Medical Technologist II

At ICON, it's our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients' lives.

Our 'Own It' culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That's our vision. We're driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you're as driven as we are, join us. You'll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you'll be helping shape an industry.

The role:

• Responsible for the quality and timelines of technical procedures, as well as their compliance with applicable company, CAP, and local regulatory agency testing requirements.

• Perform 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 control results in a timely manner with compliance to all regulatory requirements.

• Adheres to written internal and external quality control procedures in order to ·ensure the quality of the results and maintain Corrective Action 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 that 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 safely as per standard operating procedures

• Assists with responding to queries 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.

• Reports to and is responsible to Supervisor/Manager for daily operation and

• evaluation of work performance.

• Provides mentorship for training of Technologists, Technicians and Lab Assistants

What you need:

• Basic working knowledge of and Compliance with all CAP and local agency regulatory requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks with good organization skills and good attention to detail.

• Ability to work as part of, and set the example of performance standards for a team.

• Ability to work in conformance with standard operating procedure and conditions with a systematic approach to tasks committed to seeing things through to completion.

• Demonstrated ability to keep accurate, legible records and recognize the need to handle these records and all other information in line with GCP/GLP/GDP.

• Familiar with the operation of laboratory equipment with a demonstrated ability to check that equipment is functioning within its specifications and to respond appropriately to abnormalities.

• Understands the basic principles of quality control, quality assurance and quality audits and outcomes.

• Action oriented demonstrating the ability to handle work load demands resulting in the generation of large amounts of data and to trouble shoot issues timely when required.

• Basic working knowledge of LIMS with the desire to achieve the mathematical, computational and instrumentation skills necessary to work and progress in Biomedical Science.

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Science field

Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That's why we've made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals - both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans - and related benefits such as life assurance - so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you'll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.

ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.