Chemist 2 - DOH8954
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- Location
- Shoreline or King County or Washington
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $67,740 - $91,020/yr
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About this role
About the Department
Chemist 2
This is a full-time onsite position located at our Public Health Laboratories located in Shoreline, WA.
The Opportunity
As the Newborn Screening Laboratory Scientist, you will perform specialized laboratory testing that helps identify serious but treatable disorders in newborns across Washington State. Working onsite in the Public Health Laboratory's Newborn Screening Program, you will analyze a high volume of blood specimens using advanced laboratory instrumentation, evaluate quality control data, troubleshoot equipment, and ensure accurate, timely test results. Your work also includes preparing specimens and reagents, maintaining laboratory records, and contributing to continuous improvements in laboratory methods and processes.
Every test performed in this role has the potential to identify a life-threatening condition before symptoms appear, allowing infants to receive treatment as early as possible. By producing reliable laboratory results, you play a direct role in supporting healthcare providers and helping Washington's newborns get the best possible start in life.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Perform biochemical and molecular testing on newborn blood specimens using advanced laboratory instrumentation and analytical methods.
- Evaluate quality control and quality assurance data, investigate abnormal or questionable results, and ensure testing meets established laboratory standards.
- Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain laboratory instruments to support accurate and efficient testing.
- Prepare, sort, evaluate, and process newborn specimens to ensure they are suitable for testing and analysis.
- Prepare laboratory reagents, standards, and quality control materials while maintaining testing records, laboratory documentation, and supply inventories.
- Provide cross-training and backup support for additional newborn screening tests to maintain laboratory operations and timely reporting.
- Contribute to laboratory quality improvement initiatives by assisting with method validation, new technologies, equipment implementation, and process improvements.
Why You’ll Love This Role:
- Work with advanced laboratory technologies in a fast-paced, highly specialized public health laboratory.
- Build expertise across biochemical, molecular, and clinical laboratory testing while contributing to continuous quality improvement.
- Produce laboratory results that allow healthcare providers to diagnose and treat serious conditions before newborns develop symptoms.
- Make a measurable difference for families across Washington by supporting one of the state's most important public health screening programs.
What You Bring:
You are passionate about laboratory science and understand the importance of producing accurate, high-quality results. You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where precision, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills are essential. You approach problems methodically, use data to guide your decisions, and take pride in maintaining quality and safety standards.
You work well both independently and as part of a collaborative laboratory team. You value continuous learning, embrace opportunities to improve processes, and understand that every specimen represents an infant and family depending on timely, reliable results. Your commitment to scientific excellence and public service helps ensure newborns across Washington receive the screening they need for the healthiest possible start in life.
Minimum Qualifications
There are multiple pathways to qualify for this position. You must meet one of the options provided and any additional criteria listed. Experience may have been gained through paid or unpaid activities. Please ensure any relevant experience defined below is outlined in your cover letter, resume, and/or applicant profile.
Option 1: Five (5) or more years of experience performing chemical, biochemical, molecular analysis, or clinical laboratory testing in an analytical laboratory.
Option 2: Bachelor's degree in chemistry, microbiology, or a health-related field which includes 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of chemistry and at least one course and one lab in molecular biology; AND two years of experience performing chemical, biochemical, molecular analysis, or clinical laboratory testing in an analytical laboratory.
Option 3: Master’s degree or higher in chemistry, microbiology; AND six (6) or more months of experience performing chemical, biochemical, molecular analysis, or clinical laboratory testing in an analytical laboratory
And the following experience, skills, and knowledge:
- Experience operating and troubleshooting scientific laboratory instrumentation.
- Experience following laboratory quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) procedures.
- Experience maintaining laboratory records and documenting analytical test results.
- Proficient in using standard computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and shared network file systems to support laboratory operations and documentation.
- Experience preparing laboratory reagents, standards, controls, or other testing materials.
- Experience using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) or other computerized laboratory data systems.
- Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) or comparable laboratory quality systems.
- Knowledge of laboratory safety practices and the safe handling of biological specimens and laboratory chemicals.
- Experience working in a high-volume laboratory environment while managing multiple testing priorities.
PreferredQualifications
While these aren’t required, having them can help you stand out as a candidate.
- Experience working in a CLIA certified or other regulated clinical or public health laboratory.
- Experience performing newborn screening, clinical diagnostic testing, or other high volume laboratory testing.
