Lab Assistant

Direct Staffing Inc; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency in Madison, Wisconsin is seeking a Lab Assistant to support lead production scientists in various laboratory functions. Responsibilities include maintaining lab tidiness, managing supplies, performing electrophoresis, and supporting in-process assays. Candidates must have experience with protein assays and production equipment. This position requires attention to detail and a commitment to laboratory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrophoresis and protein assays.
• Familiarity with production equipment and chromatography techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct hands-on help to the lead production scientist.
• Maintain general production lab 6S tidiness and complete daily routine maintenance.
• Identify and retrieve chemicals and sub-assemblies for production scientists.

Skills

Electrophoresis

Gel Electrophoresis

Production Equipment

Protein Assays

Chromatography

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide direct hands-on help to the lead production scientist during intensive steps.


• Identify, locate, and retrieve chemicals, sub-assemblies, or supplies for production scientists. Purchase supplies as needed.


• Provide production step verification and initialing.


• Complete routine in-process assays, including SDS-PAGE gels and protein assays as needed.


• Complete clean-in-place procedures for production equipment, including homogenizers, centrifuges, and chromatography columns.

Laboratory Maintenance

• Maintain general production lab 6S tidiness and identify organizational improvements.


• Complete daily routine maintenance of lab instruments (e.g. change AKTA pump rinsing solutions) and address autonomous maintenance problems observed during normal operations.


• Maintain Kanban of production supplies, including assay reagents, spray bottles, etc.


• Empty and clean waste tip and glass containers.


• Verify that equipment is powered down when not in use.


• Maintain support equipment, including gel electrophoresis units, water baths, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Skills:

• ELECTROPHORESIS


• GEL ELECTROPHORESIS


• PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT


• PROTEIN ASSAYS


• CHROMATOGRAPHY

Additional Skills:

• FERMENTATION


• KANBAN


• LAB ASSISTANT


• LABORATORY


• MAINTENANCE


• OPERATIONS


• PRODUCTION SCHEDULE


• PURIFICATION


• SOLUTIONS


• SUB-ASSEMBLIES

Additional Information

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