Job Description
Medical Technologist II role at ICON plc, a leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, involves ensuring the Central Laboratory meets the highest quality standards.
**Job Description:**
We are seeking a Medical Technologist II to join our team in a fast-paced, busy environment. The successful candidate will work in our Clinical Chemistry Laboratories, processing, analyzing, and reporting results of clinical trial patient samples.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Recognize and adhere to ICON's values, which centre around our commitment to People, Clients, and Performance.
- Embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement, focusing on streamlining processes and adding value to our business.
- Operate equipment carefully and according to procedures, maintaining laboratory automation equipment per established operating procedures.
- Perform necessary equipment checks, performance testing, preventive maintenance, and quality control on equipment per laboratory guidelines.
- Assure equipment and instruments meet performance standards.
- Maintain QC related documents.
- Assure the accuracy of all tests performed by adhering to the laboratory's Quality Control Standard Operating Procedures.
- Maintain complete documentation for assay tracking and results for review/reporting.
- Participate in the Proficiency Testing Program as assigned.
- Complete the performance of proficiency testing in assigned laboratory sections.
- Review all test requests thoroughly for errors, omissions, clarity, and potential problems.
- Verify patient identification at all steps of every procedure and maintain complete accuracy.
- Follow unidirectional flow of specimen handling to avoid contamination.
- Notify supervisor of discrepancies and records corrective action taken.
- Help maintain commonly used equipment and resolve minor equipment problems. Troubleshoot instrument related issues as they occur.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent.
- 3+ years experience working in a Clinical Chemistry laboratory.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, good laboratory and organizational skills, including the ability to work independently and efficiently.
- Ability to multitask, along with an orientation toward teamwork and leadership.
- Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
**Benefits of Working at ICON:**
We offer a comprehensive and competitive total reward package, including a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs, best-in-class employee benefits, supportive policies, and wellbeing initiatives.
**About ICON:**
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. We are an equal opportunity and inclusive employer, dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence.