About this role
Responsibilities:
- Receives specimens for general and specialized for Molecular assays.
- Analyze tests with maximum efficiency
- Ensure timely reporting of critical values
- Produce valid results ensuring maximum utilization of reagents and time.
- Analyze tests with maximum efficiency signed by senior laboratory staff.
- Equipment maintenance.
- Maintain appropriate internal controls on all processes in Molecular biology testing
- Manage routine and planned preventive maintenance of equipment in the section
- Run internal controls and QC with all Molecular assays
- Develop and implement SOPs in Molecular.
- Participate in SOP writing in the section.
- Observe and comply with Health and Safety regulations in the laboratory
- Maintaining high standards of hygiene and general cleanliness in work areas.
- Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
- Participate in continuous medical education.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time-to-time supervisor or designee.
- Prepare and package samples at appropriate temperature to be outsourced and hand-over to collection agents
- Teach practical skills to students and other Laboratory technicians.
Requirements:
- Higher Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from a recognized institute or equivalent
- Registered with Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
- Minimum 3 years’ working experience
- Competent in Molecular Skills including nucleic acid isolation from variety of samples, QC procedures and analysis, PCR techniques, sequencing techniques including next-generation sequencing.
- Competent in operating the usual open and closed molecular equipment and platforms.
- Competent in operating manual and automated workflows.
- Bioinformatic skills are an added advantage.
- Well versed in the required discipline
- Team player
- Attention to detail
- Good communication skills (both written and oral)
Skills
Communication