Lab Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title - Lab Assistant
Location - Tucson, AZ, 85755
Duration - 12 Months (Potential Extension)
Shift – 1st Shift - Monday - Friday, 7:00AM to 4:00PM MST

Summary:
Maintains laboratory instruments and equipment on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis. Prepares reagents and monitors instruments for bulk reagent levels. Orders and stocks office and laboratory supplies and equipment. Performs onsite servicing and technical support of various lab equipment including Benchmark auto stainers. Manages incoming/outgoing stained slide and/or reagent shipments. May support several different functional lab spaces and groups.

The Opportunity:

• Performs daily, monthly and quarterly instrument and equipment maintenance and cleaning tasks.
• Monitors and maintains usage logs for all equipment and instruments. Monitors, schedules and delivers portable equipment for calibration and maintains necessary paperwork.
• Troubleshoots minor equipment malfunctions by performing operational tests.
• Monitors and prepares bulk reagents daily.
• Maintains stock room and monitors and/or orders lab supplies inventory.
• Schedules internal equipment repairs and preventative maintenance as necessary.
• Prepares and schedules incoming and outgoing stained slide and/or reagent shipments.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Key Skills Desired:

• Technical aptitude, including previous experience maintaining/servicing diagnostics or lab equipment
• Strong interpersonal skills, including experience in customer service dealing with the direct public (e.g., retail, restaurant, banking, or other service field)
• Strong capacity for handling simultaneous projects while strategically prioritizing critical tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Support laboratory experiments and research activities
• Prepare lab materials and samples for testing
• Ensure compliance with laboratory safety and quality standards
• Assist with data collection and documentation
• Maintain lab inventory and equipment.

Who You Are:

• 0–5 years of experience
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Knowledge of industry best practices
• Preferred (Optional)
• Experience in research or diagnostic laboratories preferred.

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