Laboratory Assistant

Title- Lab Assistant

Location- Tucson, AZ

Duration- 12 Months (Contract)

Shift - M-F, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM MST.(onsite position)

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
• Knowledge of industry best practices

Preferred (Optional)

• Experience in research or diagnostic laboratories preferred.