Laboratory Assistant

Job Family:

Laboratory Technician (Digital)

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:
We are currently searching for a Laboratory Assistant to provide services and deliverables through performance of support services. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in Bethesda, MD.  

• Segregate clean, process, and return cleaned items to designated pickup shelves or to stock shelves.
• Order and stock standard laboratory glassware and associated supplies.
• Keep admin staff updated on issues relating to needed repairs to equipment.
• Communicate with the lab staff daily to ensure their needs are being met.
• Ensure proper operation and daily maintenance of all equipment.
• Ensure adequate supplies for operation, including clean inventory, are kept on hand to maintain operation.
• Utilize AMBIS (Administrative Management Budget Information System) to order supplies for glassware operation.
• Assist with cleaning, organizing and other administrative tasks as directed by Laboratory personnel.
• Maintain a supply center which is stocked with various perishable reagents for LISB scientific staff; monitor temperatures of refrigerator and freezer; stock supply center and ensuring reagents are stored at proper temperatures; charge labs for items taken from supply center; maintain inventory and keep record of item usage for future orders of supplies.
• Prepare lists of standard and specialized supplies required based on staff requirements.
• Order lab-related items biological, chemical, office, consumable.
• Take stock of the above items in lab and ensure they are ordered when required.
• Receive shipped items which have been ordered and put them away.
• Maintain inventory and keep record of item usage for future orders of supplies.
• Assist as needed with supply inventory, stock rotation and or ordering of routine supplies through POTS.
• Ship biological materials to intra-and-extramural investigators.
• Culture, test, and freeze down cells.
• Respond to issues with the building as detailed by investigators and ensuring timely resolution.
• Place continued service contracts for instruments within the lab.
• Work with approved vendors to ensure continued operation of laboratory equipment.
• Keep track of cell lines and DNA repositories within the lab.
• Ensure organization and cleanliness within the laboratory areas.
• Ensure timely removal of lab-generated recycling and waste into appropriate waste stream, either placement in boxes for disposal as medical pathological waste (MPW) or discard as general laboratory waste.
• Respond to issues regarding the building and contact the appropriate groups.
• Ensure fidelity of data of past investigators by spinning up hard drives consistently.
• Certify operation of all facility eye wash stations monthly.
• Coordinate with facility manager in many day-to-day activities.
• Collaborate with outside repair personnel to initiate and resolve typical service needs on facility equipment such as glassware washers, autoclaves, and water purification systems.

What You Will Need:

• High School diploma with at least 3 years of experience in a laboratory environment.
• MS Office, including Outlook.
• Able to operate a computer.
• Good communication skills.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Learn new systems and processes quickly.
• Track multiple activities.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Care.com annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

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