What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Lab Scientist 3 position at Metabolon, Inc.?
Overview
Metabolon, headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a diagnostic products and services company offering the industry’s leading biochemical profiling platform. Due to our rapidly growing services business, Metabolon is seeking a Medical Lab Scientist to work within the Sample Preparation group as an integral member of our Global Metabolomic Services team. The scientist in this position will report to the Supervisor of Sample Preparation and will be responsible for all aspects of the sample processing, which includes both manual and automated sample preparation procedures. The successful candidate will have experience in regulated sample preparation procedures and will be expected to continuously improve processes and procedures as required. In addition, the candidate shall also have a successful laboratory performance track record.
Responsibilities
- Must be familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. This may include a broad understanding of chemistry, including chemical structures and nomenclature, and familiarity with general concepts, practices and procedures is expected.
- Independently perform sample measurements, including pipetting and weighing of biological samples.
- Familiarity with operation of automated liquid handling robots for extraction and reconstitution
- Has substantial understanding of general lab processes and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.
- Experience with
- Both automated and manual extraction procedures
- Work with the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Perform daily operation of various instruments, including routine maintenance and system performance checks.
- Preparation of solutions and standards as needed
- Draft or revise standard operating procedures
- Comfortable working on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative.
- Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions.
- The ability to
- Work independently or in a team environment.
- Write experimental protocols, analyze data and summarize reports.
- Assist with analytical instrumentation as required
- Provide mentorship to junior scientists in the basic tasks and protocols in the laboratory
- A desire to increase breadth of knowledge outside core competencies
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in a life science
- 2-4 years of experience or a combination of education and experience
About Us
Metabolon, Inc., is the global leader in revealing biological insights on disease state and physiological reactions in the present time through metabolomics. Leveraging one of the world’s most diverse and rich patient data sets, Metabolon is equipped to deliver biologically relevant evidence to address some of the most difficult and pressing questions in the life sciences. Every day, our work is helping to accelerate research and product development success in the biopharma, population health, consumer products, agriculture, wellness, and academic research sectors.Metabolon was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina with an international headquarters in Germany. For more information, please visit www.metabolon.com.Metabolon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job‐related requirements.