Lighthouse Lab Services is currently seeking a Metrology Specialist to join our growing team in Charlotte, NC. This a Monday-Friday, DAY shift position. 

Pay: $24-$28/hr

Position Summary
The Metrology Specialist creates materials that our client labs use to test their patient samples, saving both the company and our clients money. The incumbent calibrates, tests, and analyzes material performance. They ensure that the evaluated material meets requirements for precision, performance, and accuracy.

The incumbent is expected to continuously improve on laboratory skills as well as professional presence to effectively serve and interact with clients and other teams directly. The incumbent is expected to actively seek and take advantage of opportunities to learn new skills and acquire expertise on relevant scientific, technological, and industry trends.

Essential Functions & Basic Duties

1. Create LCMS Validation materials (Sample Comparison, Matrix Effects. Interference Study)
2. Create Stocks, Calibrators, and QC used on the LCMS.
3. Create Internal Standards
4. Create Specialty/Custom recipes and mixes (Cal, QC, ISTD, and Stocks) for clients.
5. Manufacture validation materials and controls for Molecular and Infectious Disease panels.
6. Maintain Quality documents for the laboratory.
7. Run lot to lot verification on new lots of reagents.
8. Create COA for each lot of controls.
9. Create Custom ALT PT samples.
10. Equipment maintenance and calibration.
11. Extract RNA/DNA using automated methods.
12. Order supplies for the laboratory, handle all shipments of standards from the lab.
13. Collaborate with the Quality and DA/DR teams to ensure standards are passing.
14. Lot tracking of stock materials.
15. Ordering and keeping record of standards and assays materials.
16. Updating internal recipes, COAs, Product Inserts.
17. Filing recipes, quality documents, packing slips, COAs of standards and assay materials.
18. Shipping of all Standards and Assays.
19. Participate in the instruction and training of others.
20. Demonstrates independent judgement to resolve issues and escalates issues appropriately.
21. Actively contributes to effective problem-solving and troubleshooting efforts.
22. Supports the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives from superiors to enhance laboratory workflow.

Minimum Qualification Requirements
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Medical Laboratory Sciences or other closely related scientific discipline.

Experience
Minimum of 1 year experience within metrology.

Certificate(s) and/or License(s)

1. Medical Technologist Certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

1. Consummate laboratory skills in a fast-paced clinical laboratory environment.
2. Exceptional professionalism.
3. Uses sound judgement in escalating appropriate issues to manager.
4. Quality oriented approach.
5. Ability to effectively communicate results.
6. Well-developed written and verbal skills.
7. Ability to lead a team to work to the best of their ability and maintain accuracy of their work.
8. Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
9. Impeccable organizational and time management skills.
10. Ability to work/communicate effectively with all levels of staff and clients.
11. Demonstrated ability to manage and maintain confidential information, documents, etc.?
12. ?Ability to work in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment with pressure to meet deadlines.
13. ?Willingness to be flexible.
14. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
15. Excellent reading, writing and verbal skills.
    
    

Benefits

LMSI, LLC d/b/a Lighthouse Lab Services offers a full complement of benefits including medical, dental, life, disability, 401(k) plan, and flexible spending accounts as well as generous time off benefits. We understand that finding the right balance between home and career is a challenge and offer the following programs: employee assistance program, flexible work arrangements, and telework/remote office opportunities.

About Us:

At Lighthouse Lab Services, we offer solutions to help start, grow, and run clinical laboratories. Our recruiting team has over 20 years of proven success placing job seekers in positions ranging from entry level Medical Technologists to seasoned Laboratory Directors. We recruit nationwide, for permanent and travel positions with clients ranging from small hospitals to large reference laboratories.

It is the policy of Lighthouse Lab Services to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Lighthouse Lab Services will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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