- Experience operating tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), electrophoresis, immunoassay platforms, molecular testing platforms, or similar analytical instrumentation.
- Experience using a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
- Experience performing method verification, validation, or quality improvement activities.
- Experience troubleshooting complex laboratory instrumentation.
- Experience supporting implementation of new laboratory methods, equipment, or testing processes.
- Experience working with DNA based testing or molecular diagnostic techniques.
Employee Benefits
We offer a solid benefits package that supports you and your family’s health, financial security, and work-life balance. You’ll have access to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, and retirement plans that help you plan for tomorrow while you’re living today. Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave help you recharge, and additional programs like dependent care assistance and professional development opportunities add value beyond basic coverage. Join us and enjoy benefits designed to care for you as much as you care about public health. Learn more about DOH benefits and see how we support your life at work and beyond by visiting Work@Health.
The Public Health Laboratories – Where Science Protects Communities
At the Public Health Laboratories, every test matters. From hunting emerging pathogens to ensuring every newborn in the state gets life-saving screenings, your work will drive disease detection, outbreak response, and protect Washington’s most vulnerable. We’re the state’s reference lab, tracking rare threats like rabies, hantavirus, and West Nile virus, analyzing outbreaks, and safeguarding food and water safety. Here, science meets service in a collaborative, equity-driven team committed to real-world impact and public health at scale.
About the Washington State Department of Health
We're nearly 2,000 professionals across Washington working together to protect and improve community health. Guided by our values of Equity, Innovation, and Engagement, we address health disparities, respond to emerging challenges, and strengthen systems that support resilience.
At DOH, we help reduce barriers, collaborate with diverse communities, and champion equitable health outcomes. We're passionate people who are driven to make a difference in public health. Our work depends on people who take action to learn and grow and who take action to meet the needs of others every day, in service of a healthier Washington. Explore more about the Department of Health, our programs, and our impact by visiting our website.
Working Conditions:
The following describes the working conditions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Work Setting:
- Incumbent is required to work on-site in the lab due to the nature of work/duties.
- It is expected of this individual in this position to work with dried blood (occasionally whole blood) and various laboratory chemicals. It is expected of this individual in this position to move items weighing up to 25 lbs. and perform repetitive work for 2 to 3 hours.
Schedule:
- The laboratory routinely operates Monday through Saturday and most holidays; this position is assigned to the Tuesday to Saturday schedule with the option to choose a Monday to Friday schedule based on seniority; the individual in this position must participate in the holiday schedule rotation. This position also has on-call responsibilities on Mondays and/or Saturdays. This position requires working outside of assigned core work hours on short notice in response to outbreaks and emergency response.
- Position may travel occasionally, as needed, either alone or with another person, overnight, for several days and/or out of state. Incumbent may need to legally operate a state- or privately-owned vehicle OR provide alternative transportation while on state business.
Travel Requirements:
- Position may travel occasionally, as needed, either alone or with another person, overnight, for several days and/or out of state. Incumbent may need to legally operate a state- or privately-owned vehicle OR provide alternative transportation while on state business.
Tools & Equipment:
- Incubators, refrigerators, freezers, centrifuges, fume hoods, Autodelfias, fluorescent readers, pipettes, card punchers, tandem mass spectrometers, conventional and real-time PCR platforms, and other typical lab equipment, personal protective equipment, computers, copiers, printers, and fax machines.
Customer Interactions:
- Newborn screening staff, office director, lead workers, laboratory coordinator, vendors, follow-up staff, support staff, health care providers/customers and other staff in different offices in the laboratory.
Other:
- This position is covered by a bargaining unit for which the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) is the exclusive representative.
- The DOH campus is a smoke-free, drug-free, alcohol-free, scent-neutral environment.
- This position may be required to conduct and/or participate in public health emergency preparedness and response activities.
Special Requirements
- PHL technical personnel performing testing or other tasks that require color discrimination are to be evaluated for difficulty with visual color discernment. This is a regulatory requirement for the PHL to comply with as part of our College of American Pathologists Accreditation.
- Vaccinations for laboratory contaminants as determined and required by management and Public Health Laboratory Risk assessment may be required.
APPLICATION DIRECTIONS:
We’re committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. Only materials submitted through the official application will be considered. Emailed resumes or documents won’t be accepted or shared with the hiring manager.
Click “Apply” to complete your application. Attach your resume, cover letter, and DD-214 (if applicable). List at least three professional references, directly in your Applicant Profile or as a separate attachment, including a supervisor, a peer, and someone you’ve supervised or led (if applicable).
