Laboratory Assistant III

Stanford University School of Medicine; Palo Alto (CA); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 62.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a full-time Laboratory Assistant III to support a busy genetics laboratory. The role involves planning, scheduling, coordinating lab operations, maintaining stock and equipment, and ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory policies.

Responsibilities include coordinating duties with supervision, training staff, and maintaining records. The position may require handling reagents and performing equipment servicing or arranging

Qualifikationen

• Requires coordination of multiple lab duties within policy and budget guidelines.
• Ability to coordinate and organize a variety of duties in a laboratory environment.
• Experience with maintaining lab records and inventory control.

Aufgaben

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate supporting lab operations and maintenance.
• Ensure cleaning and maintenance of laboratory and equipment.
• Comply with health and safety policies and regulations.
• Maintain stock control and inventory of lab supplies and equipment.
• Determine supplies and reagents needed and order to maintain stock.
• Provide lab support services and assist with demonstrations.
• Perform routine equipment servicing or arrange external service.
• Lead and train lower-level staff and communicate tasks from supervisor.
• Promote adherence to safety rules.

Kenntnisse

Lab coordination

Inventory management

Safety compliance

Equipment maintenance

Training staff

Ausbildung

Laboratory experience or related education

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

This position is represented by SEIU Local 2007 and the collective bargaining agreement between the university and SEIU Local 2007 governs the terms and conditions of employment.

This position is represented by SEIU Local 2007 and the collective bargaining agreement between the university and SEIU Local 2007 governs the terms and conditions of employment.

The Department of Genetics at Stanford University is looking for a full-time Laboratory Assistant III perform a wide variety of duties relating to laboratory support services and laboratory supplies and equipment. Responsible for scheduling and coordinating these duties within policy, procedural and budget guidelines provided by the supervisor. Taken singly, and performed with less responsibility, some duties might be classifiable at the Laboratory Assistant II level.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Under general supervision, responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating supporting lab operations and maintenance.
• Ensure cleaning and maintenance of laboratory and equipment.
• Comply with government and University health and safety policies and regulations.
• Maintenance of lab records and APLAC protocols if relevant.
• Maintain stock control and inventory of a variety of laboratory supplies and equipment, including keeping records, ordering, tracking down missing items, etc.
• Determine lab supplies and reagents needed for experiments to be performed, order supplies to maintain stock control and inventory. May assure delivery to the appropriate lab(s) in a timely fashion.
• Provide laboratory support services such as minor repairs and adjustments to student laboratory equipment, preparing classroom demonstrations. May perform such work personally, lead others in its performance, or order it done by outside sources
• Perform routine equipment servicing, either performing the work or contacting appropriate outside contractor; keep service records.
• Provide orientation and training on general lab procedures to students and staff; ensure that safety rules are followed.
• Lead and/or coordinate the work of lower-level employees. Transmit instructions and specifications received from supervisor to workers; advise supervisor of work progress.
• Assign and explain tasks, and train employees in the performance of their duties. Inspect work for conformance with specifications.
• May perform any of the duties described in the Laboratory Assistant II specification or other duties as assigned.
• Promote adherence to safety rules.

Minimum Education And Experience

In addition to the requirements of the Laboratory Assistant II, this position requires at least an additional year of experience in laboratory-related work a combination of equivalent education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• In addition to qualifications listed for the Laboratory Assistant II level, these employees must be able to coordinate and organize a variety of duties within general guidelines; they must be thoroughly familiar with various needs of a laboratory.
• Must be able to establish good working relationships with a variety of professional, technical, and support staff and/or students.
• Ability to train and/or lead employees.