Laboratory Technician

CenExel⠀Clinical⠀Research⠀and its⠀fully⠀owned and⠀operated⠀Centers of⠀Excellence⠀(research⠀sites)⠀provide⠀unparalleled⠀medical⠀and⠀scientific⠀support in⠀the design⠀and⠀execution⠀of⠀clinical⠀trials.⠀Each of⠀our⠀research⠀sites⠀specializes⠀in Phase I⠀to Phase⠀IV⠀clinical⠀trials.⠀Our⠀Centers of⠀Excellence⠀comprise⠀some of⠀the⠀country's⠀most⠀well-respected⠀and⠀long-standing⠀research⠀facilities.

Specialty⠀areas of⠀research⠀across our⠀sites⠀include⠀Psychiatry,⠀Acute Post⠀Op Pain,⠀Asian⠀Bridging,⠀Dermatology,⠀Movement⠀Disorders,⠀GI, and⠀Neurology.⠀Each of⠀our⠀Centers of⠀Excellence⠀has⠀tremendous⠀experience⠀and⠀expertise⠀in complex⠀early-phase⠀trials,⠀and all⠀our sites⠀have⠀in-patient⠀capability.

We⠀focus on⠀quality⠀people,⠀teamwork,⠀and⠀high-quality⠀of⠀clinical⠀research⠀with a⠀history of⠀success.

We⠀are⠀looking⠀for a PRN⠀Laboratory⠀Technician⠀to join⠀our team⠀and help⠀us deliver⠀the best⠀care to⠀our⠀patients.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists in⠀conducting⠀research⠀protocols⠀in a⠀manner⠀that⠀ensures⠀quality,⠀consistency,⠀timelines,⠀accuracy⠀and⠀subject⠀safety
• Must⠀be⠀thoroughly⠀familiar⠀with the⠀protocol,⠀informed⠀consent,⠀source⠀documentation,⠀subject⠀diary⠀(when⠀applicable),⠀and study⠀medications(s)⠀for the⠀assigned⠀research⠀study
• Develops⠀knowledge⠀of FDA⠀regulations⠀regarding⠀“Good⠀Clinical⠀Practices”⠀and⠀applies it⠀during⠀conduct of⠀the⠀clinical⠀trial
• Establishes⠀rapport⠀with⠀subjects,⠀relatives/friends⠀of⠀subjects,⠀doctors,⠀office/hospital⠀staff and⠀any other⠀personnel⠀involved⠀in the⠀conduct of⠀the⠀study
• Performs⠀protocol⠀procedures⠀as⠀delegated⠀by the⠀Principal⠀Investigator⠀which may⠀include,⠀but are⠀not⠀limited to⠀the⠀following:⠀vital⠀signs,⠀pregnancy⠀tests,⠀blood⠀collection,⠀ECG⠀collection,⠀urine⠀collection,⠀alcohol⠀breath⠀tests and⠀pain⠀assessments
• Completes⠀precise⠀and timely⠀progress⠀notes⠀(source⠀documents)⠀for study⠀subjects⠀as⠀needed
• Performs⠀basic lab⠀procedures,⠀such as:⠀blood⠀specimen⠀collection,⠀centrifuge⠀operation,⠀storing⠀and⠀shipping⠀of lab⠀specimens,⠀accountability⠀of⠀specimens⠀and⠀notification⠀of courier⠀for⠀specimen⠀pick-ups⠀(when⠀applicable)
• Assists⠀with⠀maintenance⠀of⠀adequate⠀inventory⠀of⠀supplies⠀needed to⠀complete⠀each⠀study
• Maintains⠀logs⠀including⠀chain of⠀custody⠀logs,⠀temperature⠀logs,⠀protocol⠀and⠀subject⠀specific⠀logs as⠀appropriate
• Ensures⠀ongoing⠀maintenance⠀of⠀laboratory⠀records⠀and⠀quality⠀control⠀logs of⠀equipment
• Follows⠀GCP⠀guidelines⠀and OSHA⠀regulations⠀and⠀guidelines
• Assists⠀with⠀ensuring⠀that study⠀specific⠀lab⠀supplies⠀are on⠀site prior⠀to study⠀start and⠀replenished⠀during⠀study⠀conduction⠀as⠀needed
• Assists⠀with⠀ensuring⠀that⠀equipment⠀is⠀operating⠀to⠀sponsor,⠀vendor,⠀and⠀protocol⠀specifications
• Assists⠀with⠀ensuring⠀that⠀laboratory⠀equipment⠀is current⠀on all⠀maintenance⠀and⠀calibration
• Resolves⠀laboratory⠀queries as⠀necessary

Other Job Functions

• Completes⠀OSHA and⠀CPR⠀training
• IATA⠀Certification
• Any⠀other⠀duties as⠀reasonably⠀assigned⠀by⠀supervisor

Knowledge, Education, and Experience:

• High⠀School⠀diploma⠀–⠀clinical⠀research⠀experience⠀preferred
• Medical⠀Assistant⠀certification⠀or⠀relevant⠀education/experience⠀preferred
• CPR⠀and⠀Phlebotomy⠀certification⠀(national)⠀preferred
• Maintain⠀continuing⠀education⠀via⠀conferences,⠀seminars⠀and⠀workshops

Skills and Abilities:

• Good⠀communication⠀skills⠀(interpersonal,⠀written,⠀verbal)
• Strong⠀attention⠀to⠀detail
• Good⠀time⠀management⠀skills
• Legible⠀penmanship

Equipment and Materials Used:

• Assessment⠀Equipment:⠀Sphygmomanometer,⠀stethoscope,⠀thermometer,⠀scale,⠀ECG,⠀glucometer,⠀breathalyzer,⠀etc.
• Emergency⠀Equipment
• Laboratory⠀Equipment:⠀Needles,⠀syringes,⠀gloves,⠀centrifuge,⠀freezers,⠀refrigerators,⠀etc.
• Office⠀Equipment