Staff Associate III

The CUIMC HLA Lab seeks a qualified candidate to join our growing team.

Schedule: Full Time, 35 hours /wk. The schedule will be structured to cover the morning shift with some flexibility. The Staff Associate III must take turns to serve on-call coverage for deceased donors cross-matching during off hours and holidays.

Position responsibilities:

Clinical duties - Staff Associate must be able to perform molecular HLA typing using Next-generation sequencing (NGS), rSSO Luminex-based, and R-T PCR methodologies. Staff Associates must analyze and interpret the clinical testing results and assign HLA-class I and class II typing. Staff Associate III can perform serum screening of anti-HLA antibodies by CDC and Luminex-based SPA; also, Staff Associate III must be able to crossmatch with both CDC and FCXM. The Staff Associate III must serve on-call coverage for deceased donor cross-matching and can make independent judgments without supervision.

Maintains equipment and records; performs proficiency testing, quality control, and quality assurance activities; performs miscellaneous functions required to maintain smooth department operation, such as reagent ordering, inventory control, and reagent preparation; and is required to use the laboratory information systems (LIS) for clinical operation.

In addition, the Staff Associate III is responsible for training residents, fellows, and new technicians.

Research-related duties - The Staff Associate will conduct basic and translational research studies in the transplantation field, perform experiments to characterize immune regulatory mechanisms and monitor the immune status of transplant recipients.

Minimum Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in natural sciences (Chemistry or Biology preferred) plus 4 to 6 years of specialized experience in high-complexity testing in a clinical laboratory setting.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English with colleagues and outside personnel
• NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist (CLT) is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in Histocompatibility testing is requisite

Hiring Salary Range: $91,106-$91,106