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Job Title: Clinical Laboratory Technician
Job Description
The Clinical & Forensic Toxicology Technician performs immunoassay screening as well as confirmatory and targeted screening analyses. Confirmatory testing is conducted on both gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) platforms, utilizing solid phase extraction (SPE), supported liquid extraction (SLE), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), and dilute-and-shoot for sample preparation. Additional sample preparations may involve a protein crash or hydrolysis pre-treatments depending on the analytes in question. Targeted screening assays are dilute-and-shoot assays running on LC-MS/MS platforms with high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) analyzers.
Responsibilities
* Perform immunoassay screening.
* Conduct confirmatory testing using GC-MS and LC-MS/MS platforms.
* Utilize various extraction methods including SPE, SLE, LLE, and dilute-and-shoot for sample preparation.
* Prepare samples using protein crash or hydrolysis pre-treatments as needed.
* Conduct targeted screening assays on LC-MS/MS platforms with HRAM analyzers.
* Test for drugs of abuse, including both illegal and legal substances prone to abuse.
* Perform Chain of Custody testing.
* Handle matrices including urine, meconium, oral fluids, serum, and whole blood.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in chemistry or a human biological science such as Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Animal Science, Marine Biology, Neuroscience, etc.
* Master's degree (accepted).
* OPT candidates (accepted).
Work Environment
We operate a 24-hour laboratory, 365 days a year, primarily testing for pain centers and hospital settings. We do not perform workplace drug testing. The biggest shifts are the 1st and 2nd shifts, which handle most of the testing, while the 3rd shift has a skeleton crew to ensure instruments continue to run overnight. The expected shift for this role is Monday-Friday, 3:30 pm - 12:00 am.
Pay Rate: $25/hr
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
* Hiring diverse talent
* Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
* Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
* Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
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