Lab Automation Technician - Instrument Maintenance & Support

LCA Lab. Corp. of America; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

PTO/FTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Labcorp is seeking a Lab Automation Support Technician to join the Invitae Genetics Production Support Engineering team in San Francisco, CA. The role focuses on maintaining instrument health through calibration, installation, testing, and preventive maintenance, while coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

The ideal candidate has a biology/chemistry/engineering background with 1+ years in a high-complexity lab, and ability to support IQ/OQ/PQ testing, documentation, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering or related field.
• 1+ years of experience in a high complexity lab environment as an operator or lab equipment support role.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate, install, test, and maintain instrumentation to ensure health of production systems.
• Serve as liaison between equipment vendors and Invitae clinical laboratory.
• Perform preventive maintenance and performance testing on production instruments.
• Troubleshoot and repair ancillary lab instruments and triage issues with SMEs as needed.
• Support lab staff by responding to work requests and providing timely assistance.
• Support commissioning, IQ/OQ/PQ testing and validation of new instrumentation.
• Document repairs, maintenance activities and equipment qualifications.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering or related field

Tools

NGS technologies

Job description

Labcorp is seeking a Lab Automation Support Technician to join the Invitae Genetics Production Support Engineering team in San Francisco, CA. The role focuses on maintaining instrument health through calibration, installation, testing, and preventive maintenance, while coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

The ideal candidate has a biology/chemistry/engineering background with 1+ years in a high-complexity lab, and ability to support IQ/OQ/PQ testing, documentation, and cross-functional