Lab Services Technician

LGC Limited; Town of Middleton (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with bonus

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with employer matching

Flexible work options

PTO from day one

Job summary

LGC is seeking a Laboratory Services Technician to join the Lab Services team in the Middleton facility. You will process and prepare client samples for sequencing and provide operational support to ensure high-quality genomics work.

This role suits individuals with ambition to contribute to groundbreaking genomics research, with duties spanning sample handling, library construction, instrumentation use, and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in a scientific field is required.
• Proven ability to handle a pipettor and basic lab equipment accurately in a lab setting.
• Reliable work attendance and performance track record.
• Experience in the extraction and quantification of nucleic acids, PCR, or other molecular methods.

Responsibilities

• Receive, label, and store client samples according to SOPs and work instructions.
• Prepare client tissue samples for extraction and quantify DNA following SOPs.
• Independently build NGS libraries from client DNA with mentorship.
• Safely and accurately use automated lab equipment to make measurements and build reactions.
• Prepare buffers and solutions for use by all lab personnel.
• Remove and dispose of liquid and solid waste per established protocols.
• Update relevant IT systems to track work and client samples.
• Collaborate with colleagues within and outside the Lab Services team.
• Assess sample quality and identify variances out of specification, determining action with management.
• Contribute to a safe, clean lab environment and maintain labware.

Skills

Pipetting

Lab equipment handling

Nucleic acids extraction

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in science

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Pipettor

Automated liquid handling

Job description

• Department: Production and Skilled Trades

Company Description

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Our high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range.

Our tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimize food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products.

LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. Join us and help us achieve our mission of Science for a Safer World!

Our kit and component manufacturing sites are situated across the US (Middleton, Petaluma, and Novato) and Europe (Berlin and Lystrup) and are underpinned by either ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 compliance. These capabilities support a wide portfolio of off-the-shelf components and kits critical to NGS workflows including magnetic beads, oligos, enzymes, and library prep kits. Additionally, our primary manufacturing capabilities enable customization and bulk (OEM) manufacture of reagents such as key NGS enzymes for high volume applications.

Job Description

The Lab Services Technician at LGC provides an outstanding opportunity to join a top-tier team committed to advancing scientific research. You will have a key role in processing and preparing client samples for , sequencing and providing flawless operational support for the Lab Services team at our innovative facility. This role is ideal for individuals with ambition and a desire to contribute to groundbreaking research in genomics.

• Receive, label,and store client samples strictly according to SOPs and work instructions
• Prepare client tissue samples for extraction, effectively extract and quantify DNA following applicable SOPs
• Independently build next-generation sequencing (NGS) libraries from client DNA using designated mentorship and methodology
• Safely, accurately, and efficiently use automated laboratory equipment to make measurements and build reactions
• Prepare buffers and solutions for use by all lab personnel
• Remove and dispose of liquid and solid waste following established protocols
• Accurately update relevant IT systems to ensure flawless tracking of work and client samples
• Collaborate optimally and expertly with colleagues within and outside the Lab Services team
• Assess sample quality and identify variances out of specification, determining course of action with direct management
• Contribute to an effective, safe, and clean lab environment through various support activities
• Clean and maintain labware as needed

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in a scientific field of study (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics) is required.
• Proven ability to handle a pipettor and basic lab equipment accurately in a lab setting.
• Reliable work attendance and performance track record.
• Experience in the extraction and quantification of nucleic acids, PCR, or other molecular biological methods.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Additional Information

What we offer (US based-employees):

• Competitive compensation with strong bonus program
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
• FSA/HSA Pre-tax savings plans for health care, childcare, and elder care
• Deductible Buffer Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching employer contribution
• Company-paid short- and long- term disability, life insurance, and employee assistance program
• Flexible work options
• Pet Insurance for our furry friends
• Enhanced Parental leave of 8 additional weeks
• PTO that begins immediately
• Town Hall monthly meeting onsite/virtual, Cheer program where employees are recognized for outstanding work, Company wide social events, frequent catered lunches and much more!

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This position requires current U.S. work authorization. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship for temporary visas (including H‑1B, H‑2B, OPT, O‑1, TN)