Lab Assistant

Thermo Fisher Scientific; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company dedicated to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. As part of the PPD Laboratory Services team, you'll play a crucial role in improving patient health through accurate and quality laboratory work. Your responsibilities will include preparing samples, monitoring laboratory conditions, and assisting in various tasks to support clinical research. This position requires effective communication, attention to detail, and a collaborative spirit within a clinical environment.

Qualifications

• 0 to 1 year of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and training.

Responsibilities

• Prepares slides and monitors temperatures of refrigerators and freezers.
• Processes samples for testing and prepares reagents under supervision.
• Performs limited, non-complex tests for review by a team member.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Attention to detail

Data recording skills

Cooperative and collaborative skills

Education

High / Secondary school diploma

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on - now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our PPD Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Summary of the Job Responsibilities

Prepares slides, monitors and records refrigerators, freezers, and water baths temperatures, retrieves/moves specimens to/from long term storage, assists in unpacking, loads and unloads samples and analyzers, and generates daily work lists for various teams (metrology, sample entry, stability, etc.).

• Sorts, scans, and assigns sequence numbers to different laboratory areas.
• Numbers HDL tubes for lipid laboratory.
• Processes samples for testing.
• Prepares reagents and pipettes/aliquots reagents under supervision. Labels and stains hematology slides.
• Gathers, dumps, rinses, washes, dries, and restocks glassware and consumables in the laboratory.
• Performs limited, non-complex, waived tests for review by a team member. Performs daily work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
• Acquires job skills and learns company policies and procedures to complete routine tasks.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic/ vocational qualification
• Technical positions may require a certificate
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Years of experience generally required to gain the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for the job. The years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in hiring or making employment decisions.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Effective communication skills
• Good cooperative and collaborative skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to adhere to laboratory policies and standard operating procedures
• Data recording skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Working Conditions And Environment

• Work is performed in a clinical environment.
• Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stands, twists waists, squats, and bends neck for 4-6 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movements with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Ability to grasp and manipulate objects precisely.
• Frequent mobility required.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, bending, and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Moderate lifting (15-30 lbs., maximum 35 lbs.)
• Ability to access and use various computer software.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to perform under stress and multi-task.
• Regular and consistent attendance.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Join us and be part of a diverse team sharing values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

Accessibility/Disability Access

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers accommodations for job seekers with disabilities. For assistance during the application process, please call 1-855-471-2255 and provide details of your required accommodations.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected statuses.