Bioconjugation Lab Assistant

Yoh Services LLC; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 28,929 - 33,062; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh Life Sciences in Bristol, PA seeks a Lab Assistant contractor to support the bioconjugation team. You will help analysts by maintaining lab supplies, equipment, and materials to ensure testing needs are met in a timely manner.

The role involves performing equipment checks, preparing solutions, restocking inventories, and documenting lab activities while upholding cGDP standards. This position offers a 3-month contract with weekday hours.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; related degree preferred.
• Familiarity with analytical/chemical/biological lab environments.
• Proficient with email, word processing, and spreadsheets.
• Good oral and written communication; able to work independently or in teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily equipment checks and calibrations.
• Prepare cleaning solutions and maintain lab areas.
• Clean and maintain equipment such as biosafety cabinets and incubators.
• Monitor and restock lab supplies; ensure FIFO and expiration tracking.
• Handle samples, lab chemicals, and consumables; maintain inventory.
• Prepare buffers/solutions; clean glassware and instruments.
• Label aliquots of samples and reagents.
• Record lab activities in logbooks following cGDP.
• Assist with equipment inventory and lab-wide cleaning schedules.
• Set up and transfer materials for shipping to clients and other sites.
• Maintain 5S lab organization and assist with additional duties.

Skills

Lab environment familiarity

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

BA/BS in chemistry/biology

Tools

Email

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Job description

Yoh Life Sciences is hiring for a Lab Assistant contractor to help support the bioconjugation team in Bristol, PA. The Lab Assistant provides support to analysts to ensure testing needs can be completed in a timely manner by maintaining lab supplies, equipment, and materials.

Position: Lab Assistant

Location: Bristol, PA

Duration: 3 months

Schedule: M-F 7:30 - 4:30pm

Pay: $21-24/hr DOE

Responsibilities

• Performs daily checks and calibrations of equipment (e.g. balances, storage chambers).
• Prepare cleaning solutions for laboratory use. Clean and maintain areas of the laboratory and equipment as needed.
• Perform routine cleaning following proper procedures for equipment such as biosafety cabinets, incubators, water baths, etc.
• Daily monitoring and restocking of laboratory supplies and chemicals; ensure proper cycling of supplies (first in first out) and monitor supply expiration dates.
• Orders and receives samples, lab chemicals, and consumable materials/supplies; maintains inventory of received materials and ensures accuracy of information entered.
• Prepares buffers and solutions used in the lab; cleans lab glassware and instruments used in reagent preparation.
• Prepares and labels aliquots of samples and reagents.
• Records laboratory activities in logbooks and lab notebook by following current good documentation practices (cGDP).
• Assists with maintenance of laboratory equipment list and perform periodic equipment inventory.
• Assists with periodic lab-wide cleaning schedule for refrigerators and freezer defrosts; assist with disposal of materials and organization of refrigerator/freezer shelves.
• Setup and transfer materials for shipping to external clients and across internal sites.
• Maintains laboratory 5S organization, perform additional duties as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, AA/AS or BA/BS in chemistry, biology, or related field preferred.
• Familiarity with analytical, chemical, or biological laboratory environment.
• Ability to utilize email, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Estimated Min Rate: $16.80

Estimated Max Rate: $24.00

What’s In It for You?

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Visit https://www.yoh.com/applicants-with-disabilities to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

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