Clinical Laboratory Technician; Per diem

Clinical Laboratory Technician (Per diem)

Miami, FL, USA

Quotient Sciences:
Molecule to Cure. Fast.

Quotient Sciences is a leading drug development and manufacturing accelerator, helping biotech and pharma companies bring new medicines to patients faster. With over 35 years of experience and a track record of success, we provide Drug Product (CDMO) and Clinical (CRO) services across the entire development pathway, including formulation development, clinical pharmacology, clinical trials, and commercial product manufacturing.

Our proprietary and disruptive platform – “Translational Pharmaceutics®” – integrates Drug Product Manufacturing and Clinical Testing to eliminate silos in the drug development process. This in turn reduces costs
, improves outcomes, and significantly accelerates drug development times.

Why join us:

Because every day counts when bringing new medicines to patients. Our 1,000+ experts across the US, UK, and beyond are united by science, agility, and a culture that turns ideas into impact—fast.

The Role

• The Clinical Laboratory Technician is responsible for following protocol guidelines for the preparation, collection, transfer and storage of all specimens according to protocol requirements
• Monitors proper study sample collection Ensures study data is collected to a high quality in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards
• Ensures subject safety at all times

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Reviews and understands study protocols and laboratory sample handling/processing requirements prior to initiation of study
• Maintains organization and cleanliness of work space.
• Places samples in a rack in numerical order by subject number for transfer into previously prepared and labeled storage vials
• Centrifuges blood samples according to the speed and duration of time as requested by the protocol
• Compares collection tube and storage vial, ensuring that both tube and vial are correct, and pipettes plasma or serum into the correct storage vial prior to freezing or further processing
• Documents the time samples were placed in the centrifuge, the transfer of each specimen to a freezer vial and the time the samples were placed in the freezer onto the appropriate Laboratory Sample Processing Record or in an electronic sample tracking system following GCP and GDP
• Verifies that all biohazardous materials are disposed of in the appropriate biohazard container and/or box, and that they are properly labeled and placed in the biohazardous waste transport container for pickup
• Monitors laboratory fridges, freezers and centrifuges, documents temperature readings and confirms operating status and settings of the lab equipment as directed
• Cleans work surface areas and laboratory equipment as directed
• Assists in taking inventory of lab supplies and maintaining adequate supplies for each study
• Assists in the review of protocol specimen processing requirements, and identifying the quantity and availability of supplies needed to accomplish specimen collection
• Assists in transferring and labeling all study documents in soft binders for archival per relevant SOPs
• Assists in any other duties as assigned
• Assists in verifying that the lab requisitions for specimens sent to the outside lab contain the correct test(s), date and time of collection and other specimen identifiers (subject numbers, etc)
• Assists in generating manifest for biological sample shipments, performing check of samples against the Shipping Manifest and the Freezer Inventory/Shipping Record and assist the Senior Clinical Laboratory Technician during the entire shipment process as directed
• Assist in QC of all laboratory documents filed in Study Binder once the study is concluded

Job Demands

• Very high concentration of work
• Strict and tight deadlines
• Having to juggle a range of tasks/issues simultaneously
• Working in a hazardous environment with high requirement to follow safety procedures
• Working outside normal working hours
• Needing to respond to client demands

The Candidate

• High School Diploma
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in laboratory procedures
• Must be able to separate plasma and operate laboratory centrifuges
• Working knowledge of State of Florida OSHA…