DO NOT INCLUDE private details like your SSN or birth year, personal photos, transcripts, certifications, diplomas, projects, portfolios, or letters of recommendation.
Veterans Preference: Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference must attach a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or a signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to their application. Please remove or cover any personally identifiable data such as social security numbers and birth year
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: We regard diversity as the foundation of our strength, recognizing that differing insights and abilities enable us to reflect the unique needs of the communities we serve.
DOH is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race/ethnicity/color, creed, sex, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, marital status, the presence or perception of a disability, veteran’s status, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity.
Questions and Accommodations: If you have questions, need assistance with the application process, require an accommodation, or would like to request this posting in an alternative format, please contact Shawnelle Goalder, Talent Acquisition Consultant/Recruiterat [email protected] and reference DOH8954 in the subject.
Technical Support: Reach out to NEOGOV directly at 1-855-524-5627 for technical support and login issues.
Other Qualifications
This recruitment may be used to fill positions of the same job classification across the agency. Once all the position(s) from the recruitment are filled, the candidate pool may be used to fill additional open positions for the next sixty (60) days.
Only applicants who follow the directions and complete the Application Process in full will have their responses reviewed for consideration.
Experience and education selected, listed, or detailed in the Supplemental Questions must be verifiable on the submitted applicant profile.
This position is located in King County. The advertised pay includes a 5% location-based salary adjustment.
This position’s advertised salary includes a 5% premium for required dual-language duties.
Benefits
More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.
We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.
Read about our benefits:
The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.
Note: If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits.
Insurance Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
Retirement and Deferred Compensation
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.
Social Security
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Holidays
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.
Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday.
Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.
Sick Leave
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave.
Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.
Vacation (Annual Leave)
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.
Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.
Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.
As provided in WAC 357-58-175, an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.
Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.
Military Leave
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Bereavement Leave
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.
Additional Leave
Leave Sharing
Parental Leave
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay
Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.
Updated 01-07-2026
Supplemental Questions
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- a. Five (5) or more years of experience performing chemical, biochemical, molecular analysis, or clinical laboratory testing in an analytical laboratory.
- b. Bachelor's degree in chemistry, microbiology, or a health-related field which includes 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of chemistry and at least one course and one lab in molecular biology; AND two years of experience performing chemical, biochemical, molecular analysis, or clinical laboratory testing in an analytical laboratory.
- c. Master’s degree or higher in chemistry, microbiology; AND six (6) or more months of experience performing chemical, biochemical, molecular analysis, or clinical laboratory testing in an analytical laboratory
- d. None of the above
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience operating scientific laboratory instrumentation as a regular part of my job responsibilities. I routinely perform instrument setup, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting to support accurate and reliable laboratory testing.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience troubleshooting complex instrumentation issues, optimizing instrument performance, improving maintenance practices, evaluating equipment performance, and serving as a technical resource to others. Experience following laboratory quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) procedures.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience following QC and QA procedures throughout laboratory testing, documenting quality activities, recognizing quality issues, and taking appropriate action in accordance with established laboratory procedures.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience investigating quality issues, implementing corrective or preventive actions, supporting inspections or audits, improving quality systems, and providing technical guidance on laboratory quality practices. Experience maintaining laboratory records and documenting analytical test results.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience maintaining complete, accurate, and timely laboratory records and documenting analytical test results in accordance with laboratory procedures and quality requirements.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience improving documentation practices, ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance, supporting laboratory audits, resolving documentation issues, and providing guidance on laboratory recordkeeping practices. Proficient in using standard computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and shared network file systems to support laboratory operations and documentation.
- a. None: I have little to no proficiency in this skill or area.
- b. Basic Understanding: I have a limited understanding of the fundamental concepts and would require close guidance or reference materials when performing work.
- c. Proficient: I have developed practical knowledge and skill through regular application and routinely use these applications to document laboratory activities, maintain records, organize laboratory data, and support daily laboratory operations with minimal guidance.
