Onsite Lab Equipment Specialist II – Oakdale

Pace® Analytical Services; Oakdale (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pace® Life Sciences is seeking an Equipment Specialist II to join the Oakdale, MN site. This full-time onsite role focuses on maintenance, repair, and qualification of laboratory instrumentation, hardware, and software.

You will oversee vendor interactions, manage inventory of parts, and contribute to calibration and SOP development. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry/biochemistry and 2–4 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biochemistry or a closely related field; AND two to four (2-4) years of experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced diagnostics, maintenance, qualification, troubleshooting, and repairs of laboratory equipment, specifically temperature-controlled and/or pressurized units.
• Coordinate and oversee vendor management of laboratory equipment to support onboarding, inventory, repair, and decommissioning of equipment, as needed.
• Provide on-call support during non-standard business hours to address critical equipment excursions.
• Source and ensure current inventory of consumables and repair parts for instruments as needed.
• Draft and/or revise technical documentation and documents such as SOPs, calibration procedures, qualification protocols, and other documents as needed.
• Communicate with vendors, staff, and customers to provide advanced support, explain troubleshooting, and provide solutions.
• Provide fundamental analysis and interpretation and counsel to staff, management, and functional leaders regarding equipment policies, programs, and practices involving standard operations.
• Ensures accuracy of equipment, actions, procedures, and operational databases, reports, and related details through audits, queries, and reviews; work with team to resolve discrepancies to ensure compliance with quality system

Skills

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Maintenance

Leadership

Team collaboration

Documentation

Problem solving

Communication

Quality systems

Equipment policies

On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry/biochemistry

2–4 years experience

Job description

Pace® Life Sciences is seeking an Equipment Specialist II to join the Oakdale, MN site. This full-time onsite role focuses on maintenance, repair, and qualification of laboratory instrumentation, hardware, and software.

You will oversee vendor interactions, manage inventory of parts, and contribute to calibration and SOP development. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry/biochemistry and 2–4 years of relevant experience.