Manager – Clinical Genomics Laboratory

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Locations

Durham, NC, USA

Experience Level

Entry

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Requirements

M.S. (physical, chemical, or biological science) + at least 4 years pertinent clinical lab experience (at least 2 of which are in the designated specialty)
BS in clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological sciences and at least 7 years of pertinent clinical lab experience
Experience supervising others in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory
Experience in Next Generation Sequencing
Excellent communication skills
Ability to delegate tasks to other
Thrives in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work with others to plan and carry out scientific programs
Self-driven and works well in an interdisciplinary team with minimal direction
Strong desire to build products that will save lives and change the course of cancer

Responsibilities

Coordinate the operational activities of a cutting-edge clinical laboratory to support a molecular workflow with rapid turnaround times. This role primarily oversees next-generation sequencing workflows for oncology panels
Provides technical direction, mentoring, and professional guidance to laboratory employees
Oversee initiation and, at times creation, of incident reports while leading full root cause analyses into batch failures
Resolve technical, instrument, or unexpected tests results and ensures correctiveactions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications
Provide solutions to highly complex problems and apply a high degree of ingenuity,creativity and innovation
Reviews daily, weekly, and monthly QC results and determines the validity of results,performs follow up as needed
Maintain regulatory compliance within the lab, including CAP, CLIA, OSHA
Develop and implement workflows for new assays, in collaboration with R&D
Evaluate the competency of all testing personnel on an ongoing basis

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus’ proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

We are looking for a Molecular Operations Manager who will be responsible for overseeing day to day management of the NGS clinical testing laboratory.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinate the operational activities of a cutting-edge clinical laboratory to support a molecular workflow with rapid turnaround times. This role primarily oversees next-generation sequencing workflows for oncology panels.
Provides technical direction, mentoring, and professional guidance to laboratory employees
Oversee initiation and, at times creation, of incident reports while leading full root cause analyses into batch failures
Resolve technical, instrument, or unexpected tests results and ensures correctiveactions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications
Provide solutions to highly complex problems and apply a high degree of ingenuity,creativity and innovation
Reviews daily, weekly, and monthly QC results and determines the validity of results,performs follow up as needed
Maintain regulatory compliance within the lab, including CAP, CLIA, OSHA
Develop and implement workflows for new assays, in collaboration with R&D
Evaluate the competency of all testing personnel on an ongoing basis

Qualifications:

M.S. (physical, chemical, or biological science) + at least 4 years pertinent clinical lab experience (at least 2 of which are in the designated specialty)
BS in clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological sciences and at least 7 years of pertinent clinical lab experience
Experience supervising others in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory
Experience in Next Generation Sequencing
Excellent communication skills
Ability to delegate tasks to other
Thrives in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work with others to plan and carry out scientific programs
Self-driven and works well in an interdisciplinary team with minimal direction
Strong desire to build products that will save lives and change the course of cancer

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Tempus is on a mission to provide the necessary tools to usher in an era of precision medicine. The company has built the world's largest library of clinical and molecular data and an operating system to make that information accessible and useful for patients, physicians, and researchers.