Technical Liaison
Job Overview:
Covance by Labcorp is looking for Technical Liaison to support join our Safety Testing department.
Responsibilities include:
?Coordinate new project start-up and modification activities.
- Review project specifications for content related to specific department.
- Ensure protocol review corresponds with project specification sheet details, as related to specific department.
- Communicate any issues with Project Manager and Team Manager as required. Invite feedback and input. Coordinate with department and Medical Affairs.
- Review specification sheets when solicited.
- With project team members (PM, TA, TM), develop solutions, resolve issues and approve internal database loading/design plan.
- Serve as accountable resource upon solicitation by team members.
- Utilize Microsoft Office applications to design customized project documents.
- Customize workflow for projects as needed.
? Test development and validation. (Responsible for validations as assigned).
- Write validation plan and complete familiarization phase.
- Perform test validations.
- Write validation report.
- Write Technical SOP.
- Create QC material as required by validation.
? As scientific expert, identifies opportunities for peer reviewed scientific presentations. Writes abstracts and presents data.
? Demonstrates technical expertise by supporting Sales with presentations to customers if requested.
? Identify and capture opportunities to protect Covance's intellectual property.
? Ongoing project coordination including global functions.
- Communicate with Technical Manager, VP Medical Affairs, and Project Manager to resolve issues not addressed proactively during project development.
- Modify customized documents as needed.
- Communicate with Data Managers to assist with resolving data transmission issues; perform data revisions as needed.
- Define unique supplies and order supplies unique to the project.
- Serve as global protocol/project laboratory expert/resource.
? Coordinate with IT&S on new project start-ups, new instrumentation start-ups, or instrumentation interface as needed.
? Interact with WLOS regarding testing selection of test codes (including use or need of new test codes), reflexes, calculations, administrative questions (AD), procedures, and Antrim or Zavacor issues.
? Serve as a technical reference to facilitate project testing and QC requirements, analyzing problems and proposing solutions.
? During initial project start-up, serve as resource to resolve issues with procurement, and communication with Investigator Services.
? Participate in continuing education program with presentation to departmental staff, laboratory staff, or across the organization as required.
? Serves as a technical expert in designated areas of responsibility, responding to questions from inside and outside the department.
? Submit monthly reports to direct supervisor.
? Attend functional team meetings as needed/requested.
? Contributes to maintaining a high level of safety awareness.
? Be an equal responsible party for departmental regulatory compliance.
? Perform Senior Technologist duties as required.
? Expand the sphere of influence and/or elevate the level of interaction for the department through service on multi-disciplinary committees, projects, and other initiatives as assigned.
? Share responsibility with management for promoting similarity in processes for our global laboratories in terms of test methods, database structures, and administration of operations.
? Research scientific literature and write technical letters for sponsors.
? Participate in conference calls with or in lieu of Manager/Director with Project Managers, sponsors, and other customers.
? Design, implement, and report special off-line studies from sponsors.
? Other duties as assigned.
Education/Qualifications:
Individual must qualify as testing personnel under the following CLIA 1988 and New York State Department of Health requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science or other life science with completion of at least a 12-month training program in Medical Technology.
OR
- Bachelor's degree in a chemical, physical or biological science from an accredited college or university and one year training and/or experience in the specialty in which testing is to be performed. Such training must be equivalent to that received in a school of Medical Technology.
OR
- 90 semester hours from an accredited institution that include the following:
1) 16 semester hours of biology courses, which are pertinent to the medical sciences
2) 16 semester hours of chemistry (at least 6 semester hours of Inorganic Chemistry)
3) 3 semester hours of math * Completed an accredited clinical laboratory training program, or one year documented laboratory training or experience in the specialty that testing is to be performed.
OR
- Associate's degree in medical laboratory technology
Experience:
- Individual must have 3 or more years of Covance Laboratory experience performing clinical laboratory testing or experience in performing clinical laboratory testing judged as equivalent.
- Individual must have outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Individual is expected to have and maintain professional credentials.
Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer (Minority/Female/Individual with Disability/Veteran). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.