You are applying for a position through Medix, a staffing agency. The actual posting represents a position at one of our clients.
Job Summary
Our client is seeking a dedicated Laboratory Technician to join their team. This role involves critical responsibilities in sample management, laboratory testing, and data entry, focusing on flu and COVID detection. The ideal candidate will be a reliable self-starter with a strong background in molecular diagnostics.
Key Responsibilities
- Retrieve fluid samples from refrigeration units and aliquot into microvials for storage.
- Transport samples using a personal vehicle to a secondary facility for testing, utilizing provided safe shipping supplies.
- Operate multiplex testing machinery for flu and COVID detection, including subtyping positive flu A specimens.
- Perform backend data entry for test results, manage specimen freezer mapping, and prepare samples for shipment.
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience in a microbiology or pathology laboratory setting.
- Direct experience with PCR testing and molecular/diagnostic workflows.
- Proficiency in specimen handling, storage, and safe shipping/packaging protocols.
- Ability to work independently with strong self-starter accountability and reliability.
- Background in flu and COVID test processing is preferred.
- Prior experience operating multiplex diagnostic testing equipment is preferred.
- Undergraduate research or lab internship experience is a plus for recent graduates.
Skills
- PCR Test Experience
- Flu/COVID Test Experience
- Validation
- Lab Experience
- Specimen Packing and Storing
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Data Entry
- Independent work ethic
Additional Requirements
- Ability to transport samples via personal vehicle between two campus facilities (approximately a 10-minute drive).
- Flexible schedule, with the ability to manage personal workflow independently while ensuring 40 hours per week are met.
Benefits
- Paid Sick Leave (Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances).
- Health Benefits / Dental / Vision (Medix offers 6 different health plans: 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on plan selection(s)).
- 401k (Eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, and 10/1).
- Short Term Disability Insurance.
- Term Life Insurance Plan.
*We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).
Medix Overview:
With over 20 years of experience connecting organizations with highly qualified professionals, Medix is a leading provider of workforce solutions for clients and candidates across the healthcare, scientific, technology, and government industries. Through our core purpose of positively impacting lives, we’re dedicated to creating opportunities for job seekers at some of the nation's top companies. As an award-winning career partner, Medix is committed to helping talent find fulfilling and meaningful work because our mission is to help you achieve yours.
*As a job position within our Clinical Sciences division, a successful completion of a background check may be required as a condition of employment. This requirement is directly related to essential job functions including but not limited to: high-risk working environments (laboratories, clinical settings), handling hazards chemicals or lab specimens, conducting direct patient care, accessing medical and confidential records, access to prescription medication or other drugs, and job duties that can cause serious injury or death as a result of error. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.
