Laboratory Technician II

Massachusetts Bay Community College; Wellesley (MA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Bay Community College is seeking a Laboratory Technician II to support STEM laboratories in Wellesley Hills under the Lab Manager. The role involves setting up experiments, preparing solutions, and ensuring safety and cleanliness in lab spaces.

Occasional evenings and weekends are required. The ideal candidate will assist teaching faculty and students, manage lab inventories, and maintain safety records in accordance with college policies.

Qualifications

• Two years of full-time or equivalent lab experience in a relevant field.
• Associate degree in a medical/science field may substitute for up to one year of required experience.
• One year of education toward a degree may substitute for up to one year of required experience.
• Training in a recognized school or hospital program for laboratory technicians may substitute for up to one year of experience.
• Certification as a medical technologist or bacteriologist may substitute for required experience.

Responsibilities

• Set up STEM laboratory experiments and prepare chemical solutions and cultures following safety protocols.
• Support teaching faculty and students as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of lab spaces; perform related duties including custodial tasks and waste disposal.
• Monitor equipment temperatures and pressures and report problems to staff.
• Prepare and file safety incident reports and update lab inventory databases.
• Carry out weekend and evening duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab experience

Safety protocols

Record keeping

Team support

Education

Associate degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in biology or chemistry

Tools

Lab equipment operation

SDS knowledge

Job description

Laboratory Technician II

Department: Dean of Science and Engineering

Location: Wellesley Hills

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds.

The Laboratory Technician II position supports and maintains the STEM laboratories in Wellesley Hills under the supervision of the Lab Manager in accordance with college policies and procedures. This position will require occasional evening and weekend work, as needed.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Set up STEM laboratory experiments preparing chemical solutions, buffers, and biological cultures following appropriate lab safety protocols as required;
• Provide support to teaching faculty and students when required;
• Maintain general order in the STEM labs as well as cleanliness and safety of laboratory spaces and perform related duties including but not limited to light custodial duties, sterilization of equipment and glassware, washing of glassware, and identification and removal of hazardous waste removal as needed following applicable safety standards;
• Read and maintain a log of temperatures and pressures of key equipment in all STEM labs and promptly notify appropriate staff of any problems and needs;
• Assist in preparing and filing lab safety incident reports and updating related databases including but not limited to STEM lab inventory, Safety Data
• Sheets (SDS), and equipment surplus records;
• Carry out weekend and evening duties as assigned;
• Participate in assigned trainings as needed;
• Perform administrative tasks associated with department activities including picking up materials from local stores, receiving supplies and materials, assessing inventory and communicating needs, identifying storage and storing/restocking routine supplies, printing and picking up printed materials, and communicating with faculty, staff, and vendors as needed; and
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates the variety of student experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must have at least (A) two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional experience in laboratory work in a recognized clinical, medical, hospital, chemical, water quality, public health, biological, bacteriological, marine sciences or materials testing laboratory, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

• An Associate's degree or higher with a major in medical technology chemistry, bacteriology, food science and technology, environmental science, chemical or environmental engineering, wastewater technology, oceanography or the biological sciences may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

2. The successful completion of one year of full-time, or equivalent part-time, education toward a degree at a recognized medical or dental school may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

3. The successful completion of training in a recognized school or hospital course, or an American Medical Association (AMA) approved training program for laboratory technicians or medical technologists may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

4. Registration as a medical technologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, the International Society for Clinical Laboratory Technicians or American Medical Technologists or as a bacteriologist by the National Registry of Microbiologists may be substituted for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Aff
• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need;
• Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, or related discipline;
• Knowledge of and the ability to operate a wide variety of standard lab equipment;
• Computer proficiency.

Additional Information:

Salary Range: AFSCME Unit I, Grade 17 Step 1 $62.547.94 annually. Appointments from outside the bargaining unit begin at Step 1 of the range.

As a Massachusetts State Employee, you are offered an outstanding suite of benefits adding value to your salary.

• Array of choices for health insurance plans to meet individual/ family needs
• Affordable Dental Insurance and vision discount program
• 12 paid State/ Federal holidays
• Generous sick, vacation, and personal time
• Flexible Spending Plans to reduce your taxable income
• Low-cost basic and optional life insuranceDefined Benefit Pension Plan, providing a fixed, pre-established benefit for employees at retirement
• Thinking to save more money towards retirement: consider Deferred Compensation plans i.e., 457(b) or 403(b).
• Tuition Benefits for employees and dependents at state colleges and universities
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Eligibility towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Free gym and parking on campus

Need more info: https://www.massbay.edu/employment/benefits

Classification: Please find the link to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Human Resources Division Classification Specification for the position,
https://www.mass.edu/forfacstaff/classificationspecs/home.asp.

Deadline: October 21st, 2026 or after that until filled

Staff

Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Aff