supervisor in accordance with CLIA requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflow across accessioning, extraction, amplification, and data review
• Perform and oversee routine testing, including PCR and analysis
• Provide real-time troubleshooting for instruments and assays
• Monitor QA and QC
• Train staff and support competency assessments
• Ensure proper specimen handoff between accessioning and testing
• Monitor inventory and communicate supply needs
• Ensure adherence to SOPs and documentation requirements

Decision-Making Authority

• Prioritize workflow and assign bench responsibilities
• Hold or delay results based on quality concerns
• Initiate troubleshooting and reassign tasks as needed
• Escalate non-routine issues to Lab Supervisor

Qualifications

• Meets CLIA high-complexity testing personnel requirementsBachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science
• ORequivalent2–4 years of clinical laboratory experience (molecular preferred)
• Experience in PCR workflows and troubleshooting
• Experience training or mentoring staff preferred

Core Competencies

• Technical expertise in molecular workflows
• Workflow coordination and prioritization
• Attention to detail and quality focus
• Clear communication and team leadership skills