LCMS Application Specialist

Job Summary

Oversee and maintain the Chemistry department workflow and ensure the department follows safety and quality assurance procedures. This includes reagent supply usage, maintenance flow, instrument training and training documents.

Job Responsibilities Essential Functions

• Support PathGroup’s mission, vision, goals, and management
• Provide scientific oversight of timely selection, development and validation of assays in LC/MS-MS area. Assists in strategic development of the laboratory services
• Ensure compliance with laboratory regulatory
• Support all processes involved with Quality Management which include solving problems, developing procedures, and trending and reporting data.
• Implement and maintain effective departmental Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement programs and monitors.
• Organize QC lot changes tracking expirations and shipment process per CAP
• Reviewing reports from laboratory equipment to ensure everything is operating in an efficient manner.
• Maintain calibration programs for testing equipment that affect quality
• Responsible for the continuity between all areas of the department that includes departmental procedures, validations, and maintaining inspection readiness.
• Ensure effective employee relations by sustaining an ethical, non-discriminatory and safe work environment and establishing effective communication lines and methods.
• Assist in establishing and executing departmental long and short-term
• Become familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies
• Follow guidelines and SOPs for reviewing and releasing
• Support training programs by writing SOP’s and working with Medical Technologist to ensure everyone is knowledgeable on instrumentation and work flow.
• Review and monitoring of LCMS consumables and comparative inventory.

Non-essential Functions

• Work with other departments within PathGroup and
• Nothing in the job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Other duties as

Education & Licensure

• Bachelor’s degree in science
• Master’s Degree
• National certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as applicable, or as a Medical Technologist (MT) preferred.
• Maintains appropriate continuing education and to increase basic

Experience

• Must have proven track record in physician, employee and client relationships and operational performances.
• Experience with the validation protocol for LCMS testing

Job Requirements

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

Physical Requirements

(positions classified with this job-code may require many or all of the following physical requirements)

Mobility

(Ability to assist in the movement of objects)

• Sitting Bending
• Lifting
• Pushing
• Pulling Walking
• Stooping
• Standing
• Turning

Dexterity

(Ability to manipulate objects)

• Reaching Grasping
• Handling

Visual

(Ability to recognize, register, and respond)

• Color recognition
• Depth perception
• Reading / Close-up work
• Graphing
• Calibration

Communication

(Ability to understand, respond and translate into action)

• Communication

Environmental Conditions

(positions classified with this job-code may require work in or near the following environmental conditions)

Noise

• Normal office environment

Vibration

(None)

Atmospheric Conditions

(None)

Hazards

• Handling of biological materials
• Blood borne Pathogens

Work Activities

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Providing information to supervisors, co- workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Documenting/Recording Information

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Getting Information

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Interacting With Computers

Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Providing information to supervisors, co- workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Processing Information

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Analyzing Data or Information

Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Knowledge

Biology

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Medicine

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed in position field of specialty.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Clerical

Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Chemistry

Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Personnel and Human Resources

Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Science

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Writing

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Written Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).