Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Guardant Health • Palo Alto, CA

3d • $63,000 - $87,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior CLS, you are responsible for performing high complexity laboratory testing (next generation sequencing) on patient specimens, performing quality control and quality assurance procedures, reporting patient results. You’ll comply with all applicable local, state and federal laboratory requirements and operate under the direction of the Laboratory Director and Laboratory Supervisors. This role requires meticulous and organized records, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task and be flexible with tasks and schedules.

Requirements

• Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS)
• Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science, Clinical Science or related field
• Four years of experience in a CLIA certified laboratory
• Working knowledge of local, state, and federal laboratory regulations
• Experience in molecular testing, nucleic acid extraction, PCR, and sequencing (next generation sequencing)
• Working knowledge of laboratory functions (laboratory regulations, LIMS, Quality, etc.)
• At least four years of experience in a CLIA laboratory
• Good understanding of CAP and CLIA regulations
• Experience training and/or supervising clinical laboratory staff
• Effective and proactive communicator who maintains open dialogue with colleagues across functions and can articulate complex concepts and issues clearly
• Ability to zoom in on detail as well as zoom out to see the big picture

Nice To Haves

• Reliable and resilient
• Contribute to team success by sharing experience in molecular biology and NGS
• Leader among peers
• Colleagues come to you with questions
• Excited about bringing quality and strong project management skills to solve complex issues that impact test performance
• An avid learner, who seeks opportunities to grow and integrate developmental feedback

Responsibilities

• Accurately perform molecular testing, using a variety of molecular biological techniques including next generation sequencing
• Conduct daily quantitation and qualification assessment of molecular data generated during testing
• Carry out QC/QA activities as part of the Quality program and commitment to patient safety
• Participate in a variety of other essential laboratory activities, including reagent qualification, inventory management, procedure writing, inspection preparation, assay validation and investigation
• Perform and document routine preventive maintenance and independently identify and troubleshoot highly complex problems that adversely affect test performance
• Identify root cause and document all corrective actions taken when test systems
• Participate in introduction of assay improvements, new assay configurations and validation
• At times, this position may fill the role of the general supervisor if the general supervisor is off-site

Benefits

• Guardant has defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time.
• All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
• Flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior