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Offer criteria

• Professions:
• Molecular Biology Application Laboratory Technician (M/F)
• Locations:
• Genève
• Conditions:
• Permanent
• Salary not specified
• Full Time

Offer criteria

• Professions:
• Molecular Biology Application Laboratory Technician (M/F)
• Locations:
• Genève
• Conditions:
• Permanent
• Salary not specified
• Full Time

The company: HUG ##

With more than 13'000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here.

The position is attached to the Diagnostic Department. This department, composed of nine medical services, has the mission of providing diagnostics, therapeutic products, therapeutic acts, and specialized clinical consultations, of high medical quality, in the shortest possible time and at an acceptable cost, to guide the management of female and male patients and contribute to therapeutic decisions and actions.

The genetic medicine service is a service that is both clinical, with consultations, and laboratory-based. It mainly deals with genetic and therapeutic counseling for patients after genetic analyses, notably using modern methods of cytogenetics and high-throughput sequencing. The services offered mainly ensure the diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of hereditary diseases. The service also has research and teaching missions.

The Molecular Diagnostic and Genomics laboratory is an accredited laboratory that performs analyses using classical and modern molecular methods in the search for hereditary anomalies through the exploration of genes and the genome, including notably classical or high-throughput sequencing of exome and whole genome DNA.

The Cytogenomics laboratory (conventional, hematological, and molecular cytogenetics) is an accredited laboratory that performs analyses using QF-PCR methods, conventional karyotype, fluorescence in situ hybridization, molecular karyotype by DNA chip and array (SNP or CGH), and optical genome mapping (OGM) in the field of constitutional and onco-hematological diseases.

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Job description ##

Within the genetics laboratories, you ensure the management of analysis requests and samples received. You prepare files in accordance with current requirements and guarantee efficient communication between the sample reception center and the various laboratories, in strict compliance with established quality procedures and standards.

You participate actively in maintaining the quality system and the laboratory accreditation. In this capacity, you contribute to the management of non-conformities related to pre-analytical stages, ensure their follow-up, and participate in the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

You are also responsible for the management of stocks of reagents, consumables, and laboratory equipment. You ensure their availability by monitoring stock levels, placing orders, receiving goods, as well as their traceability.

As part of the smooth running of laboratory activities, you contribute to operational maintenance by ensuring that workstations are correctly supplied with consumables. You also provide occasional support to equipment managers during maintenance and control operations.

You are also in charge of the archiving of files, slides, and other materials requiring systematic filing and preservation, in collaboration with the technical teams, in order to guarantee efficient organization and compliance of laboratory processes. Finally, you assist laboratory managers in various administrative tasks, including document management, archiving, and monitoring of quality documents.

This job description is not exhaustive. Missions and responsibilities may evolve according to the needs of the laboratory, the organization of the service, and operational priorities.

Profile description ##

You hold a Federal Certificate of Capacity (CFC) or an equivalent title and possess experience in a similar function within a laboratory.

You are able to work in the context of a quality system based on the ISO 15189 standard and work with laboratory analysis tracking software and common office software.

Your rigor, your sense of responsibility, and your autonomy allow you to execute the tasks dedicated to you in an optimal and efficient manner.

You demonstrate an interest in medical genetics, show great versatility, and have professional experience.

Your interpersonal ease and your sense of collegiality allow you to work in a team and integrate easily.