Laboratory Technician
Eton Bioscience
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Essential Duties and Responsibilities will include the following, other duties may be assigned at the company’s sole discretion.
The Oligo Lab Tech I will review all incoming orders, export, organize and load onto synthesizers in the most efficient manner to ensure turnaround is met the same day and/or next day. They will follow all Oligo lab SOPs to ensure quality and successful completion of Oligo production from load to post-synthesis and purification per customer request. The Oligo Lab Tech I maintains machines with weekly calibrations and checks and cleans machines regularly, as well as assisting with fixing synthesizers when they go down.
Job responsibilities will also include the following: assist with receiving orders, organizing orders to efficiency for loading synthesizers, loading synthesizers, checking/loading chemicals/reagents before start of synthesis, maintaining lab and machines with regular clean up, tip filling, calibration, etc. as well as assisting with the post synthesis process, oligo preparation, packaging, and hand off to courier. Your duties may change from time to time during your employment at Eton depending on your own preference and the company’s need.
Other additional duties:
1. Lab Maintenance
2. Cross train in Sequencing Lab
3. Customer Service
Pre-Hire Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s or Associate Degree required with science related major, preferably Chemistry or Bio-Chemistry – recent grads are welcome
2. Prior lab experience or academic undergraduate bench work required
3. Quick learner
4. Detail oriented and meticulous
5. Has excellent communication, organization, and teamwork skills
6. Sense of urgency
7. Proactive, needs little guidance once trained
8. Proficient in MS Office
9. Willing to work overtime when needed
Preferred but not required:
1. Familiarity with lab environment in an academic or work setting
2. Familiar with the use of pipettes
3. Have some basic knowledge of oligonucleotides or oligonucleotide synthesis
Physical Demands for all job positions at Eton Bio:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The employee must be able to lift and/or move 20 lbs. repeatedly and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. for short distances. The employee must be able to push and/or pull large equipment for short distances. The employee must be able to work on their feet for extended periods of time and/or sit for prolonged periods of time.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use the stairs, sit, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms with equipment needed to accomplish the job tasks. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision as well as depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Job type: FULL_TIME
Experience: 2 Year