Job Title: Satellite Laboratorian – COVID 19 – Sero Prevalence Survey
Locations: Abuja (FCT) and Kano
Employment Type: Temporary
Duties and Responsibilities
- Overall specimen receipt verification, processing and storage as well as Lab operations of all COVID-19 sero-epidemiological survey related activities at the Satellite Laboratory
- Coordinate and facilitate all activities related to specimen transfer and quality assurance
- Coordinate and facilitate the transport of specimens from the field to satellite laboratories
- Liaise with the field lab technician to ensure that field testing activities and transport of specimen from field to the satellite lab are conducted as per respective SOP
- Ensure blood samples are shipped from the satellite to the central laboratory in a timely manner to maintain specimen integrity
- Ensure that lab staff receive and accession each specimen into a Laboratory Data Management System (LDMS) and process as per standard operating procedure
- Monitor the entire quality system from pre-test, test and post-test which will include, occurrence management, daily/ weekly reviews of QC documentation, troubleshooting both equipment and QC failures
- Monitor and ensure optimal laboratory environmental conditions are maintained to ensure quality of data
Qualifications
- Bachelor’ Degree
- A medical laboratory scientist, medical laboratory technician, skilled in QMS and Data management.
- Experience:4 – 6 years
- Experience in working on the laboratory bench for at least 2 years.
- Experience in proficiency testing is an advantage
- Experience with population survey will be an added advantage
- Experience performing Quality Assurance measures in all phases of biomedical testing
Experience, Knowledge, and Skills
- Knowledge and experience in Molecular biology and Serology with application to clinical diagnostics such as HIV viral load testing or other applications of quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (Real-time PCR) testing and diagnostic serological testing
- Experience in leading or participating in Laboratory Quality Assurance programs (LQMS/EQA knowledge of ISO15189 or ISO17025), Laboratory Facilities and Design, Good Laboratory Practices, Bio risk management (Biosafety & Biosecurity-ISO 35001:2019), etc.)
- Familiarity with WHO Biosafety Guidelines
- Ability to work for long hours
- Ability to pay attention to details
- Ability to work with your hands and will need dexterity to work with small vials, test tubes, and delicate lab equipment.
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment and routine equipment maintenance.
- A systematic approach to tasks and the ability to follow instructions and set procedures
- A high level of flexibility in performing the responsibilities of the position,
- An indigene of the state or resident in the state
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Fluency in English required. Ability to speak Hausa will be an added advantage.
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Deadline: January 21, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Scientists / Laboratory Scientists/Assistants/Attendants |