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Medical Technologist

Job Responsibilities

  • Assist in monitoring daily laboratory operations
  • Arrange and monitor equipment maintenance and calibration
  • Assist in developing next / third generation sequencing technology
  • Assist in monitoring laboratory workload, quality and quantity performed for HKGP
  • Participate in preparation of standard operating procedures (SOP) and evaluation of methods and instruments
  • Evaluate and develop methodology on cell culture, conventional and molecular cytogenetics, and molecular genetic tests
  • Supervise the associate medical technologists in the laboratory unit
  • Train laboratory staff and participate in research and development
  • Liaise with service providers
  • Assist in implementation of quality control, documentation, internal audit and external quality assurance programmes to meet the accreditation standard
  • Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers

Job Requirements

  • A Master’s degree in Biological Science, Laboratory Science, or related disciplines
  • A Certificate of Registration (MLT Part I) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board, Hong Kong
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience working in an accredited medical laboratory, preferably with provision of conventional cytogenetics and molecular genetic testing.
  • Preferably with 2-3 years of working experience in short and / or long-read sequencing technology, including quality control and data analysis
  • Experience in quality management system, such as quality assurance, development of SOP and operation manual