NBS Clinical Lab Technical Specialist, Ankeny

The State Hygienic Laboratory (Iowa’s Environmental and Public Health Laboratory), at the University of Iowa, has an exciting full-time opportunity for a newborn screening laboratory lead analyst in the Ankeny, IA facility. The primary function of the position is to oversee routine testing and perform biochemical and genetic testing on blood specimens collected from newborns for detection of inherited disorders.

In accordance with CLIA regulations, an official or copy of an official, transcript will be required prior to an offer of employment. (Applicants with degrees from foreign institutions must have the transcripts evaluated by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services and the applicant is responsible for all costs associated with that evaluation).

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 7am – 3:30pm with rotating weekends and Holidays.

Work Modality: On-site

Work Location: Ankeny, Iowa

 

About the State Hygienic Laboratory
The s main facilities are headquartered on the University of Iowa's Research Park campus northwest of Iowa City in Coralville. Additional testing facilities are part of the Iowa Laboratory Facilities in Ankeny, a Des Moines suburb.

Since 1904, the State Hygienic Laboratory has been at the forefront of public health issues in Iowa. As the state’s public health and e nvironmental laboratory, the Hygienic Laboratory serves all of Iowa’s 99 counties through disease detection, environmental monitoring, and newborn and maternal screening.

Qualifications:

Education or Equivalency Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Genetics, or other related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant experience testing clinical samples by traditional and molecular methods and reporting results of high complexity testing. Traditional, non-molecular methods include, but are not limited to Tandem Mass Spectrophotometry, fluoroimmunoassay, GSP, Victor, and post-analytical processes.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship management skills
• Extensive critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to handle competing priorities.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

• One year related Newborn Screening (NBS) laboratory experience.
• ASCP certification.

Desirable Qualifications

• Advanced experience with immunoassay, mass spectrometry, and molecular biology techniques and assays.
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) experience.

 

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.