Medical Technologist II

Job Title: Medical Technologist II

Location: Leopardstown, Dublin 18

At ICON, it's our people that set us apart.

As a global provider of drug development solutions, our work is serious business. But that doesn't mean you can't have fun while you do it. With our vision to be the partner of choice in drug development, we hire only the best and brightest in the industry! Are you one of them?

At ICON, we have an incredible opportunity for a Medical Technologist II expert to join the team in our Leopardstown, Dublin 18 location.

The Role:

• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which center around our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
• Responsible for the quality and timelines of technical procedures, as well as their compliance with the applicable company, CAP, and local regulatory agency testing requirements
• Performs technical assignments and testing and issue reports in accordance with written procedures, these should be processed within agreed turnaround times.
• Enters and releases required information in the LIS, such as test results, comments and quality of the results and maintain correction active logs as appropriate
• Consults with Laboratory Management staff prior to reporting grossly abnormal results and when OUT OF CONTROL test runs are encountered.
• Responsible for the preparation quality control documentation, instrument and equipment maintenance documentation, performance of proficiency testing and compliance with all appropriate regulatory procedures and quality requirements in testing area
• Responsible for ensuring reagents are maintained, prepared, stored and used in a manner suitable for testing and documentation is kept to ensure adequate records are available in test area.
• Performs the maintenance, calibration and validation of the instruments/assays assigned to the section according to written laboratory procedures.
• Responsible for maintaining all paperwork and ensuring all records are kept up to date and stored.
• Assists with responding to queries and quality issues and quality issues, and participates in root cause analysis investigations as directed by laboratory management team.
• Assists with the evaluation and validation of new procedures as required.
• Assists in maintaining temperature monitoring system as required.
• Reposts to and is responsible to Supervisor/Manager for daily operation and evaluation of work performance.
• Participates in required 'Continuous Professional Education Programs', including conferences, internal journal club and lectures, as required.
• Provides mentorship for training of: Technologists, Technicians and Lab Assistants.

What you need:

• Minimum 5 years laboratory technologist experience.
• Flow cytometry experience, will consider cell biology experience.
• Basic working knowledge of, and compliance with, all CAP and local agency regulatory requirements.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Fluency in English, both written and oral.