Project Overview:
The ADAPT-TB project aims to improve the diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis in India by evaluating the use of non-invasive, child-friendly specimens (stool, tongue swabs and urine) along with other routine samples across multiple indigenous molecular diagnostic platforms in the TB diagnostic landscape.
The project will be implemented across 11 tertiary care facilities across India in close collaboration with the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), and stakeholders at the national, state and district levels. The study will generate evidence on diagnostic accuracy and operational feasibility to inform national scale-up.
Job description:
The Laboratory Technician will work closely with the FIND project team and, project sites particularly, Microbiology and Pediatric departments to support implementation of laboratory and participant-related activities under the ADAPT-TB project at the site level. The specific activities & responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Supporting participant enrollment and implementation of study procedures in coordination with the site coordinator, pediatric and microbiology teams.
- Supporting informed consent/assent procedures and participant/caregiver engagement as per approved project SOPs.
- Undertaking handling, processing, testing, storage, packaging, and documentation of study specimens (including stool, tongue swabs, urine and other study-related samples) in accordance with approved SOPs and biosafety practices.
- Performing molecular diagnostic testing using project-supported diagnostic platforms and supporting standardization/validation activities, as required.
- Ensuring quality documentation, specimen traceability, adherence to laboratory workflows, and troubleshooting of routine operational issues.
- Supporting data entry, validation, and maintenance of laboratory and participant-related records through the project MIS.
- Supporting inventory management and rational use of laboratory consum