Overview

ORAU has a job opportunity for a Junior Lab Tech. This position will support of the overall functions of the Vaccine Immunology Program. The position is contingent on award of an upcoming contract with NIAID Professional, Scientific and Technical Support Services. Salary for positions will be determined based on education and experience. Relocation support is not available for this position.

ORAU has been providing scientific and technical talent staffing solutions and designing, managing, and evaluating jobs and internships for more than 70 years. ORAU assists in connecting the best and most diverse group of students, recent graduates, faculty and professionals with world-class fellowships, internships and job opportunities, whether in national laboratories, research institutions, federal government offices or private sector R&D departments.

Responsibilities

• Follow approved SOPs to complete specimen processing of clinical blood samples in an organized, aseptic, high-throughput manner.• Accept and sign chain of custody requests for clinical samples sent to and from the NIH Clinic and extramural collaborators following regulatory and protocol requirements. • Prepare shipments with appropriate labeling and temperature requirements.• Adjust quickly to changes in schedule as clinical trial volunteers blood draw time or date changes. • Perform specimen processing using aseptic techniques according to protocol.• Follow GCLP guidelines and maintain records for each specimen processed.• Register samples in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and place and/or remove specimens from appropriate biorepository freezers.• Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in a BSL-2 laboratory.• Work collaboratively with team members to complete all tasks for the day, but also be accountable as an individual for personal tasks.• Utilize various laboratory equipment such as Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC), centrifuge, pipettes, liquid nitrogen tank, and others. • Perform basic equipment maintenance as needed.• Competence in VIP’s LIMS including entering samples, editing aliquot numbers, creating pull lists, labeling, and checking samples out.• Work with dry ice, freezers, and liquid nitrogen tanks to store clinical samples, while always wearing appropriate PPE.• Write and revise SOPs within VIP’s electronic database.

Qualifications

• BS with 1 year experience in a BSL-2 laboratory• IT skills such that candidate knows or can quickly learn to utilize LIMS, EDMS, Microsoft Office, etc.• Ability to work well with others and independently.• Ideal, but not required: experience in a GCLP (Good Clinical Laboratory Practice) environment and IATA infectious substance A and B shipping certification