Job Summary

The Medical Technologist's primary role is to record, test, and result data on research samples from subjects for multiple clinical studies.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Reports to the Clinical Operations Manager and assists in carrying out multiple clinical studies concurrently as well as laboratory testing on multiple platforms.
• Assists the Clinical Research group to initiate, conduct, complete, and record clinical studies/trails.
• Participates in the initiation; sample collection and data collection, shipment preparation, completion, and reporting of routine to moderately complex clinical studies in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Identifies, collects, and de-identifies, enrolls, aliquot and process samples for clinical research studies. Samples may include blood, sputum, stool, urine, throat swabs, wound swabs, urogential and body fluids.
• Completes informed consent of patients.
• Inputs study specific data entry in to industry Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems.
• Documents and accounts for all incoming samples and materials.
• Transports materials and samples to and from both IU Research sites as well as collection sites.
• Ensures proper communication and compliance with internal and external parties.

General Responsibilities

• Provides training and guidance to technicians.
• Performs exams using proper equipment as ordered by providers.
• Checks to be sure all reports are filed promptly and sent to ordering providers for review.
• Makes sure charges are entered correctly by checking order list or by entering data into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for outside providers, so patients will be billed properly.
• Sends test results to qualified provider for analysis.
• Monitors equipment and performs regular maintenance and inspections as needed.
• Ensures equipment is repaired and is in good working order.