CHARLES TOCHUKWU CHIGBO
Dublin,Ireland
Summary
Dedicated professional with a strong focus on quality control analysis and patient-centred care. Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal skills and decision-making confidence, ensuring adherence to medical ethics and patient confidentiality. Skilled in complex problem resolution, tactful diplomacy, and maintaining precision in lab measurements. Committed to safety regulations and equipment maintenance, with a proven ability to adapt to pressure and manage critical conditions. A good team player and leader, ready to embrace change while maintaining professional integrity.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Medical Scientist
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Dublin 7, Ireland
10.2022 - 12.2025
- Start-up, maintenances and operation of Abbott automated track instruments, Cobas E411, Cobas E801 pro track system, osmo1 instrument and ABL90 Flex for processing of routine and special biochemistry tests.
- Carried out routine maintenances and troubleshooting of reagents, on the instruments/track as needed.
- Kept records of control values from technical instruments to maintain reliability and validity of test results.
- Involved in processing special test like macro prolactin.
- Validating test results, dealing with and phoning critical results to appropriate medical teams.
- Ensured completion of all requested tests in a timely manner.
- Good knowledge of AMS, LIS and Q-pulse.
- Use of RMS in stock control, batch acceptance and booking in/out reagents.
- Performs witness audits, Vertical audits, participate and review of EQA.
- Kept all patient information properly secured and confidential, deal with Add on requests during routine hours.
- Reviewed patient data, prepared data reports and signed off on release of information requests.
- Participates in weekly lunch talks for CPDs and review of EQA interpretative comments.
- Worked during out of hours/on calls to deal with emergency request.
- Involved in training newly employed Medical Scientist/Lab Aids and students scientist.
- Health and Safety Rep. for CCE MMUH: Ensured that staff members keep up to date with health and safety tips, deal with hazards in the laboratory and take head count during fire outbreak/drill.
- Ensured staff members are up to date with their mandatory training.
- Organised Health and Safety training/retraining for staff members both old and new.
- Performs risk assessments for health and safety and other risk assessments as requested.
Medical Scientist
Eurofins Biomnis
Sandyford, Dublin 18
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Start-up, maintenances and operation of Architect instruments before carrying out analysis on patient's samples daily.
- Performs routine Calibrations and quality controls as needed on Architect instruments.
- Validating test results, dealing with and phoning critical results to appropriate medical teams.
- Good knowledge of AMS, OPENLAB, RMS and Q-pulse.
- Followed laboratory guidelines for handling biological specimens.
- Kept all patient information properly secured and confidential.
- Recorded control values from technical instruments to maintain reliability and validity of test results.
- Participate and review of External Quality Assessment (EQA) schemes.
- Reviewed patient data, prepared data reports and signed off on release of information requests.
- Start-up, maintenances and operation of the Sysmex auto-analyser (CBC), Serosep instrument (ESR) and Satellite instrument (for coagulation test) in the haematology section.
- Prepared, stained and read blood films.
- Participate in out of hours/on calls to deal with emergency request for Chemistry, Haematology and Microbiology tests during out of hours.
- Involved in training newly employed Medical Scientist/Lab Aids and students scientist.
Healthcare Assistant
First Care Nursing and Retirement Home (Beneavin Manor)
Dublin 11
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Providing physical support to assist residents in carrying out their daily living activities and ensure good hygiene for residence to avoid any sort of infections.
- Reviewed resident's dietary restriction, food allergies and preference to ensure residents receive appropriate diet also monitor and record food and liquid intake or urinary and faecal output and report changes to medical team or nursing staff.
- Observing or examining patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention such as bruises, open wound or blood in the urine.
Medical Scientist
Myles Specialist Hospital
Nnewi, Anambra
09.2014 - 01.2020
- Fully set-up the Clinical Chemistry, Haematology and Microbiology department, this include purchase of all equipment, consumables and installation.
- Managed the laboratory department, train/supervised younger Medical Scientists, Laboratory Aids and Assistant.
- Start-up, maintenances and operation of chemistry auto analyses, haematology auto analyses and microbiology instruments.
- Managed stock keeping, inventory and supply ordering for laboratory use.
- Prepared laboratory reagents used for clinical chemistry, haematology and microbiology tests.
- Followed laboratory guidelines for handling biological specimens.
- Followed strictly aseptic techniques to protect patients when collecting blood, swabs and tissue specimens.
- Kept all patient information properly secured and confidential. Maintained clean and fully operational laboratory equipment.
