Job Description

Responsibilities:

Excellent employment opportunity for a Clinical Laboratory Associate in the Ames, IA area. Additional Information: Shift 8-4, Hours 40hrs/week 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 AVRC laboratories. Compile testing information from outside labs and AVRC 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
Experience:

A.A.S. or B.S. Effective organization and time management skills. Effective oral and written communication skills. Handling of veterinary laboratory specimens 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 Company. Follow Research & Development policies and procedures to maintain high quality standards and follow best practices.
Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

Work Location: In person