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Requirements found

Data Entry Training (must) Compliance Logistics

What this posting asks for

Level: Entry level — The posting asks for 1 year of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Receive, sort, and transport packages from the shipping dock and reception to the Accessioning lab, and scan tracking numbers accurately.
  • Support sample pickup, consolidation, and send-outs.
  • Handle samples (blood, buccal, and tissue) and package-opening tools safely and correctly.
  • Maintain current status on all Natera training requirements.
  • Lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 lbs regularly, including boxes, totes, and loaded carts.
  • Work in a clinical lab environment with possible exposure to biological samples and biohazardous materials, using required PPE.
  • Work in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline-driven environment.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “Clinical Data Operator accessions patient samples according to standard operating procedures (SOP) with high efficiency and accuracy.” · “As trained: create new orders in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), enter and review patient data, and keep records accurate and up to date.” · “Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “Empty bins, carts, trash, and biohazard containers, and keep workstations and lab areas clean and organized.” · “Work in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline-driven environment.” · “Reliable, organized, self-motivated, and able to work well with others.”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “Clinical Data Operator accessions patient samples according to standard operating procedures (SOP) with high efficiency and accuracy.” · “Case creation and data entry*” · “As trained: create new orders in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), enter and review patient data, and keep records accurate and up to date.”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “Clinical Data Operator accessions patient samples according to standard operating procedures (SOP) with high efficiency and accuracy.” · “Receive, sort, and transport packages from the shipping dock and reception to the Accessioning lab, and scan tracking numbers accurately.” · “As trained: create new orders in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), enter and review patient data, and keep records accurate and up to date.”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “Follow SOPs, quality standards, and safety requirements, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).” · “The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many …”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “Good oral and written communication skills, and sound judgment.” · “Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.” · “Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Problem solving Supporting
    In the posting: “Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted intervent…”
    Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
  • Leadership and mentoring Supporting
    In the posting: “Escalate packaging issues, discrepancies, or quality concerns to Leads or Supervisors.”
    Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
  • Adaptability and learning Supporting
    In the posting: “Be flexible for shift changes, weekends, holidays, and overtime based on business needs.”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.

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  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  5. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  6. Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
  7. Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
  8. How have you used training in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using data entry. From this posting
  10. Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
  11. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  12. This posting reads as Healthcare: its questions come first.
  13. How do you protect patient privacy in your daily work? Healthcare
  14. Tell me about a time you cared for a patient or family member who was upset or afraid. Healthcare
  15. You notice a medication or chart detail that does not look right. What do you do? Healthcare
  16. Describe a time you worked with doctors, nurses or other staff to solve a problem for a patient. Healthcare
  17. Your shift is short-staffed and several patients need you at once. How do you prioritise? Healthcare
  18. Tell me about a time a procedure or system changed and you had to adapt quickly. Healthcare
  19. Describe a time you explained a care instruction to a patient so they could follow it at home. Healthcare
  20. A patient's family member is angry and blames you for a delay. What do you do? Healthcare
  21. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  22. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  23. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  24. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  25. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  26. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  27. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  28. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  29. Describe a process you improved.
  30. Do you have any questions for us?
  31. Why do you want to work here?
  32. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  33. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  34. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  35. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  36. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  37. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  38. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  39. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  40. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  41. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  42. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  43. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  44. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  45. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  46. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  47. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  48. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  49. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  50. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  51. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.