- Perform and review of external quality Assessment (EQA) schemes
- Prepared all laboratory reagents for the analysers, culture media for microbiology culture and sensitivity tests.
- Recorded control values from instruments to maintain reliability and validity of test results.
- Conduct quality control checks, calibration, and technical troubleshooting for both clinical chemistry and haematology analysers.
- Deal with critical results and phone results to relevant medical team.
- Reviewed patients data, prepared data reports and signed off on release of information requests.
- Conducted blood counts, cross matches and other tests to support safe transfusion processes.
- Perform blood transfusion related tests.
- Evaluates and reports of test results for patients after considering the accuracy, precision and quality test result.
Medical Laboratory Scientist Intern
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital
Nnewi, Anambra
10.2013 - 08.2014
- Start-up, maintenances and operation of all laboratory equipment.
- Involved in the preparation of all laboratory reagents and media.
- Followed laboratory guidelines in handling biological specimens.
- Conduct quality control checks, calibration and technical troubleshooting of Chemistry and haematology auto analysers under the supervision of Medical Scientists.
- Deal with critical results and phone results to relevant medical team.
- Recorded control values from technical instruments to maintain reliability and validity of test results.
- Reviewed patients data alongside senior medical scientists, prepared data reports and signed off on release of information requests.
- Involved in stock taking, management of departmental inventory and supply ordering.
Youth Corp Medical (NYSC Scheme)
General Hospital Tungan Magajiya
Rijau, Niger State
11.2012 - 09.2013
- Performed CD4 counts, CBC and other related chemistry analysis for HIV infected patients and Perform blood transfusion related tests.
- Conduct quality control checks, calibrations and technical troubleshooting of chemistry and haematology auto analysers.
- In charge of training students scientist during laboratory posting.
- Followed strict aseptic techniques to protect patients when collecting blood and tissue specimens.
- Managed departmental inventory and supply ordering.
Locum Medical Laboratory Scientist
Crown Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Nnewi, Anambra
10.2011 - 11.2012
- Involved in preparation of basic laboratory reagents used for processing of laboratory tests.
- Followed strictly aseptic techniques to protect patients when collecting blood.
- Recorded control values from technical instruments to maintain reliability and validity of test results.
- Followed laboratory guidelines for handling biological specimens.
- Maintained clean and fully operational laboratory equipment.
Education
Master of Science - Pharmaceutical Business and Technology
Griffith College Dublin
Republic of Ireland 02.2020 - 03.2022
Master in Clinical Chemistry - Medical Laboratory Science
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nnewi Campus (NAU)
Anambra State, Nigeria 02.2016 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science - BMLS
Imo State University, Owerri
Imo State, Nigeria 10.2006 - 09.2011
Skills
- Quality Controls Analysis
- Good Team Player/Lead
- Ability to Adapt to Pressure
- Ability to sense pending problems and quick to resolution
- Good Communication Skills
- Ability to Adapt/manage in Critical conditions
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Attention to Details and Multitasking
- Very flexible and ready to embrace change
- Professional integrity
- Tactful diplomacy
- Patient confidentiality adherence
- Decision-Making confidence
- Medical ethics compliance
- Precision in lab measurements
- Patient-focused care
- Equipment Maintenance
- Documentation skills
- Complex problem resolution
- Patient-centred care
- Safety regulations
Publications
- Biochemical Evidence of Overweight, Androgen Excess and Hyperinsulinemia in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in NAUTH Nnewi, Nigeria.
- Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development.
- March 1, 2021.
References
REFEREE: Will provide on request
Timeline
Medical Scientist
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
10.2022 - 12.2025
Medical Scientist
Eurofins Biomnis
06.2021 - 09.2022
Healthcare Assistant
First Care Nursing and Retirement Home (Beneavin Manor)
06.2020 - 06.2021
Master of Science - Pharmaceutical Business and Technology
Griffith College Dublin
02.2020 - 03.2022
Master in Clinical Chemistry - Medical Laboratory Science
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nnewi Campus (NAU)
02.2016 - 04.2021
Medical Scientist
Myles Specialist Hospital
09.2014 - 01.2020
Medical Laboratory Scientist Intern
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital
10.2013 - 08.2014
Youth Corp Medical (NYSC Scheme)
General Hospital Tungan Magajiya
11.2012 - 09.2013
Locum Medical Laboratory Scientist
Crown Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
10.2011 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science - BMLS
Imo State University, Owerri
10.2006 - 09.2011