Lab Ops – Asset Archivist
Posted on 8/31/2023
Data-driven precision medicine
Company Overview
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.
Locations
Chicago, IL, USA
Experience Level
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Desired Skills
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Operations & Logistics
Requirements
- High school degree or GED required
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Thrives in a fast-paced, constantly growing environment
- Willingness to learn, and work collaboratively
- Comfortable with working in a laboratory setting
- Demonstrates problem-solving skills
Responsibilities
- Work in a cutting-edge clinical laboratory to support Tempus testing by being part of a cross-functional team
- Manage working queues in our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for multiple lab teams
- Transportation, archival, and retrieval of multiple asset types and storage locations
- Identify, locate, and retrieve assets to fulfill project requests
- Assist with sample organization and tracking of all assets in Tempus tracking systems and ensure asset storage remains in compliance with CLIA/CAP guidelines, as well as complete necessary documentation when required for other governing bodies (NYS, OSHA, etc)
- Operate and maintain slide scanners for daily use
- Facilitate and maintain slide imaging workflow to meet internal and external deadlines
- Work collaboratively with other team members to meet project deadlines
- An awareness of, and focus on good laboratory practices - and applying them to task completion daily
- Complete other job-related duties as assigned