Hourly Pay Rate: $30.00 Per Hour
Not To Exceed Bill Rate: $41.00 Per Hour
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is seeking a Development Scientist. The ideal candidate has a Medical Technologist background. General responsibilities include performing various clinical laboratory tests, conducting system level characterization, verification/validation testing and software workflow testing in both Hematology and Urinalysis disciplines. The candidate will obtain data following established standards, practices and procedures while exercising independent/correlated analytical judgment and maintenance of laboratory records including quality control.
CORE FUNCTIONS
- Under minimal supervision, conducts testing of new or modified hematology and/or urinalysis analyzers and ensures that testing is performed and documented according to plans, procedures, and schedules.
- Executes system verification testing including customer workflows, Quality Control, Calibration, and analysis of whole blood and/or urine specimens.
- Ensures that the product meets requirements/specifications.
- Assists in troubleshooting product performance issues by interacting with Software, Engineering, and the support of specific customer application issues.
- Analyzes data using statistical methods, interprets technical data, and promptly reports and documents issues.
- Prepares procedures and reports, and accurately documents the execution of the test procedures and test results in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Prepares presentations and participates in design reviews.
- Follows all safety procedures and policies in the laboratory.
- Maintains inventory/supplies necessary for testing purposes. Organizes test data.
- Trains new team members on instrument set up/maintenance and department processes.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in a related field with 3+ years of direct relevant experience or Masters degree in a scientific discipline with 1+ year of direct relevant experience.
- Certified Medical Technologist (ASCP/AMT preferred)
- Prior R&D and/or clinical experience in urinalysis, hematology or clinical chemistry preferred
Experience is required in the following areas:
- General laboratory workflow.
- Hematology experience with CBC, 5 Part Differential, flagging, and review of results.
- Execution and review of decision rules with reflex and rerun test orders.
- Knowledge of basic laboratory statistics.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)
- Proven technical writing and presentation skills and excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- PREFERRED: Prior experience with Beckman Coulter DxH Hematology or Iris Urinalysis instrumentation.
- PREFERRED: Microscopy experience. Able to perform cell identification of abnormal cells and particles in blood and/or urine.