# Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist

**Company**: Freenome
**Location**: Brisbane, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $68.29 - $80.51
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

At Freenome, we are seeking a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Senior CLS) who will perform high-complexity laboratory testing on patient specimens.

The Senior CLS will be responsible for performing quality control and quality assurance procedures, and complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laboratory requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Perform high-complexity laboratory tests, procedures, and analyses according to the laboratory's standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions

- Collaborate with the Development Team and the Automation Team to lead and execute assay improvement experiments, new assay configurations, and validations

- Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and document routine preventive maintenance on laboratory equipment

- Review, interpret, and report patient results in the company's laboratory information management system (LIMS)

- Independently identify and troubleshoot high-complexity assay problems that adversely affect the test performance

- Perform, review, and document laboratory quality control procedures

- Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications

- Report all quality issues and/or safety concerns to the laboratory supervisor or safety officer

- Train existing laboratory personnel in new procedures and train new laboratory personnel

- Prepare reagents required for testing

- Perform and document reagent qualification per the approved protocols

- Provide direct supervision of the work of unlicensed laboratory personnel during the analytical phase of testing

- Write and review procedures, documents, and forms

- Communicate effectively with coworkers and non-laboratory personnel

- Perform other laboratory duties as assigned

- Lead the introduction of assay improvements, new assay configurations, and validation

Requirements:

- Valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license (Generalist preferred, CGMBS accepted)

- Bachelor of Arts or Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science, Clinical Science or related field

- Working knowledge of local, state, and federal laboratory regulations

- At least 4 years of Clinical Laboratory experience or equivalent

- Ability to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner

- Ability to analyze and problem solve complex issues that may impact test performance

Nice to haves:

- Experience managing clinical laboratory personnel preferred

- Laboratory testing experience within the last five years preferred

- High volume laboratory experience preferred

- Experience in molecular biology techniques preferred

- Strong automation and computing skills

- Experience working with laboratory automation such as Hamilton or Bravo liquid handlers

Benefits:

- The US target range of our base hourly rate for new hires is $68.29 - $80.51

- You will also be eligible to receive equity, cash bonuses, and a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits depending on the position offered

## Skills

### Required
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Laboratory Testing
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
- Laboratory Equipment Operation
- Troubleshooting
- Communication
- Training
- Reagent Preparation
- Documentation

### Nice to have
- Molecular Biology Techniques
- Laboratory Automation
- Hamilton or Bravo liquid handlers
- High Volume Laboratory Experience
- Management Experience

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