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LabCorp Drug Development provides dedicated and fully comprehensive laboratory testing and drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry. We strive to make a difference to people?s everyday lives by bringing essential medicines to the market.

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LabCorp Drug Development is looking for a Next Gen Sequencing Specialist to join our Genomics team!

LabCorp Drug Development provides dedicated and fully comprehensive laboratory testing and drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry. We strive to make a difference to people?s everyday lives by bringing essential medicines to the market. As a key member of Central Labs team, you will have the following responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Essential Job Duties:

LabCorp Drug Development is looking for a Medical Technologist to join the Next Gen Sequencing (NGS) operational team.

Education/Qualifications:

• BS or MS degree in Life Sciences, Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science OR Associate?s degree in medical laboratory technology
• A minimum of 2 years hands-on experience with NGS technologies and practices including but not limited to Nucleic Acid isolation and manipulation, library preparation, QC, and NGS platform operations (MiSeq, NextSeq, NovaSeq preferred).
• Knowledge of clinical laboratory automation platforms is a plus.
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, resolve and report results and findings (informatics experience is not required but is a plus).
• Ability to support method development and improvement.
• Effective communication skills with technical staff, business development staff and peers.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
• Individual must qualify as testing personnel under the following CLIA 1988 and New York State Department of Health requirements.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Performs assigned clinical laboratory testing accurately and in a timely manner.
• Prepares workstation and instrumentation for the assigned testing.
• Operates instruments to implement and perform testing in accordance with established written procedures.
• Performs routine testing and calculations as required.
• Resolves routine and non-routine assay problems.
• Provides technical training/consultation for other operational staff.
• Ensures the validity of test results through the performance of established quality assurance and quality control procedures.
• Performs experiments, as scheduled.
• Documents quality control results. Interprets quality control results and accurately documents biases, warnings, and violations of control rules.
• Documents corrective action for unusual occurrences (e.g. QC violations, instrument related problems).
• Ensures maintenance of instruments and equipment is performed according to manufacturer and SOP requirements.
• Calibrates instruments, equipment, and/or assays as required and documents.
• Performs instrument and equipment troubleshooting.
• Notifies laboratory management when an instrument or equipment does not meet specifications.
• Complies with regulatory guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all times.

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Clear and confident health care decisions begin with questions. At Labcorp, we’re constantly in pursuit of answers. With unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we accelerate innovation and provide insight to improve health and improve lives. Whether you’re a patient, provider, researcher or in the pharmaceutical industry, we’re here for you. More than 70,000 employees strong, we serve clients in more than 100 countries. Labcorp (NYSE: LH) reported revenue of $14 billion in FY 2020.

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