Position Title: Lab technician

Work Location: Salt lake city, UT, 84108

Assignment Duration: 12 months

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary:
The Laboratory Support Staff works to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment and has the temperament to operate proactively and collaboratively in a team in support of research and development activities. Following a training period, tasks will include inventorying and maintaining stocks of project-specific laboratory supplies, laboratory maintenance (equipment maintenance, cleaning, trash removal), and following instructions in the execution of molecular and microbiological experiments and procedures (e.g., nucleic acid extraction, serial dilution of microbiological culture and nucleic acids, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) etc.) and maintaining experimental records in electronic laboratory notebooks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists with stocking project-specific laboratory supplies, including inventorying stock.
• Participates in weekly cleaning activities to maintain a clean lab environment.
• Follow detailed instructions in the execution of experiments/procedures.
• Work in a Biosafety level 2 environment using appropriate PPE with potentially pathogenic microbes, patient samples, and body fluids using sterile techniques for contamination and infection control.
• Work in PCR areas using appropriate PPE while ensuring proper containment of nucleic acid contamination
• Use electronic laboratory notebooks to record experimental details.
• Use and maintain laboratory equipment, and workspaces according to operational, quality, and safety requirements as outlined in protocols, and standard operating procedures.
• Communicate with supervisor continually on the progress on assigned tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform all work in compliance with our organization corporate policies and within the guidelines of the Quality Management System.

Qualification & Experience:

• Support Level 6: High School Diploma or GED with 1-2 years’ experience in a laboratory setting; An Associated degree with biology course-work is preferred.

 
 
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: $ 17.14/hr.