Job Details
Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
We are seeking a Core Facility Technologist who will perform basic core facility tasks and completes routine research specimen procurement, processing, and shipping, following laboratory and governing regulatory practices in a central services core facility.
The Core Facility Technologist is responsible for various tasks including preparing kits; delivering prepared kits to the outpatient oncology clinics, the Central Processing Core (CPC) and other locations on campus; assisting with shipment receipt and inventory management.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform core facility tasks by following procedures or with instructions.
- Use basic research knowledge to learn techniques/methods of the core facility.
- Gain problem-solving skills through progressive training, understanding of the core facility activities, and experience.
- Gain experience with specimen procurement, processing, and shipping.
- Identify and resolve common problems involved in core facility services.
- Increase own skill base and knowledge of research and relevant core facility services.
- Perform specimen procurement/transport, processing, transfers, and shipping based on core facility procedures.
- Complete specimen documentation and specimen data entry into databases.
- Prepare, qualify, and maintain standard laboratory equipment and log sheets.
- Perform core facility maintenance, monitoring inventory of supplies, and cleaning equipment.
- Assist in query investigation and resolution.
- Uphold the highest quality of provided services, ensuring adherence to the Quality Management System (QMS) plan to maintain excellence and compliance in operations.
- Provide good customer service.
- Abide by core facility operational regulations and guidance.
- Other duties as assigned.
In addition to the duties described above
- Prepare study/visit-specific specimen collection kits and completes requisition forms for subject visits based on core facility procedures and study-specific instructions (SCI), under supervision
- Understand and use the electronic inventory/barcode system to record prepared or destroyed kits and supplies
- Help receive, organize and maintain the kits and supplies inventories, including breaking down expired kits and sorting recycled supplies
- Transport kits to outpatient oncology clinics, Central Processing Core and other locations on campus
- Pick up kits or materials from other departments on campus for transport to the Central Kit facility
- May assist with training of new staff.
- Gain problem solving skills through progressive training, understanding of the core facility activities, of clinical research, and experience.
- Increase own skill base and knowledge of clinical research and relevant core facility services.
- Identify and resolve common problems involved in core facility services.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Related post-undergraduate work experience.
- Certificate from technical institute or internship experience.
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