Clinical Lab Scientist

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Functions as an experienced team member assisting Lab Supervisor in the day- to-day operations of High-Complexity Testing Laboratories and is committed to utilizing the most current technologies available. Performs a wide range of FDA-approved and laboratory-developed procedures in high volume clinical lab setting. Actively participates in performing complex laboratory- developed tests and validating novel assays.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

1. Must have a Bachelors of Science Degree in Medical Technology/Biochemistry/ Biology or other Life Science disciplines from an accredited college or university.
2. Must have Georgia recognized certification in Medical Technology or being eligible for such certification.
3. Minimum of 3 years of molecular biology clinical laboratory experience;
4. Experience in various methods of nucleic acids purification (DNA or RNA)
5. Knowledge of various platforms for real-time PCR (TAQMAN, FRET, etc)
6. Familiarity with gene sequencing platforms (STR analysis, Sangers’ sequencing, NEXTGEN sequencing)
7. Basic computer skills: knowledge of MS Office (Excel, MS Word); basic statistics skills; understanding of laboratory information systems.
8. Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
9. Ability to adjust to flexible schedules varied hours or work on-call.
10.  Must submit to a Color-Acuity screening Test

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED

1. Basic knowledge of assay development.
2. Knowledge of molecular diagnostic software for sequence analysis and DNA-fragment analysis.
3. Ability to prioritize required duties and responsibilities.
4. Skills to define problems, to collect data, to establish facts and to draw valid conclusions.