<p><strong>About this opportunity:</strong><strong><br></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">At Freenome, we are seeking a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Senior CLS) who will perform high-complexity laboratory testing on patient specimens, performing quality control and quality assurance procedures, and comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laboratory requirements. The work requires keeping meticulous and organized records; excellent attention to detail; and the ability to flexibly prioritize multiple tasks and schedules, analysis, and results. The Senior CLS will be involved with training, troubleshooting, leading projects, meeting project deliverables, and understanding and implementing laboratory goals. The Senior CLS must also demonstrate excellent communication skills, proactively communicating team goals and priorities clearly, openly and objectively, and communicating changes, issues and challenges in all directions of the organization. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">This role reports to the Supervisor, Analytical Laboratory.</span></p> <p><strong>Working Hours:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">The standard hours of this position are Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm (subject to change to support business needs). Periodic extended hours and weekend rotations will be required for approximately 6 months.<br></span></p> <p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Perform high-complexity laboratory tests, procedures, and analyses according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Collaborate with the Development Team and the Automation Team to lead and to execute assay improvement experiments, new assay configurations, and validations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and document routine preventive maintenance on laboratory equipment according to the laboratory’s SOPs for machines and devices including, but not limited to, the following: centrifuges, freezers, refrigerators, pipettors, incubators, NovaSeq units, Flexmap units, Blue® Washers, Bravo units, Hamilton units, and work cells, as needed</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Review, interpret, and report patient results in the company’s laboratory information management system (LIMS) as assigned</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Independently identify and troubleshoot high-complexity assay problems that adversely affect the test performance</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Perform, review, and document laboratory quality control procedures</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Report all quality issues and/or safety concerns to the laboratory supervisor or safety officer</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Train existing laboratory personnel in new procedures and train new laboratory personnel</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Prepare reagents required for testing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Perform and document reagent qualification per the approved protocols</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Provide direct supervision of the work of unlicensed laboratory personnel during the analytical phase of testing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Write and review procedures, documents, and forms</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Communicate effectively with coworkers and non-laboratory personnel</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Perform other laboratory duties as assigned</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Lead the introduction of assay improvements, new assay configurations, and validation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">If necessary, act as a team leader when assigned to provide assistance to the laboratory supervisors and leads, including but not limited to:</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Assist in administrative duties, including but not limited to the review of documents and forms</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Take charge of shift communication if supervisors and leads are not present</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Assist supervisors with coaching CLSs and laboratory associates, including but not limited to proving guidance and constructive feedback</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Provide issue updates to supervisors and leads</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-