LC-MS/MS Operator I

Radeas LLC•Wake Forest, NC

4d•$22 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be responsible for servicing laboratory instruments and equipment by performing preventive maintenance, repairs, calibrations, and managing related projects. Duties include but are not limited to performing and logging major and minor troubleshooting on LC-MS/MS instruments, making solutions such as QCs, calibrators, buffers, and external standard stock solutions, running and quantitating calibration curves, approving QCs daily, performing method validation on LC-MS/MS instruments, managing method validation logs and solutions within the lab freezer and refrigerator, setting up, cleaning, and maintaining laboratory equipment, staying current on lab standard operating procedures, identifying and resolving quality control issues, following all safety procedures and maintaining safety equipment, assessing potential problems that may arise in performance of testing and initiating appropriate action, adhering to the laboratory's quality control policies, and periodically assessing procedures and identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance. The role also involves participating in regular in-service training and appropriate education on laboratory safety and testing procedures, and performing, analyzing, and documenting all proficiency testing data produced by LC-MS/MS in the same manner as patient samples. Additionally, the position performs data analysis, capturing patient results into report templates and checking templates, patient demographics, and results for errors and inconsistencies. It also monitors data collection, checking and ensuring data integrity to produce reports that explain and summarize findings, manipulates potentially hazardous human specimens/samples and analytic reagents in a safe and responsible manner, and provides consultation regarding the appropriateness of testing ordered and the interpretation of test results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines: biology, chemistry, toxicology, clinical chemistry, or a relatable life science.
Previous lab experience including review of analytical data and Quality Control
Knowledge of basic principles and practical applications of chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, microbiology, molecular biology, and/or related laboratory specialties.
Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate written and verbal scientific and clinical information.
Good organizational, communication, strong computer database and laboratory or clinical specimen management skills.
Ability to perform basic data analysis and peer review to the capacity of at least 75 reports per day.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Collaboration - Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships which encourage the free exchange of ideas.
Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Ability to work independently, managing projects to completion with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

toxicology experience in a laboratory performing prescription drug monitoring or in a SAMHSA certified Laboratory is preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs and logs major and minor troubleshooting on LC-MS/MS instruments.
Makes solutions such as QCs, calibrators, buffers, and external standard stock solutions.
Runs and quantitates calibration curves.
Approves QCs daily.
Performs method validation on LC-MS/MS instruments.
Manages the method validation logs.
Manages the solutions within the lab freezer and refrigerator.
Set up, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment.
Remains current on lab standard operating procedures.
Identifies and resolves quality control issues.
Follows all safety procedures and maintains safety equipment.
Assesses potential problems that may arise in performance of testing and initiates appropriate action, as may be required.
Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, and periodically assesses procedures and identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance.
Participates in regular in-service training and appropriate education on laboratory safety and testing procedures.
Performs, analyzes and documents all proficiency testing data produced by LC-MS/MS in the same manner as patient samples.
Captures patient results into report templates and checks templates, patient demographics, and results for errors and inconsistencies.
Monitors data collection, checking and ensuring data integrity to produce reports that both explain and summarize findings in ways that can be understood by lay and non-technical audiences.
Manipulates potentially hazardous human specimens/samples and analytic reagents in a safe and responsible manner within the laboratory setting.
Provides consultation regarding the appropriateness of testing ordered and the interpretation of test results.