Position Title: Senior Laboratory Technician - Operations 
Work Location: Branchburg, NJ, USA, 08876
Assignment Duration: 12 Months
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary:
The Oligonucleotide Development Group is seeking for an individual to work in a dynamic team dedicated to developing purification methods for oligonucleotides. Job responsibilities will include performing and documenting purification, downstream processing, characterization, and final formulation of various oligonucleotides using a range of lab instruments such as HPLC, UV-VIS, etc.

Background & Context:
The candidate will be expected to assist in new platform development, and scale up activities and troubleshoot issues that arise in the Oligonucleotide Manufacturing group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform and oversee production and production support duties for Operations and ensure quality of production and lab testing processed by the department.
• Performs a variety of duties relating to production and testing operations. Follows departmental work instructions, SOP’s, OSHA safety regulations and cGMPs to perform assigned tasks.
• Monitor lab supply inventory, generate expense purchase requisitions, if applicable, input production data and other work-output data into appropriate network (e.g. SAP / LIMS) and maintain documentation in accordance with established procedures.
• Interface with internal groups to assure laboratory equipment maintenance, calibration and documents conform with established practices.
• Attends required training classes and participates in on-the-job training.
• Participates in the design and organization of experiments in conjunction with supervisor. Providing input in writing experimental protocols, investigations and reports may be required. Serves as a resource to operations or scientific staff.
• Provides input for improving existing laboratory procedures. Assist supervisor in development and implementation of new procedures and evaluating new products and equipment. Assist with generation of written standard operating procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualification & Experience:
Basic proficiency with MS Word and Excel; Excellent Written and Verbal Communication 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: $ 21.82/hr.