Position Title: Clinical Laboratory Associate
Work Location: Ames, IA 50010
Assignment Duration: 12 Months
Work Schedule: Shift 8-4
 
Position Summary: Prepare labels and label clinical study samples. Assist in collection of clinical study samples or necropsy.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare labels and label clinical study samples.
• Assist in collection of clinical study samples or necropsy.
• Aliquot clinical study samples. (serum, swab effluents, fecal samples, animal tissue samples).
• Maintain electronic inventory of clinical study samples.
• Accurately record all laboratory activities and techniques on data capture forms, research notebooks, and raw data notebooks as appropriate.
• Review and contribute to protocols, planning, and execution.
• Create and prepare submissions to diagnostic laboratories and to BIAVRC laboratories.
• Compile testing information from outside labs and BIAVRC labs for statistical and reporting within clinical teams
• Support clinical teams with document scanning, manual data entry and quality control of data entry.
• Receives samples, plans, and executes processing and delivery to the appropriate lab for testing.
• Ability to Plan and create a weekly schedule from multiple lists
• Maintain number lists with minimal transposition
• Initiates, executes, completes, and communicates duties and related issues

 
Qualification & Experience:

• Effective organization and time management skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Detailed oriented
• Experience with the safe and appropriate use of BSL2 organisms preferred.
• Hand eye coordination
• Aseptic technique
• Proactive and resourceful.
• Ability to work across groups and take direction from multiple scientists.
• Competent with Microsoft Office software.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; High level of comfort/ease interacting with all levels of the organization.
• Maintains a constructive and positive attitude for working on projects and for working at Client.
• Follow Research & Development policies and procedures to maintain high quality standards and follow best practices.
• Handling of veterinary laboratory specimens
• A.A.S. or B.S.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 23.00/hr.