Job Description

Senior Medical Scientist-JHB NORTH Medical / Emergency / Health / Lab
JHB North, Johannesburg - Gauteng
Senior Medical Scientist
Sandringham
R747 112pa
BUSINESS UNIT : NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
DISCIPLINE : ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY
Purpose of the post:
Promote research and development and maintain first world laboratory medicine and practice refined and specific procedure to achieve a final diagnosis for clinical application.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Co-manage research and development with a Medical Scientist or Pathologist. Publish peer-reviewed articles
Training and co-supervision of staff, intern scientists, technologists and students including involvement in the development and delivery of training programs and/or clerical staff
Ensure that the maintenance logs are accurate, up to date, accessible and retrievable
Conducts tests and/or procedure independently, interprets and authorizes results
Provide input into scientific changes, enhancements to SOPs
Participation in development and validation of new tests. Producing standard and complex reports
Solves standard / routine technical problems independently (e.g. controls not working); reports persistent problems
Perform equipment maintenance, root cause analysis and interprets results of internal quality assessment tests
Maintenance and administration carried out according to internal and external requirements
Participation in Quality Management including identification of quality related problems and resolving them and active participation in maintaining SANAS accreditation
Development and validation new diagnostic methodology or significant modifications to existing scientific applications/procedures
Management of the electron microscopy unit
Gross specimen macroscopy of uncomplicated excision specimens
Minimum requirements & key competencies:
MSc or equivalent in Medical Science
Three (3) years experience as a Medical Scientist
Registered with HPCSA as a Medical Scientist in Anatomical Pathology
Project leader on minimum 1 project protocol with evidence of co-managing project finances
At least 1 peer reviewed journal manuscript/s or book chapters as first author or at least 2 co-authored publications
Present at national (2 presentations) and (desirable) international (1 presentation)
Successfully have supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students BSc Hons, MSc.
Experience in funding, development and validation of new tests, producing standard and complex reports
Co-managing project finances
Knowledge of laboratory instruments
Knowledge of interpreting numerical laboratory results
Competency evaluations
Advanced Computer skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Attention to detail
Analytical Skills
Good problem-solving skills
Ability to work under pressure and deal with high work volumes while keeping abreast with academic literature
Presentation skills
People management skills
Administrative skills
Research Skills
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