Laboratory Technologist - Kisumu

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurate and timely performing of Study specific assays
• Ensuring custody of participant specimens and storage/archival
• Appropriate reporting of any abnormal lab result and prompt communication to the Study clinicians/coordinator
• Ensuring maintenance and troubleshooting on all lab equipment and report to the lab manager
• Running and logging of specimen controls as per the set SOP
• Develop lab related SOP for the studies
• Ensuring laboratory waste segregation and management
• Developing and updating laboratory inventory
• Developing, compliance and continuous review of lab SOPs and specimen flow charts in keeping with the study protocol and applicable ISO-certification
• Projection on consumables and reagents, and re-ordering whenever due and ensuring custody
• Participate in supervised sample shipment procedures as per IATA guidelines and tracking of referred samples per IATA guidelines and available agreements
• Updating and ensuring quality assurance of the lab specimen data base
• GCP and GCLP compliance
• Receive, download, transcribe and post/report all lab results/reports as per the lab results communication SOP
• Assist in participant recruitment and consenting whenever called upon
• Support activities from any other studies as called upon by the Lab management team

Vacancy Requirements:

• Minimum of a degree in a biomedical science or lab-related field (Mandatory)
• Must hold a current registration with KMLTTB (Mandatory)
• GCP-certification (Mandatory)
• At least 1 year experience working in a busy clinical research lab (Mandatory)
• Experience with rapid testing for HIV and pregnancy (Mandatory)
• Commitment to integrity and high-quality performance (Mandatory)
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team (Mandatory)
• Keen and attentive to detail (Mandatory)
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures (Mandatory)
• Articulate in both verbal and written communication in English and Swahili (Mandatory)
• Experience processing genital samples for research purposes (Mandatory)
• Experience preparing samples for Nugent scoring is an added advantage (Mandatory)
• Computer literacy (Mandatory)
• Familiarity with processing samples for shipment – IATA certification is an added advantage (Mandatory)
• Experience working with electronic data collection tools especially REDCap (Mandatory)
• Flexible and ready to work during odd hours (Mandatory)
• GCLP certification (Mandatory)