- d. Advanced Proficiency: I have extensive knowledge and skill using these applications to manage complex laboratory data, develop or improve tracking and reporting processes, troubleshoot technical issues, improve workflow efficiency, and assist others in effectively using these systems.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience preparing laboratory reagents, standards, controls, and testing materials according to established procedures while ensuring accuracy, quality, appropriate labeling, and proper storage.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience improving reagent preparation processes, resolving preparation or quality issues, supporting validation activities, establishing quality controls, and serving as a technical resource for laboratory staff.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience using LIMS or similar laboratory data systems to receive and track specimens, document testing activities, verify results, maintain laboratory records, and support laboratory operations.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience improving LIMS workflows, supporting system implementation or enhancements, resolving system issues, improving data quality, and serving as a technical resource for laboratory information systems.
- a. None: I have little to no knowledge of this subject.
- b. Basic Awareness: I have a limited understanding of this subject and would need additional guidance to apply it in most work situations.
- c. Knowledgeable: I have a solid understanding of GLP or comparable laboratory quality systems and routinely apply those principles to support accurate testing, documentation, quality control, and regulatory compliance.
- d. Advanced Knowledge: I have a comprehensive understanding of GLP or comparable laboratory quality systems and apply that knowledge to improve quality systems, resolve complex compliance issues, support inspections or audits, and provide guidance to others.
- a. None: I have little to no k
- b. Basic Awareness: I have a limited understanding of this subject and would need additional guidance to apply it in most work situations.
- c. Knowledgeable: I have a solid understanding of laboratory safety practices and consistently apply safe work practices when handling biological specimens, laboratory chemicals, hazardous materials, and laboratory equipment.
- d. Advanced Knowledge: I have a comprehensive understanding of laboratory safety requirements and apply that knowledge to identify and mitigate hazards, improve laboratory safety practices, support regulatory compliance, and provide guidance to others.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience managing multiple testing priorities in a high-volume laboratory while maintaining quality, accuracy, productivity, and expected turnaround times.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience coordinating complex laboratory workloads, improving workflow efficiency, adjusting priorities to meet changing operational demands, and providing technical guidance during high-volume operations.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience performing laboratory testing in a CLIA certified or other regulated laboratory while consistently following applicable regulatory, quality, documentation, and safety requirements.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience supporting regulatory compliance, preparing for inspections or audits, improving laboratory quality systems, maintaining accreditation standards, and serving as a technical resource on regulatory requirements.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience performing newborn screening, clinical diagnostic testing, or other high-volume laboratory testing while maintaining quality standards, productivity, and required turnaround times.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience improving testing workflows, resolving complex testing issues, supporting implementation of new testing processes, monitoring quality performance, and serving as a technical resource to others.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience operating one or more of these analytical instrumentation platforms, performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting, and ensuring reliable laboratory testing.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience troubleshooting complex analytical instrumentation, optimizing instrument performance, supporting implementation or validation of new instrumentation or methods, and serving as a technical resource for laboratory staff.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience using a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to receive specimens, document testing activities, verify results, maintain laboratory records, and support daily laboratory operations.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience improving LIMS workflows, supporting system implementation or enhancements, resolving data management issues, improving data integrity, and serving as a technical resource for LIMS users.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience performing method verification, validation, or quality improvement activities, analyzing results, documenting findings, and supporting implementation in accordance with laboratory procedures.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience leading validation or quality improvement initiatives, evaluating complex data, improving laboratory processes, developing procedures, and influencing laboratory quality practices.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience diagnosing and resolving instrumentation problems, restoring equipment to operational status, and minimizing disruptions to laboratory testing.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience resolving highly complex instrumentation failures, determining root causes, implementing long-term corrective actions, coordinating with manufacturers or vendors, and serving as a technical resource for instrumentation support.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience supporting implementation of new laboratory methods, equipment, or testing processes through activities such as validation, documentation, training, workflow integration, and transition to routine operations.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience planning or leading implementation efforts, coordinating validation activities, improving laboratory workflows, resolving implementation challenges, and supporting successful adoption of new laboratory processes.
- a. No Experience: I have little to no experience performing this work and have not applied it as part of my job responsibilities.
- b. Basic Familiarity: I have limited exposure to this work and may have performed related tasks occasionally or as part of a broader role but have not developed substantial hands-on experience.
- c. Experienced: I have substantial, hands-on experience performing DNA based testing or molecular diagnostic techniques, following established laboratory procedures, monitoring quality indicators, and supporting accurate test results.
- d. Advanced Experience: I have extensive experience optimizing molecular testing workflows, troubleshooting complex molecular assays, supporting validation or implementation of new molecular methods, and serving as a technical resource for molecular diagnostic testing.
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