Temporary Laboratory Assistant (Days)

As a temporary Laboratory Assistant at IDEXX, you will be assisting with some of the many tasks vital to the running of our network of Reference Labs. We receive thousands of clinical samples (blood, urine, fecal samples) every day from Veterinary Clinics, and we run tests on those samples to help veterinarians identify what might be wrong with someone's pet.   In this role, you will be helping to sort, tag, and prepare veterinary samples for testing.  Every sample you help to move along quickly and accurately in the process means we are one step closer to finding out how or why the pet might be sick.  Thanks to you, someone's very beloved pet will get the treatment plan they need - how great is that?    

Want to learn more about temp positions in our Parasitology Department? Check out what our employees have to say: 

• Why Justin S., Parasitology Medical Laboratory Technician, Chose IDEXX

• https://vimeo.com/663393057

• Why Parasitology is Important to IDEXX with Ashley L., Labs Manager

• https://vimeo.com/663392580

• Development Opportunities in Parasitology for Timothy M., Medical Laboratory Technician

• https://vimeo.com/663113609

• What You Need to Succeed in Parasitology with Ashley L., Labs Manager

• https://vimeo.com/663118193

IDEXX Reference Laboratories are a global network united by a shared commitment to enhancing pet care where the true strength in our name is the people behind it. Our reference laboratories make it possible for our customers to discover more with our unrelenting commitment to innovation, personalized support, guidance, and expertise, while providing the most complete and advanced menu of diagnostic tests along with technology and tools.   

In This Role:  

In the Parasitology Department, to be clear, you'll be working specifically with the fecal samples we receive. We can learn a lot about a pet's health via what's happening in the litter box. In this role, you'll be assisting with the process of preparing the samples and getting them ready to go under the microscope for analysis. You might be picking up the samples from Sample Management, racking up samples, adding liquid chemicals, restocking, treating samples, or moving those samples along in the process. Successful candidates in this role are happy with repetitive work processes, are able to follow SOP's, are excited about a job that is fast-paced, science-based and always busy, working towards TAT each morning.

Responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:   

• Currently our greatest need is in our Parasitology Department. This is the area of the lab where the samples are analyzed. 

• You might be racking up samples, adding liquid chemicals, restocking, treating samples, or moving those samples along in the process

• You may be restocking supplies, such as chemicals or slide trays.   

• You could be helping to load analyzers with slides of samples. 

• You might be assisting with inventory counts.   

• You will be asked to help in out many ways – and your help is needed!   

Pay & Schedule:  

• Hourly rates targeting: $24.00

• This is a temporary position where you will be working 25 hours / week with shifts Monday - Friday, with a rotating Saturday shift (you will be scheduled a day off during the week for working a Saturday shift.)

• We can be flexible with start times and can accommodate a start time between 10:00am - 3:00pm.

• Sometimes during our busy season, we ask workers if they would be able to work overtime, and stay until the work is complete. 

• The shifts and hours may vary slightly depending on business needs. 

• Reliable and dependable attendance is an essential function of the position. 

What You Will Need to Succeed:   

• You are able and willing to work the schedule above on the day shift.

• You are reliable and flexible – attendance is an essen