Medical Technical Specialist Labs Labs Molecular Genetics

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Unity Health Toronto Full time
Medical Technical Specialist Labs Labs Molecular Genetics (Job ID: 1303)

Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph's Health Centre and St. Michael's Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Our health network serves patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. Join our team in our mission to continue to put patients and families at the centre of everything we do, in the role of Medical Technical Specialist.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Collaborating with our Technical, Medical Scientific, and Quality and Regulatory teams to develop, validate, troubleshoot and implement methodologies, platforms and molecular tests for clinical service
  • Leading and assisting with the design and development of new tests to meet operational initiatives and optimize current tests to standardize testing workflows
  • Leading and assisting with validation of new tests on realtime PCR, NGS and cytogenetics platforms
  • Supporting on-going process improvements and problem solving efforts in work organization, test methodologies and lab workflows
  • Performing data analysis required with test development and validation
  • Completing validation documentation and operating procedures for new tests prior to implementation
  • Conducting a wide range of molecular genetic diagnostic and interpretive specimen testing
  • Performing, interpreting and releasing results, while ensuring patient confidentiality
  • Participating in critical reviews of key indicators, incidents, audits, inspection and improvement opportunities resulting in effective implementation of corrective actions, escalating as appropriate and driving continuous improvement
  • Training and teaching MLTs in advanced molecular genetics techniques
  • Quality control and quality assurance monitoring in a Clinical Genetics laboratory setting

Minimum requirements and experience

  • Undergraduate University degree in Molecular Biology or equivalent required
  • Medical Laboratory Technology diploma, with specialty in Molecular Genetics required
  • Active CMLTO registration in Molecular Genetics required
  • 5 years of MLT experience, including 3 years of NGS experience required
  • Theoretical and hands-on experience of advanced molecular techniques including NGS
  • Experience with variety of molecular platforms and technical methodologies
  • Experience with quality control and quality assurance monitoring in a Clinical Genetics laboratory setting
  • Experience with test design, development, and results interpretation
  • Experience with test and instrument validation
  • Experience with test transfer from development to clinical service
  • Clear understanding of detailed documentation and comprehensive record keeping
  • Excellent problem solving skills; ability to identify and effectively troubleshoot issues
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to maintain and promote strict standards of safety, patient privacy and confidentiality
  • Advanced computational and bioinformatics skills desired

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