Overview

CDPH is currently hiring a Public Health Laboratory Technician I (Chemical Analysis) within our Center for Family Health’s (CFH) Genetic Disease Screening Program (GDSP) Division. In this role, you will serve as a Clinical Laboratory Technician and provide general laboratory support to the entire Laboratory Services Branch (LSB) and Biobank Facility. This includes, but is not limited to, following well-defined protocols and performing routine, repetitive, biochemical procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Adheres to established guidelines and protocols for the collection, processing, storage, and retrieval of biobank specimens in the Biobank Facility, ensuring compliance with quality control and regulatory standards
  • Assists with specimen handling and processing, dried blood spot (DBS) card punching for testing of all disorders performed in the laboratory, inventory management, transportation, storage, specimen retrieval, specimen destruction, quality assurance and compliance, equipment maintenance, vendor management, data entry and documentation, safety adherence, staff training, and continuous improvement
  • Adheres to established guidelines and protocols for preparing and handling biobank specimens in the Genetic Disease Laboratory
  • Prepares DBS using sterile, contamination free techniques; labels samples accurately; maintains precise specimen records in the biobank database for long term storage; retrieves or destroys specimens upon request and approval; and ensures secure transportation of specimens from the Richmond campus to the Biobank Facility
  • Follows established protocols to perform specimen custodial duties related to accessioning, adequacy review, tracking, logging, shipping, receiving, and packaging of specimens
  • Receives incoming newborn specimens shipped to LSB daily and distributes them to analytical staff for various assays
  • Identifies positive specimens of various types and culls and ships these specimens to an external facility for confirmatory testing
  • Maintains accurate records of specimens in the biobank database for long term storage; assists with retrieving and/or shipping specimens that require special handling, retesting, or additional confirmatory testing; and performs computer data entry for receiving and accessioning specimens using the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
  • Conducts basic-to-moderate-level technical laboratory set-up needed for chemical, immunological, and molecular biology workflows used in newborn and prenatal genetic screening
  • Tracks and maintains inventory of laboratory supplies at two-week intervals, including placing orders for consumable supplies such as disposable lab coats, nitrile gloves, and bleach, and submits a requisition form for these supplies to the Facilities Management Section
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About California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

CDPH works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff­ members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.

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At CDPH, equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.