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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: South San Francisco, CA
Salary: $Fair market

JOB SUMMARY:

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Performs routine Clinical Reference laboratory duties except procedures requiring interpretation and reporting of results
*Performs routine laboratory duties including
*Specimen receiving and accessioning
*Operation of sophisticated instrumentation
*Instrument maintenance and troubleshooting
*Maintenance of records and restricted environment to comply with regulatory requirements
*Orders supplies
*Performs inventory control
*Practices aseptic/sterile techniques
*May participate in creating Standard Operating Procedures
*May participate in vendor/product evaluation
*Complies with all safety/infection control policies and procedures
**Working Conditions--
*Continuous exposure to specimens and material considered infectious and/or bio-hazardous
*Moderate lifting/bending, walking/time on feet
*Operation of electrical equipment/instruments containing heating and freezing components, moving parts, and high speed centrifugation
*Use and wearing of protective garments and equipment
*Work schedule may be modified to meet operational requirements
**Physical Demands--
*Speech clarity, utilization of fingers and hands, standing-remaining on ones feet in an upright position, sitting-remaining in the normal seated position, handling-seizing, holding, grasping
*Moderate physical effort up to 30 pounds must comply with applicable safety procedures
*Additional job duty as assigned  Hazardous Chemical Waste Management, Proper identification of known hazardous material in the work place Knowledge of personal protection measures  Avoidance of accidents Knowledge of hazardous waste characteristics, hazardous waste volume generation limits, accumulation limits, spill control measures, record keeping, proper handling and container management, labeling, container and storage inspection
**Vision Requirements--
*Far acuity-ability to see clearly at 20 feet or more
*Near acuity-ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less
*Depth perception-ability to judge distance and space relationships
*Color vision-ability to distinguish and identify different colors
**Qualifications--
*Requires an AA degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory with a minimum of 2 years laboratory experience ideally performing assays utilizing instrumentation
*BS/BA strongly preferred
*Understanding and familiarity with aseptic technique, QA and QC
*Experience with GLPs and SOPs
*Must have good organizational skills and good oral and written communication skills
*Ability to work in collaborative, flexible work environment
*Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel is beneficial
EOE

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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None Associate degree