Weekend Clinical Laboratory Trainer, Analytical

About this role

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Position Overview The Clinical Lab Trainer, Analytical prepares and facilitates training for new hire and existing employee training in the clinical laboratory, with guided direction from training leadership. This role supports Exact Sciences Laboratories through subject matter and training expertise to ensure all team members are trained properly and competencies are successfully met. This role assists in maintaining accurate data reporting practices to ensure a consistent and diligent capture of training and competency. In addition, this role is responsible for keeping employees of multiple levels up to date on processes and procedures through training and editing training materials/assessments/competencies to reflect current process. Lastly, this role completes moderate and/or high complexity competencies/end-user-proficiency assessments for learners and file training documentation appropriately. As needed, this role provides on-shift training. This role acts as a mentor for entry-level trainers.  

Shift : Weekend (Saturday - Tuesday) hours to be discussed during interview.

Essential Duties • Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Delivers training through in-person training, virtual training, hands-on/on-the-job training, virtual training, and other modalities, as needed.  

• Identifies and adapt training/facilitation style to meet learner needs, in the moment.

• Facilitates small or large group learning sessions.

• Administers learning exams and/or competency direct observations.

• Assists in creation, edit, and maintenance of training and competency materials.

• Maintains competency in assigned test processes, in accordance with regulatory requirements.

• Performs pre-analytic, analytical, and/or post-analytical tasks, in the laboratories, as assigned.

• Stays informed and up to date on new/edited SOPs, assignments, and changes in the laboratory processes in which they train.

• Participate in team projects, as assigned.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of training through surveys, observations, and feedback.

• Maintain accurate records of training and competency, in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.  

• Collaborates with other trainers cross-functionally.

• Completes team administrative duties, as assigned. 

• Motivates and inspire learners to do their best work through coaching.

• Leads and motivates peers through positive influence.

• Supports employee engagement initiatives.

• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.

• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

• Ability to work designated schedule.

• Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as assigned.

• Ability to work overtime, as needed.

• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for up to 50% of a typical working day.

• Ability to work seated for approximately 20% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for approximately 80% of a typical working day.

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds for approximately 25% of a typical working day.

• Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.

• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.

• Ability to use various types of laboratory equipment; including microscopes, microtomes, blades, strainers, and pipettes for extended periods of time.

• May perform repetitious actions using lab tools.

• Ability to use near vision to view samples at close range.

• May be exposed to hazardous materials, tissue specimens, and instruments with moving parts, lasers, heating and freezing elements, and high-speed centrifugation.

• Ability and means to travel between local Exact Sciences Madison locations.

• Ability to travel up to 5% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

• Ability to work 100% of the time onsite at assigned laboratory location.  

• For some processes you may be required to successfully complete an assessment showing understanding of Exact Sciences Epic processes necessary to the job functions with a score of 80% or higher.  Exact Sciences will make a reasonable accommodation available, if necessary, to assist an employee with a disability to satisfy this requirement.

Minimum Qualifications • Qualified to complete competency assessment per CLIA regulations by meeting one of the following criteria:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Chemical, Biological, Clinical Laboratory Science, or Medical Technology from an accredited institution, with 2+ years of lab experience/lab-education program experience in a lab providing moderate and/or high complexity testing or 1+ year performing high complexity testing or

• Associates Degree in a Laboratory Science or Medical Technology; or equivalent education and training (specified below) and 2+ years lab experience/lab-education program experience in a lab providing high complexity testing or

• Equivalent Education and Training:

• At least 60 semester hours, or equivalent, from an accredited institution that, at a minimum, including one of the following and 3 months documented laboratory training/education and 2+ years lab experience/lab-education program experience in a lab providing high complexity testing: 

• 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses; or   

• 24 se

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