Overview
The Laboratory Associate will assist national partners with the estimation of needs, procurement, and distribution of laboratory supplies for infectious disease detection. The role also involves supporting infection control, quality assurance, and equipment maintenance.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist national partners with annual needs estimation for lab supplies.
- Assist national partners with preparing specifications and quantification for lab supplies.
- Advise on re-distribution of lab supplies between laboratories.
- Prepare quarterly reports on stock of lab supplies.
- Verify status of lab equipment and physical count of inventory items.
- Identify needs in lab equipment maintenance and calibration.
- Support implementation of annual maintenance and calibration plans.
- Assist national partners with implementing infection control measures.
- Contribute to implementation of External and Internal Quality Assurance plans.
Required Experience
- 7 years (with secondary education) or 4 years (with Bachelor degree) of relevant professional experience in bacteriological or clinical laboratory performing laboratory testing and related functions.
- Experience in procurement of laboratory reagents, consumables and equipment, specifically quantification of annual needs and/or developing quantities and specifications for TB lab equipment.
Qualifications
- Secondary education is required, or
- Bachelor (University) Degree in biomedical science or medical laboratory science, biology or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
