Barbara R.

Barbara R. has over 35 years of experience in the medical laboratory field, currently serving as Lead Medical Laboratory Technician at Minnesota Oncology since October 2020. Previous roles include Medical Laboratory Technician at Allina Health, from April 2012 to October 2020, and Quality Assurance Scientist at Beckman Coulter, where responsibilities encompassed managing customer complaints and conducting trend analysis to enhance product quality. At Beckman Coulter, Barbara also worked as a Technical Laboratory Support Specialist, providing timely support for assay, hardware, and software issues. Barbara began the medical laboratory career at Veterans Administration Medical Center, focusing on advanced methodologies such as IFA, ELISA, electrophoresis, and PCR. Education includes an Associate of Applied Science in Laboratory Science from Des Moines Area Community College.