Molecular Laboratory Technician

Req ID: RQ175910

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Research

Skills:

Laboratory Operations,Molecular Biology,Surveillance

Experience:

2 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT's Military Health team is looking for a Molecular Lab Technician in support of the Navy Health Research Center (NHRC). You will be trusted to work on providing support services for operational infectious disease surveillance, accredited clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic evaluations, clinical research support and scientific research services.

As the Navy hub for the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, the NHRC Operational Infectious Diseases Directorate conducts on-going, laboratory-based surveillance of US military populations in unique environments to quantify and study the etiology of infectious illnesses.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Support surveillance of operational infectious diseases that affect DoD personnel in coordination with federal agencies, local governments, research organizations, and universities at locations around the world.

Provide operational support, to include analytical evaluations and prospective clinical evaluations, for diagnostic evaluations, clinical studies, and/or clinical trials sponsored by Federal Agencies or private companies, subject to final GS or military approval.

Provide rapid assessment, which may require deployment/TAD travel outside of the local 50 mile radius, in cases of national emergency or infectious disease outbreaks, as they occur and provide appropriate personnel and response task forces with information that can be used to develop effective short term and long term solutions

Collect, test, analyze and archive specimens from ongoing surveillance programs and special investigations among military personnel or civilians (recruits, forces afloat, deployed forces, outbreaks of concern, DoD dependents and border populations).

Collect specimens from subje­­­cts enrolled in surveillance protocols including but not limited to nasal washes, nasal swabs, nasopharyngeal swabs, and blood samples through venous phlebotomy or capillary finger stick.

Provide subjects information on how to self-collect stool samples and rectal swabs.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: BA/BS in a scientific field OR AS Degree and MUST have MLT (ASCP) certification

Required Skills: 2+ years experience collecting, testing, analyzing and archiving specimens

Experience with Molecular biology

Preferred Skills: MLT or MLS (ASCP) or CLS certification preferred with all education levels

Experience collecting, testing, analyzing and archiving specimens for surveillance programs is strongly preferred

Experience with surveillance of operational infectious diseases is strongly preferred

Security Clearance Level: Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain a secret clearance

Location: onliste in San Diego

Citizenship : US Citizenship Required

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

Challenging work that makes a real impact on the world around you

Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

401K with company match

Diverse, highly collaborative teams

Professional development, education assistance, certification and training opportunities

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The likely hourly rate for this position is between $24.16 - $30.42. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company ~~~ encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or ~~~ regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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