QA Laboratory Assistant II

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oklahoma Department of Health's Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) in Oklahoma City is seeking a full-time QA Laboratory Assistant II in a Civil Service position. The role supports routine lab operations, paperwork, and data entry, with a salary up to $50,000 depending on education and experience.

Responsibilities include preparing media and samples, operating equipment, maintaining records, and assisting technical staff while adhering to safety procedures. State benefits apply.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in laboratory work performing laboratory procedures.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted; college-level lab courses may substitute for experience.
• Experience utilizing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine laboratory procedures such as preparation of media and samples.
• Sets up and operates laboratory equipment in preparation for sample examinations.
• Maintains laboratory records including receipt of samples.
• Enters data into the laboratory computer system accurately and in accordance with laboratory requirements.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work area and supports quality objectives of the laboratory.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

Record keeping

Computer skills

Safety procedures

Education

One year lab experience or college-level lab courses

Tools

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Job description

QA Laboratory Assistant II

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Agency

455 OK MEDICAL MARIJUANA AUTHORITY

Supervisory Organization

455 OK Medical Marijuana Authority

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Up to $50,000 based on education and experience.

Job Description

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) is seeking a full-time QA Laboratory Assistant II. This is a state position governed by the Civil Service Rules, in state government located in Oklahoma City, OK. OMMA offers a comprehensive benefits packet, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents. The annual salary for this position is $50,000 based on education and experience.

Every position at OMMA brings an opportunity to build out new policies and procedures using innovative and creative problem-solving. With any opportunity, challenges rear their heads. Candidates must be willing to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to tackle challenges in order to succeed at OMMA. We are an agency that will not settle for status quo or complacency. Candidates must be willing to work hard to help OMMA be the best at what we are entrusted to do.

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for supporting laboratory operations, performing maintenance functions, and completing non-technical routine laboratory tests and procedures under the direction of professional staff. This position will receive, accession, and evaluate if all required information is provided with the sample as well as assist technical personnel with testing.

Typical Functions

• Performs routine laboratory procedures such as preparation of media and samples.
• Conducts non-technical routine laboratory tests and procedures under the direction of professional staff.
• Sets up and operates laboratory equipment in preparation for sample examinations.
• Assesses the suitability of samples and prepares them for analysis.
• Opens, separates, accessions, and arranges specimens for laboratory examination and trace results.
• Maintains laboratory records including receipt of samples.
• Enters data into the laboratory computer system accurately and in accordance with laboratory requirements.
• Assists technical staff in promotion of all laboratory duties.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and supplies by cleaning and maintaining quality assurance records.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work area in accordance with standard laboratory practice and procedures.
• Follows all safety procedures and maintains safety equipment, as needed.
• Supports the quality objectives of the laboratory.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education And Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of experience in laboratory work performing laboratory procedures; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one college-level laboratory science course for each six months of the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year experience working in a laboratory setting.
• One year of experience utilizing a laboratory information management system.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the maintenance of routine records and reports, and of elementary laboratory techniques and safety precautions. Ability is required to perform basic laboratory tasks; to keep specimens properly marked; to maintain adequate written laboratory records; and to utilize a computer.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Work is typically performed in both an office setting and laboratory setup for required benchwork in climate-controlled settings and exposure to moderate noise level experiencing long periods of sitting or standing. While performing the duties of the job, employee will encounter hazardous chemicals in controlled environments and will have the ability to wear impermeable clothing and footwear for the duration of the work period. The employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms, bend, and squat. Employee must also be able to meet the physical requirements of lifting/carrying up to 40lbs.

PLEASE NOTE: You are ineligible for OMMA employment if you are: an individual that has a direct or indirect interest in a licensed medical marijuana business; an individual who has or whose spouse, parent, child, spouse of a child, sibling, or spouse of a sibling has an application for a medical marijuana business license pending before the Department; a member of the board of directors of a medical marijuana business; or an individual financially interested in any licensee or medical marijuana business.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.