Time left to apply: End Date: November 17, 2024 (10 days left to apply)
Job requisition ID: JR100235
AHRI is always looking for talented and motivated staff to join our multidisciplinary team. We offer a highly diverse, professional and supportive environment with opportunities for development and growth.
Description:
Overview of Duties:
The AHRI Laboratory Technologist will be undertaking specimen processing and conducting experiments in the Immunology laboratory, participating in general laboratory duties, tissue culture as deemed relevant by the Principal Investigator. This candidate will be based in our Durban site.
Brief overview of duties:
- Perform day-to-day laboratory functions including but not limited to assembly of sample collection kits, processing samples, performing various clinical or research tests/assays for viral, bacterial and non-communicable diseases, storage or distribution of samples, as required by the various AHRI studies or clinical trials.
- Competent and effective use of the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for logging in samples, generating labels, workflows, test sheets, capturing and generating results and reports.
- Monitoring of results and turnaround times as per quality indicator targets.
- General housekeeping and equipment maintenance including record keeping as per laboratory SOPs and ISO 15189 requirements.
- Compliance with Health and Safety and Company policies and procedures as well as ISO15189/GCLP requirements including writing and review of SOPs.
Minimum Qualifications:
- B-Tech in Biomedical Technology or Medical Technology with completion of 2-years internship with an accredited laboratory or BMedSci in Medical Technology with 1 year internship completed with an accredited laboratory.
- Current registration with HPCSA as a Medical Technologist in Clinical Pathology or Virology.
Minimum Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a diagnostic or research laboratory setting.
- Experience working in a high throughput ISO15189 accredited and/or Clinical Trial laboratory will be highly advantageous.
- Experience working with a Laboratory Information Management System will be advantageous.
- Experience in processing and storage of various biological samples.
- Experience in performing various laboratory tests such as, but not limited to serology, microscopy, nucleic acid extraction, amplification and quantification by various PCR methods.
- Experience and knowledge operating in accordance with Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) or similar environment will be an advantage.
- Ability to write, review and follow SOPs and other laboratory procedures.
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Action-Oriented - demonstrates a drive for results and a sense of urgency approach to work environment.
- Organizational Skills – an eye for details and a strong affinity for an organized and structured workplace.
- Process Focused – an ability to develop and innovate lean processes that are value added.
- Team Player - demonstrates strong team skills to create effective partnerships.
- Communication - demonstrates excellent written, verbal (telephone and in-person), and active listening skills.
- Ability to set and implement organisational guidelines for employees.
- Conflict resolution skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
- Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Worker Type: Employee
The application closing date: 17 Nov 2024
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; kindly consider your application as unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within 14 days of the application closing date.
AHRI is a values-driven organisation. As an employer, we are committed to staff engagement and development. Our culture is one of high performance and partnership.
Our values: The successful candidate will be expected to live by AHRI’s values, including collaboration, ubuntu, leadership, innovation, transformation, and excellence.
Employment equity: AHRI is fully compliant with South African labour law and is committed to employment equity. This position is primarily open to South African or other African applicants, with a valid work permit desirable. AHRI reserves the right in special circumstances to accept late applications or to extend the above date to facilitate further searches. Furthermore, AHRI reserves the right not to make an appointment.
About Us
Africa Health Research Institute’s vision is optimal health and well-being of under-resourced populations. Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) is an independent, transdisciplinary scientific research institute based across two campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa. AHRI’s research combines population, basic and translational, social, and clinical sciences to understand and intervene in the health and well-being of South African communities. AHRI works in partnership with local communities and South African academic, governmental, and other policy stakeholders and collaborates with over 60 institutions globally. AHRI prioritises the training of the next generation of African scientists. The work lives of AHRI’s ~700 scientists, students and staff members are driven by our values: ubuntu, transformation, leadership, innovation, excellence and collaboration.
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