Position Title:
FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN/ \WARM BASE
Position Number: 016
Project Worksite:
JFK Hospital (1 position)
Deadline for submission: Monday, October 9, 2023, at 5:00pm Liberia Time
About PREVAIL:
PREVAIL, or the Partnership for Research on Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in Liberia, is a clinical research partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Liberian Ministry of Health.
Summary of Position:
The Field Service Technician will be responsible for set-up, validate, troubleshoot, and repair all relevant prevail instrumentation and infrastructure. The staff must be able to operate, maintain, and repair sensitive biomedical equipment.
Description of Responsibilities:
 Set up, validate, troubleshoot, and repair all relevant PREVAIL instrumentation and infrastructure.
 Operate, maintain, and repair sensitive biomedical equipment
 Perform annual preventative maintenance of equipment, calibration of pipettes, maintain all temperature and camera monitoring systems at sites
 Ensure that all tools are maintained and calibrated as required
 Problem solve daily equipment issues with sometimes limited resources
 Keep detailed records and documenting equipment use, equipment maintenance and data collection
 Perform assignments independently as well as part of a team
 Provide regular updates to the team on project progress/status
 Will be under the supervision of the PREVAIL Laboratory Management
 Works on problems of moderate scope that require analysis of data or identifiable factors.
 Exercises judgment within defined policies and procedures to determine appropriate action.
 Decisions made generally affect delays in schedules and failure to achieve goals of the department.
 Other duties as assigned
Skills:
 Excellent oral and written communication skills.
 Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
 Project or technical leadership required.
 Supervisory or management experience required.
 Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English
Qualifications
 Education: Bachelor’s Degree with training in repair and maintenance of biomedical mechanical equipment.
 Preferred Job-related Experience: At least three (3) years of related work experience. Must have Partnership for Research on Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL) Liberia – U.S. Joint Clinical Research Partnership The Mitchell Group, Inc. (TMG)
experience in the use, inspections, preventive maintenance, repairs, calibration, verification, safety and operational checks of a variety of diagnostic medical equipment.