Research Technician Assistant

Position Title: RESEARCH TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT (RTA)

Training schedule : Monday - Friday for 4-8 weeks from 8am - 4:30pm

After Training schedule: Tuesday - Saturday OR Sunday - Thursday 7am - 3:30pm OR 8am - 4:30pm depending on business need.

Are you looking to get started on a career in preclinical research? Do you want to contribute to advancing human health science research? Do you like to work in small teams? Do you love working with animals? Research Technician Assistant supports the in-life personnel in conducting daily processes, assists staff in the operation and maintenance of equipment, instrumentation, and overall care in the laboratory environment.

Responsibilities:

• Works under the direction of management.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly laboratory environment
• Operates and maintains equipment
• Perform study preparation per SOP/Protocol (Labels, tubes, etc.)
• Ordering of warehouse supplies and data entry to laboratory inventory records
• Assist in procedure set-up and clean up
• Ensures proper documentation and labeling of laboratory reagents
• Disposition of hazardous chemical, generation of the hazardous chemical lab pack and data entry to the laboratory hazardous chemical records
• Performs paraffin tissue processing
• Documentation and data review practices in compliance with GLP regulations
• Assists staff with study-related procedures

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 0-1 years in a regulated environment preferred, but not required
• Basic computer skills including Excel, Word, etc.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as study schedules, SOP's etc.
• Working knowledge of basic math skills
• Continual GLP training