Laboratory Assistant - Planet Pharma : Job Details

9-month initial contract

Summarized Purpose:

Prepares slides, monitors and records refrigerators, freezers, and water baths temperatures, retrieves/moves specimens to/from long term storage, assists in unpacking, loads and unloads samples and analyzers, and generates daily work lists for various teams (metrology, sample entry, stability, etc.).

Essential Functions:

• Sorts, scans, and assigns sequence numbers to different laboratory areas. Numbers HDL tubes for lipid laboratory.

• Processes samples for testing.

• Prepares reagents and pipettes/aliquots reagents under supervision.

• Labels and stains hematology slides.

• Gathers, dumps, rinses, washes, dries, and restocks glassware and consumables in the laboratory.

• Performs limited, non-complex, waived tests for review by a team member.

• Performs daily work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.

Education and Experience:

• 4-year degree in science or currently working on a science degree

• Technical positions may require a certificate

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Effective communication skills

• Good cooperative and collaborative skills

• Attention to detail

• Ability to adhere to laboratory policies and standard operating procedures

• Data recording skills

• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment