Laboratory Technologist

OncoHost is a technology company headquartered in Binyamina, Israel, and Cary, North Carolina, transforming the approach to precision medicine for improved patient outcomes. Our proprietary platform, PROphet®, is a plasma-based proteomic pattern analysis tool whose initial offering in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) uses a single blood sample to guide first-line immunotherapy decision-making.

Our liquid biopsy test predicts treatment efficacy in cancer patients and identifies potential causes for the development of resistance to therapy. Our CLIA-certified laboratory in Cary is the hub of our high-complexity testing service. We are looking for a lab technologist who will be responsible for specimen processing, test performance, and reporting test results.

Key Responsibilities

• Specimen handling and processing, test performance and analyses, and reporting and maintaining records of patient test results, all according to the approved procedures.
• Following the lab’s pre-analytic and analytic procedures and maintaining testing records.
• Maintaining records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Adhering to the lab’s quality assurance procedures, including documenting all:
  • Quality control activities
  • Instrument and equipment verifications
  • Instrument and procedural calibrations
  • Maintenance and preventive maintenance
• Following the lab’s policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the lab’s established performance specifications.
• Identifying and documenting issues that may adversely affect test performance and notifying the supervisor director.
• Documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the lab’s established performance specifications.

Skills & Qualifications

• An associate degree in laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution
• At least 2 years experience as a testing personnel in a laboratory performing high-complexity tests
• Laboratory experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, proteins, or immunology techniques
• Experience in high-complexity automated assays – an advantage
• Knowledge of the Agilent Microarray Scanner – an advantage
• Meticulous and detail-oriented
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills
• Enthusiastic and motivated

Working Conditions

The work is performed in a clinical laboratory according to the guidelines of CFR2020-42, Part 493.