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Position: Laboratory Technologist (1 Position) K MR 7 Vacancy No. FN-15-02-2023
Reports to: Laboratory Manager
Location: Kisumu
Duration: 1 Year Renewable Contract as per KEMRI Scheme of Service. The first 3 months is a probation period
Qualifications
- Diploma in Medical Laboratory, biomedical laboratory or biochemical laboratory.
- Extensive and recent hands-on experience on running HIV-1, Pregnancy testing, CD4 count, PCR, HIV ELISA assays and medical sample shipment.
- Must have Good Clinical laboratory Practice training and/or CITI training.
Experience
- At least two (2) experience is an added advantage
- Must be registered with the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya.
- Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training
Qualities Required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Extensive organization skills
- Ability to work in a clinically busy, resource-challenged and demanding environment
- Commitment to integrity and high quality performance
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
- Keen and attentive to detail
- Ability to communicate lab results, write reports and trouble shoot lab equipment related challenges
- Proactive, ability to work independently, interact well with other departments
- Familiarity with a multi- department clinical lab setting
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Accurate and timely performing of Study specific assays
- Nasal Swab collection of participants
- Ensuring custody of participant specimens and storage/archival
- Appropriate reporting of any abnormal lab result
- Ensure maintenance and troubleshooting on all lab equipment and report to the supervisor
- Running and logging of specimen controls as per the set SOP.
- Ensuring Laboratory Waste segregation and management.
- Developing and updating laboratory inventory.
- Developing and continuous review of standard operating procedures in keeping with the protocol for the laboratory, and all lab related documents and manuals.
- Ensure compliance with all the SOPs and respective specimen flow charts
- Projection on consumables and reagents, and re-ordering whenever due and ensuring custody.
- Participate and pass all required proficiency testing
- Participate in timely enrolment of all EQAs required
- Participate in supervised sample shipment procedures
- Knowledgeable in Biological samples transportation
- Updating and carrying out quality assurance of the lab specimen data base
- GCLP compliant
- Receive, download, and post/report all external lab results/reports
- Transcription of all lab results and communication of the same as per the lab results communication by SOP
- QA/QC point persons at the lab level
How to Apply
- All applicants must meet each selection criteria detailed in the minimum requirements.
- Must include a current CV with names of at least three referees.
- Must include copies of academic and professional certificates.
A duly signed application letter indicating the vacancy reference with copies of documents listed above should be sent to: [email protected] not later than February 28, 2023.
KEMRI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITED TO DIVERSITY;PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, WOMEN, YOUTH AND THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
