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If you are a dedicated laboratory technician eager to contribute to a global movement, join us in Laos on this transformative journey. Together, we can build a resilient laboratory network and combat the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance, ultimately preserving the effectiveness of life-saving medicines for generations to come.
Main Responsibilities:
- Facilitate and coordinate with the project team, Microbiologist-on-site, and laboratory staff from the assigned sites/provinces:
- Participation of day-to-day Laboratory activities at the sites
- Ensuring the data validation, data entry, and data management at the sites
- Collecting the data of the laboratory capacities in terms of HR, management, and administration such as recording the sample flows, workload, and stock updates of the laboratory
- Regular tracking of the documentation status upon the availability of SOPs, guidelines, and IPC document, etc.
- Assisting project’s operation and training activities in the fields with time-to-time translation of the document and training contents
- Participatory approach on all level of trainings
- Good understanding of Quality Management System
- Identifying the needs of host hospital and aiding with verbal and written translation at the request of the project team.
- Regular follow-up of the lab technician’s performance and identifying training needs gaps:
- Bench training oversight/assistance and work as an interface between lab staff, project team and microbiologist.
- Collecting feedback, insights and suggestions from the field and establish real-time communication with the project officer.
- Bottlenecks identification and project’s performance/impact assessment at the fields level
- Reporting and communication
- Regular reporting and communication with direct line supervisor, laboratory staff and office staff
- Practicing best personality, diplomatic and custom-oriented behaviour while communicating with the government staff
- Following the host organization’s internal regulations and obliging with Coc
Ideal Profile:
- Initial education: bachelor’s degree on Biomedical and medical technology (B, Med Tech) or equivalent
- Specialisation/option: Preferrable for those who have working experience with Bacteriology/Microbiology Section of the laboratory.
- Required Skills:
- Basic understanding of GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)
- Knowledgeable experience on Laboratory Management
- Basic training or experience on bench practices
- Good English Writing
- Reporting
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge transfer and facilitation skills for training, workshop, meeting, coaching and supervision.
- Capacity to do independent work.
- Highly responsible for his/her works
- Collaborate with government and international partners.
- Willing to learn.
- Specific knowledge: Language proficiency in Laos, English
- Behavioural qualities: Dynamic, problem-solving, pro-active and team player
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The Mérieux Foundation, an independent foundation with public interest status, is committed to fighting, in the field, the infectious diseases that affect developing countries by building capacities, particularly in clinical laboratories.
With its network of laboratories, the foundation’s work is focused on diagnosis, an essential aspect of patient care and an indispensable tool for disease surveillance and control. Taking a global health approach, the foundation also works in the field to help the most vulnerable, with a strong emphasis on mothers and children.
The core vision of Fondation Mérieux in Asia is to bring diagnostic solutions and access to health care closer to the most vulnerable populations and people who live in hard-to-reach areas. Over the last two decades, Fondation Mérieux has developed distinctive operations to detect, prevent and respond in the fight against epidemics, outbreaks, and potential pandemics in the region through sharing pragmatic expertise, capacity building, and enhancing infrastructure.
The Fleming Fund is a UK aid program supporting up to 25 countries across Africa and Asia to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Lao PDR, we are implementing the “Fleming Fund-Country Grant II” program to mitigate the impact of AMR with a comprehensive surveillance approach.
On this relative context, we are looking out for a Technologist on Site with the following responsibilities:
Main Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
Facilitate with the project team, in close coordination with Microbiologist-on-site, and laboratory staff from the assigned sites/provinces (6 sentinel sites) the following tasks:
- Participation in day-to-day Laboratory activities at the sites, actively guiding and performing microbiological tests together with public sector staff
- Ensuring the data management system, such as data validation, data entry, and data management at the sites
- Collecting the data of the laboratory capacities in terms of HR, management, and administration, such as recording the sample flows, workload, and stock updates of the laboratory
- Regular tracking of the documentation status upon the availability of SOPs, guidelines, IPC documents, etc.
Assist project’s operation and training activities:
- Identifying the needs of the host hospital
- Aiding with verbal and written translation
- Ensuring a participatory approach in all trainings
Provide regular follow-up of the lab technician’s performance and identifying training needs gaps:
- Bench training oversight/assistance and work as an interface between lab staff, project team and microbiologist.
- Collecting feedback, insights and suggestions from the field and establish real-time communication with the project officer.
- Bottlenecks identification and project’s performance/impact assessment at the fields level
Support communication flows with all key project stakeholders: internally and externally with national institutions and the donor
Follow the Foundation’s internal regulations and obliging with Code of Conduct