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Clinical Research Technician
Indianapolis, United States
Overview:
Position Title: Analyst II
Business Title: Clinical Research Technician
Entity: Consumer Products Services Division
Department: ATL
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Reports to (N+1): Manager
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Compensation Range: $26.00-$28.00 per hour (e.g., the job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, and actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as locations, education, experience, and skillset).
Hours Worked: Typically, Monday through Friday, forty-hours per week. However, must be flexible to meet the needs of the department and complete other projects as assigned.
Position Summary:
The Clinical Research Technician plays a crucial role in the CDL CAP/CLIA accredited laboratory, which is dedicated to ensuring high quality, efficient, and reliable clinical trial results. Lab accreditation is vital as it guarantees compliance with CAP’s rigorous standards, adherence to best laboratory practices, and a focus on continuous improvement. These elements underscore CDL’s commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in laboratory medicine. An important aspect of CAP/CLIA regulations is ensuring the accuracy and reliability of test results. The position of Clinical Research Technician is primarily responsible for adhering to standard operating procedures, maintaining laboratory equipment, following quality control protocols, and tracking clinical trial samples for PCR extractions. This role involves significant client interaction, focusing on supporting highly regulated clinical research with an emphasis on attention to detail. To comply with the laboratory’s regulations, this position will complete an annual competency assessment. The ideal candidate will be motivated, energetic, forward-thinking, and possess outstanding leadership development and/or technical skills, organizational awareness, and a commitment to excellence.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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- Perform routine technical methods as outlined in approved SOPs or as outlined in experimental plans for novel approaches. This includes manual and automated molecular isolation procedures as well as fluorescence-, electrophoretic-, or PCR-based quantitation of isolated DNA, RNA, or DNA libraries
- Plasma, serum, vesicle preparation from clinical and pre-clinical samples
- Perform NGS workflows, including NGS library preparation and quantification
- Planning, initiating, completing, or assisting with molecular biology, biochemical, or traditional molecular pathology assays including ELISA, immunoprecipitation, western blotting, immunofluorescence (IF) and in situ hybridization-based approaches
- Aliquoting and tracking of CDL study samples
- Shipments of samples to collaborators
- Work with laboratory scientists to proactively design experiments before execution and to review/troubleshoot procedures and work assignments
- Contemporaneously and accurately document experiments, data, technical reports, and findings electronically in an accessible manner
- Participate in the laboratory inventory program
- Problem solving: Being flexible, open-minded, analytical, and proactively seeking solutions to both anticipated and unforeseen problems as they arise
- Follow the guidelines set forth with clients and in the company Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environmental policies and procedures.
- Comply with clients and company management systems in accordance with appropriate regulatory agencies.
- Follows the guidelines set forth by clients and the company Quality Manual and Safety / Chemical Hygiene Plan.
- Other duties as defined by Manager, department needs and workload.
Skills & Proficiencies:
- Proficient in multiple molecular biology methods and able to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment on various projects in parallel, independently, or as a group.
- Self-starter with the ability to manage time efficiently.
- Written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively in a group setting, with colleagues and clients
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet or exceed deadlines
- Agilent TapeStation, Thermo Qubit, Qiagen QIACube, Thermo KingFisher, Beckman Biomek, or qPCR familiarity preferred.
- Manual extraction kits (e.g. Qiagen RNeasy) familiarity preferred.
- Proven consistent pipetting skills and aseptic technique.
- Proficiency with Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Proficiency with graphing apps (e.g. GraphPad) preferred
- Attention to detail
- Champions company values
- Knowledge of CAP/CLIA regulations
Education and Experience:
- Degree requirement: Bachelor’s degree in biological science or closely related field
- Minimum of one year of relevant industry experience (either through an industry or academic research position).
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of above.
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