Certifying Scientist

Job Title

General Statement Of Responsibility: Review and interpret screening and confirmation results for donor specimens to ensure accuracy and forensic defensibility of results, and work towards a team goal of timely release of result reports.

Essential Functions:

• DOT and Non-Regulated Screening
• DOT and Non-Regulated SVT
• Non-Regulated Confirmation
• Regulated Confirmation
• Hair Screening and Confirmation

The order in which each level may be achieved is determined according to business needs, certifications, and experience and is not necessarily progressive.

Achievement in each area is based on demonstrated competency and required training.

Job Qualifications:

Education: A doctoral, master's, bachelor's, or associate degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory, chemical, or biological science.

• High Complexity Testing: Bachelor's Degree or higher: training/experience as specified in 42CFR493.1489

Acting Technical Supervisor: Education: Bachelor's degree in a chemical or biological or clinical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution or equivalent. Experience: 4 years of pertinent laboratory experience.

• Prior experience as a certifying scientist highly desirable; LC/MS experience highly desirable; experience with screening operations highly desirable; experience with automated analyzers desirable.

Skills & Abilities:

• Familiarity with PC
• Must be able to read, understand, and develop strong working knowledge of appropriate SOP's and other relevant information services
• Detail oriented; strong analytical and organizational skills
• Good communication skills; ability to work under pressure
• Ability to be at work and on time
• Ability and judgment to interact and communicate appropriately with other employees, clients and management

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting for extended lengths of time
• Close vision requirements due to computer work
• Repetitive use of hands, fingers, wrists, and elbows for operating a computer and telephone
• Light lifting, up to 10 pounds
• The ability to discriminate between different colors visually is considered an essential function for the position

Equipment: PC, calculator

Other: Overtime, weekends, nights as required.

The employer shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust this position to meet the company's changing needs.

This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in the employer's sole discretion.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay Range: $25.00 - $47.00

Benefits for Full Time Employees:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life/AD&D
• Supplemental Life/AD&D
• Section 125 FSA Plan
• 401(k)
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement