Genomics Automation Specialist

at  Childrens Hospital Colorado

WHY WORK AT CHILDREN’S….

Here, it’s different. Come join us.
Children’s Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.
Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.
We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.
As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.
Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.
That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.
A career at Children’s Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Engineering or related field, technology from an accredited institution.
• EXPERIENCE: Minimum four (4) years working in a high complexity clinical laboratory as a Medical Technologist, Application Scientist or Automation Engineer. 3+ years of demonstrated experience with next generation sequencing technologies highly preferred.
• EQUIVALENCY: Combination of post-high school education, job related certification and/or related experience equivalent to 4 years may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.
• Previous experience with implementation and programming of NGS lab automation procedures using Perkin Elmer/Revvity instrumentation and LIS integration is strongly preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Vision - Near: clear vision at 20 inches or less
Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: up to 10 pounds/4.5 kilos, up to 1/3 of time
Hearing: able to clearly hear details
Sit: 2/3 or more of time
Talk: able to communicate verbally
Mental/Emotional: able to work in close proximity to others and/or in a distracting environment
Mental/Emotional: able to cope with stress effectively
Mental/Emotional: able to prioritize effectively

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Trains in analyzing, designing, building, modifying, implementing, testing, and debugging new or automated assays, and systems integration to increase scale and efficiencies in the laboratories, as applicable.
• Trains in preparing timelines, project plans and flow charts for the development or enhancement of new and existing automated protocols.
• Calibrate, maintain, and repair a variety of laboratory instruments, including liquid handling robotics, provide real-time support for automated equipment during live runs.
• Trains end user on instrument use and automated protocols, collaborates with the innovation team on programming and process design.
• Trains and assist with gathering, analyzing and documenting business and user requirements, functional requirements, and data specifications. Trains in designing, writing, and documenting technical specifications to design or redesign applications.
• Trains in evaluating, planning, designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining application development efforts and/or reports. Works with applications staff to translate and document user needs and system requirements into report specification and/or technical documents. Integrates data between multiple systems for reporting as necessary.
• Assists with performing liquid handling robotics tuning and configuring, developing backup and recovery processes during live runs, and coordinates system upgrades.
• Assists with writing stored procedures, packages, and/or functions.
• Participates in Production Support on-call rotation as necessary.