Title: Senior Laboratory Technician
Duration: 12 Months 
Location: Indianapolis, IN 46077
Work Schedule: 8AM - 5PM

Position Summary: The Laboratory Technician will perform general laboratory and greenhouse operations tasks, plant handling, and provide support with experimental execution as part of the Herbicide Tolerance Assay Development and Characterization (HT-ADC) team, in a highly collaborative team environment.

Background & Context: The Herbicide Tolerance Assay Development and Characterization (HT-ADC) team is responsible for developing and optimizing various assay platforms to identify and characterize genes related to herbicide tolerance traits.

• Key Responsibilities:
• Use of safety procedures and appropriate personal protection equipment is mandated.
• Planting/plant care activities may be performed by the incumbent.
• Executes herbicide applications on plants using a track sprayer chamber.
• Quality check and sort plant material for experiments.
• Coordinate and plan activities with other groups such as Crop Health/Herbicide Biology Discovery, Research Enablement, and research groups in Johnston, IA.
• Maintaining laboratory facilities and equipment in accordance with laboratory standards.
• Use of common instrumentation, including liquid handlers, imaging equipment, and automated solutions.
• Comfortability working with discovery chemistry, solvents, and commercial herbicides.
• Perform lab activities that at times require sterile techniques.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint, to facilitate effective communication and collaborative file sharing.
• Ability to accurately document experimental data, under advisement of project lead(s).
   
• Qualification & Experience:
• Masters Degree Preferred, Bachelors Okay w/ 2 yrs. Experience or Associates w/5+ yrs experience.
• New graduates with experience in a laboratory setting are encouraged to apply.
• Plant Biology, Weed Science, Greenhouse Work, Organization skills.

 

 


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: $22.50/hr.