Karius
Sr. Clinical Laboratory Associate
Redwood City, CA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
Machine LearningComplianceProcess ImprovementProcurementCustomer SupportPatient CareClinical Laboratory TechniquesBioinformaticsPCRMolecular BiologyNGSLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- CLA) is an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with great communication skills.
Responsibilities
- The products Karius offers today are some of the most advanced solutions available to physicians who aim to deliver better care to many otherwise ineffectively treated patients.
Requirements
- CLA must be comfortable in a rapidly evolving Biotech start-up environment.
Nice to have
- Hours and days may vary depending on operational needs
- Standing or sitting for long periods of time may be necessary.
- May be exposed to hazardous materials, blood specimens and instruments with moving parts, heating or freezing elements, and high speed centrifugation
- Manual dexterity as repetitive manual pipetting may be necessary
- Some lifting (up to 25 pounds) may be necessary
- Bachelor's degree in Biological science or similar field required.
- 5+ (five) years of clinical laboratory experience, with 4+ (four) years of pertinent industry experience and increasing levels of responsibility within a molecular biology laboratory
- Prior experience with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) preferred.
Skills
- Prepare samples for processing in accordance with good laboratory practices and established contamination control procedures.
- Assists in ordering and identification of alternative suppliers as necessary.
Benefits
- Karius aims to conquer infectious diseases through innovations around genomic sequencing and machine learning.
Company info
- The company's platform is already delivering unprecedented insights into the microbial landscape, providing clinicians with a comprehensive test capable of identifying more than a thousand pathogens directly from blood, and helping industry accelerate the development of therapeutic solutions.
- Our tests are the result of some incredible work done by our scientists, statisticians, engineers, and physicians, all driven by the same mission.
- You, as part of the Karius team, will be able to see how directly your work has a life-changing impact on people, and at scale.
Visa & Work Authorization
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