Laboratory Technician I

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Laboratory Technician I performs entry level manufacturing functions requiring basic-level production lab skills.
• Laboratory Technician I should be able to Product competency in 3 processes within 6 months.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create production batches and determine routes based on specifications.
• Synthesize OligonucleoProduct using various synthesizer platforms, including modification injections and conjugations as needed.
• Cleavage and deprotection in various conditions depending on product type.
• Purification using various methods and types of equipment. Submit purified material/fractions for QC.
• Select material for combine or shipment.
• Setup work – prepare reagents and stock raw materials/supplies.
• Label and cap product containers.
• Perform custom format or kitting if needed.
• Quantification and/or concentration normalization.
• Perform liquid handling using both manual techniques as well as automated platforms to do sampling, product transfer, dilution, aliquoting.
• Understand and properly use LIMS for each manufacturing step.

Safety and Quality Responsibilities:

• Safety – Wear appropriate PPE.
• Inform supervisor of potential safety hazards.
• Properly dispose of waste and hazardous materials.
• Follow all safety guidelines documented in associated SOP.
• Be alert and prepared for duties.
• Quality – Accurately follow SOP’s. Inspect products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
• Perform routine accuracy checks and cleaning/sanitizing on equipment to ensure quality production.
• Documentation – Complete quality assurance records.
  Communication
• Able to have clear and direct communication with leadership and peers both within own department and other departments.
• Provide thorough updates and details to set up the next shift for success.
• Communicate issues in a timely manner.
• Able to articulate and explain production needs to support departments such as Logistics, Quality, Maintenance, etc.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum – High School Diploma or GED with 3-5 years laboratory experience.
• Preferred – 2-year degree with 6 months of laboratory experience.

Skills:

• Detail oriented.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office).

Environmental conditions:

• Workspace contains flammable solvents, carcinogens, and corrosives.
• Requirement to wear all personal equipment as directed by procedure (gloves, lab coat, safety glasses, possibly face shield).

Physical requirements:

• Reaching: extending arm(s) to touch or grasp something.
• Auditory: perceiving sounds at typical range, understand the speech of another person
• Speaking: Speak clearly so listeners can understand
• Sitting (constant): be in a position in which one’s weight is supported by the buttocks and one’s back is upright.
• Standing (constant): maintain an upright position, supported by one’s feet
• Lifting: pick up objects and move to a different position.
• Bending: incline body downward by bending spine at the waist and/or bending legs
• Pushing/Pulling: exert force on something to move it away from or toward oneself
• Vision: Near and far acuity, depth perception, ability to identify/distinguish colors
• Strength: Exert up to 30 pounds
• Climbing: Ascending or descending using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand(s).

Additional Job Details:

• Your possibilities to develop in our growing company are just as manifold as our product portfolio.
• We offer a modern and international working environment to unleash your innovative potential in diverse teams, and take responsibility for our employees, products, the environment and society.