Sr. Laboratory Technician

CooperCompanies•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$25 - $34

About The Position

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. As a division of CooperCompanies, we're driven by a unified purpose to enable patients to experience life's beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values – dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing – our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes, from contraception to fertility and birth solutions, to women’s and family care, and beyond. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options, as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at www.coopersurgical.com.

Requirements

Language Skills - Ability to speak and write English; communicate effectively and professionally with clients and external contacts; read and interpret documents, such as procedure manuals; effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to clients and employees.
Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals and to compute rate, ratio and percent.
Reasoning Ability - Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills - Knowledge of MS Word and Excel.
Other Skills and Abilities - Phase-contrast microscopy skills; excellent customer service skills; strong attention to details; ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; high level of interpersonal skills to interact with peers and management; excellent organizational skills; ability to maintain confidentiality; and ability to travel if required.
Broad knowledge of techniques and procedures obtained through prior work experience or education.
Familiarity with laboratory and medical terminology; training in the handling of liquid nitrogen and experience with pipettes and microscopy desirable.
Bachelor’s degree in science, and four years of experience required; and/or equivalent combination of education and 6-8 years’ experience.

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy certificate preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Maintains demonstrated proficiency with all applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
Performs semen evaluations to screen, process, and preserve for future clinical use.
Executes an array of laboratory procedures including but not limited to: Daily setup of all laboratory equipment and daily QC. Intrauterine (IUI) and intracervical (ICI) insemination semen preparation. Sample Qualification- post-thaw sample analysis with both manual and automated analysis. Preparation of bodily fluid including blood, urine, and semen packing for specimen transport to reference laboratories.
Executes cryogenic procedures including routine liquid nitrogen storage-tank verifications, internal vial transfers between tanks, vial quality control checks, preparing samples and shipping containers for vial movement.
Conducts and accurately records all required daily, monthly and yearly quality control checks; responds with corrective action when needed.
Communicate any errors, accidents or incidents to Management and records in associated tracking and record logs.
Performs routine cleaning of laboratory equipment.
Comply with all regulatory, quality assurance, quality control, operating, and safety procedures to audit-ready standards.
Completes Bi-annual and annual proficiency and competency assessments.
Participate in the review of standard operating procedures.
Responsible for aliquoting and maintaining necessary aliquot-inventory levels for all media to maintain production.
Responsible for lab supply maintenance.
Performs all necessary opening and closing duties.
Provides coverage for donor-related tasks such as identification while ensuring privacy and maintaining the utmost professionalism.
May perform phlebotomy if licensed.
Responsible for participation in training for new laboratory technicians
Reviewing and coding of invoices, if applicable
Assist in audit preparation and participate actively in internal audits, if applicable
Monthly inventory ordering and periodic inventory monitoring
Liaison between Senior Management and lab vendors for basic lab-related questions when lab management unavailable
Assists training new technicians under management direction
Preliminary Worksheet Review
Posting and manifest generation
In depth understanding of requirements for equipment.
Ensure all equipment is acceptable for use and cleaned per protocol.
If applicable for location, on-call responsibilities may be required.
As business needs dictate, work extended hours to complete daily department goals or tasks to include mandatory overtime.
Other duties and projects as needed and required.