Work Preparer - 100%

Company Description ##

With more than 13'000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at the 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 to patients following 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 search of hereditary anomalies through the exploration of genes and the genome, including notably classical or high-throughput sequencing of DNA, the exome, and the whole genome.

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 karyotyping by DNA chip and array (SNP or CGH), and optical genome mapping (OGM) in the field of constitutional and onco-hematological diseases.

Job Description ##

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

You actively participate in maintaining the laboratory's quality system and 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 managing the stock 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 proper functioning 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 classification and preservation, in collaboration with technical teams, to guarantee efficient organization and compliance of laboratory processes. Finally, you assist laboratory managers in various administrative tasks, including document management, archiving, and the 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.

Qualifications ##

You hold a Federal Certificate of Capacity (CFC) or a title deemed equivalent 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, sense of responsibility, and autonomy allow you to execute your assigned tasks optimally and efficiently.

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

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

Additional Information ##

• Start date: 01.12.2026
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 10
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 23.10.2026
• Requests for information: Dr S. Gimelli, [email protected] or Dr T. Rio Frio, [email protected]

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This advertisement is addressed to women and men alike.

Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l'emploi.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed.