Laboratory Technician

Job Description:

• The Laboratory Operations Specialist is responsible for end to end laboratory management and operational excellence supporting process development activities within the New Brunswick Biologics Development laboratories.
• This role provides independent oversight of laboratory operations, including consumables and chemical inventory, instrument maintenance and calibration, lab compliance, and routine facility readiness.
• The individual interfaces with cross functional teams, vendors, lab services, and quality systems to ensure laboratories remain inspection ready, efficient, safe, and compliant with GMP and site requirements.
• In addition to lab operations leadership, the role contributes to continuous improvement initiatives and provides limited assay or analytical support as needed.
• Laboratory Operations & Inventory Management
  
  • Places and tracks on demand lab supply orders in response to analyst and project needs; monitors order status and receipt.
  • Assists in sample preparations to migrate between sites
  • Co-ordinate consumable needs based on inventory amounts with lab services
  • Assists in day-to-day lab operations, such as, but not limited to: calibrating probes, ensuring equipment is sanitized, lab computers are updated, move samples, etc.
• Instrumentation Maintenance, Calibration & Vendor Coordination
  
  • Coordinates pipette calibration services and documentation control.
  • Serves as primary liaison with instrument management group, BD system owners, vendors and service engineers (e.g., Waters, Sciex, ProteinSimple, Thermo Fisher, Millipore).
  • Manages instrument calibration and maintenance documentation
  • Coordinates repairs and new equipment installation for analytical instrumentation, including (not limited to): HPLC /UPLC systems, Mass Spec, and Capillary Electrophoresis
• Laboratory Readiness, Compliance & Housekeeping
  
  • Conducts weekly laboratory safety walkthroughs and documents observations, risks, and action items.
  • Maintains scheduled weekly, monthly, and quarterly lab maintenance activities
  • Provides metrics on Instrument Usage records accordingly.
  • Organizes freezer and cold room supply reviews and expired material cleanouts / defrosts.
  • Creates lab related work orders, move requests, and equipment decommissioning activities.

Qualification:

• Minimum Education: High school diploma
• Associate Degree with (1) year of lab technician/operation experience or Bachelor's degree preferred
• Able to communicate with lab services, facilities, engineers, vendors, and scientists
• Knowledge in general lab instrumentations, safety, and activities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel)
• Ability to familiarize quickly with new computer software
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• 3+ years with MS Office 365
• 2+ years in lab tech/operations experience
• 1-2+ years of purchasing experience (preferably SAP Ariba)
• 0-2+ years in a GxP environment
• Work Schedule: Mon-Fri(normal business hours)

Benefits:

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.