Laboratory Technician



BCForward is currently looking for Laboratory Technician located at Johnston, IA 50131





Position Title: Laboratory Technician
Location: Johnston, IA 50131
Expected Duration: 12 months.
Estimated Start Date: 4/22/2024.
Pay Rate: $ 21.50/hr.
Shift: Work shift 7:30AM - 4:00PM, Shifted schedule Wednesday to Sunday or Saturday to Wednesday.



Job Description: The Research Assistant will provide central services support to the labs by providing sterile glassware, water, and supplies on an as needed basis. The Research Assistant will also be responsible for autoclaving biohazard waste and ensuring that all protocols are followed, and work is performed in a safe manner.

Duties/Responsibilities:
* Provide clean, sterile glassware and supplies to labs. Ensure that labs have designated supplies including sterile water.
* Responsible for calling in service when needed and communications to team and labs when equipment needs repair.
* Update lab documentation to ensure glassware labeling is accurate and that services performed are documented for specific labs.
* Actively ensure a safe working environment for yourself and teammates. Decontaminate bagged Bio-Hazard waste.
* Provide coverage for teammates when needed and participate in building and maintaining a strong team working environment.
* Determine how much work can be accomplished daily that will ensure glassware, supplies and water are delivered within a 24-hour window.
* Ability to travel between Johnston locations during working hours in your personal vehicle. Ability to resolve internal customer issues by communicating with management and receiving feedback on needed changes in glassware support to ensure research expectations are met.
* The Research Assistant will be required to independently resolve issues that may arise within the team, with internal customers, or with external contractors.
* The individual will need to prioritize customer demands to ensure that other responsibilities are not jeopardized.

Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED required. Technical Associate's degree preferred, or equivalent amounts of relevant education and experience.

Competencies: Ability to read/interpret instructions and carry out tasks in absence of supervision.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to lift and move up to 50 lbs. of weight, repetitive use of wrists, hands and fingers, to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee is repeatedly required to stand, walk, and work on their feet for prolonged periods.
* Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
* Ability to communicate and work with others in a team setting and of diverse cultural backgrounds and languages. The ability to fluently speak, write, and read English is required.
* Some mechanical knowledge is preferred.
* Ability to work in various environmental conditions.
The applicant will be familiar with laboratory practices and sterile laboratory techniques while following all safety regulations.


Benefits:



BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.



About BCForward:



Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.


BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.


BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.


To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.


This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.


Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 221113 when responding to this ad.


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Job Snapshot




Employee Type

Contractor



Location

Johnston, IA (Onsite)



Job Type

Pharmaceutical



Experience

Not Specified



Date Posted

04/09/2024