Lab Associate

Job Scope

The Lab Associate I will be responsible for assisting with general management and coordination of the Research & Development Laboratories ensuring compliance to all appropriate internal and external quality and regulatory guidelines. Assisting with instrument maintenance, validation and monitoring; inventory control and purchasing of common lab materials and reagent; and general laboratory cleanliness and organization. Occasionally participate in the Company's day to day research activities by carrying out scientific experiments independently with supervision from senior members of the Research & Development team.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the facilitation and coordination of laboratory operations for assay development and BSL-II laboratories.
• Assist with performing and/or scheduling instrument and equipment qualification and maintenance and repair.
• Troubleshoot equipment activities or coordinate vendor services as needed.
• Document laboratory activities to include calibration, verification, qualification, maintenance of equipment.
• Maintain inventory management system ensuring traceability of biological materials.
• Purchase common laboratory materials and reagent supplies.
• Ship and receive laboratory supplies, instruments and reagents.
• Stock and organize laboratories for optimum functionality.
• Assist in design of laboratory work flow and space design to include relocation of laboratory equipment and supplies.
• Install or relocate laboratory equipment for new and ongoing projects in conjunction with other departments and user groups as needed.
• Comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures; and, monitor laboratories for compliance with safety requirements.
• Occasional hands on work in the laboratory including generating, recording, and analyzing experimental data and maintaining laboratory notebooks. This involves working in Biosafety Level II laboratory with biological samples and nucleic acid extractions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience and Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in science or technical field with 2 years related experience and/or training required or Bachelor's Degree in a life science, engineering, or related field required
• 1+ Years Work experience in GLP/GMP laboratory with an understanding of documentation requirements preferred
• 1+ Years Work experience with process and equipment validation methodologies preferred

Training and Skills

• Proven organizational, time management, and planning skills resulting in ability to meet tight deadlines (High proficiency)
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills (High proficiency)
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision (Medium proficiency)