Work shift 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, M-F Occasionally Driving is required for the assignment (Active DL required)
Job Description: The Research Assistant will provide central services support to the labs by providing sterile glassware, water, and supplies on an as needed basis. The Research Assistant will also be responsible for autoclaving biohazard waste and ensuring that all protocols are followed, and work is performed in a safe manner.
Duties/Responsibilities: • Provide clean, sterile glassware and supplies to labs. Ensure that labs have designated supplies including sterile water. • Responsible for calling in service when needed and communications to team and labs when equipment needs repair. • Update lab documentation to ensure glassware labeling is accurate and that services performed are documented for specific labs. • Actively ensure a safe working environment for yourself and teammates. Decontaminate bagged Bio-Hazard waste. • Provide coverage for teammates when needed and participate in building and maintaining a strong team working environment. • Determine how much work can be accomplished daily that will ensure glassware, supplies and water are delivered within a 24-hour window. • Ability to travel between Johnston locations during working hours in your personal vehicle. Ability to resolve internal customer issues by communicating with management and receiving feedback on needed changes in glassware support to ensure research expectations are met. • The Research Assistant will be required to independently resolve issues that may arise within the team, with internal customers, or with external contractors. • The individual will need to prioritize customer demands to ensure that other responsibilities are not jeopardized.
Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED required. Technical Associate's degree preferred, or equivalent amounts of relevant education and experience.
Competencies: Ability to read/interpret instructions and carry out tasks in absence of supervision. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to lift and move up to 50 lbs. of weight, repetitive use of wrists, hands and fingers, to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee is repeatedly required to stand, walk, and work on their feet for prolonged periods. • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. • Ability to communicate and work with others in a team setting and of diverse cultural backgrounds and languages. The ability to fluently speak, write, and read English is required. • Some mechanical knowledge is preferred. • Ability to work in various environmental conditions. The applicant will be familiar with laboratory practices and sterile laboratory techniques while following all safety regulations.
Bonus Structure: $500 paid after 6 months, $1,000 paid after 12 months (repeats every year worker stays onsite)
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $20.00/hr.
