Onsite Sr. Lab Technician
Job Description
The Opportunity:
In this role, you will report to the supervisor of site services and will work closely with the Avantor's Lab and Production Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.
Location: San Diego, CA
Shift: Monday - Friday, 7 am - 3:30 pm
Benefits:
- Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellness programs (eligible for medical coverage on day 1)
- Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid holidays, Choice holidays, etc.
- Financial Well-Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount
- Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto and home insurance
- Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products
What we're looking for
- Education: High school diploma required; BS Degree in Science or BA preferred
- Experience: 1+ years of relevant experience in a lab environment preferred
- Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred
- Perform duties with the highest regard for safety and quality
- Strong process optimization skills and scientific troubleshooting skills
- Communication skills, ability to prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
- Requires knowledge in using various instruments to prepare for and perform tests
- Must be flexible, forward-thinking, motivated, and have the ability to act independently
- Able to lift to 35lbs minimum
How you will thrive and create an impact
Avantor's Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support.
In this role you will:
- Morning lab preparation
- HPLC Solvent preparation and refilling.
- NMR support
- Solvent ordering and delivering
- Provide basic operating training on common laboratory equipment.
- Aide in obtaining quotes, preparing purchase orders, following up with vendors for laboratory, office and facilitate equipment, goods and consumables. Will also be ordering items, direct orders from vendors.
- Ensure hazardous and biohazardous materials are correctly handled and stored.
- Maintain and monitor dry ice usage. Support monitoring of cold storage through software systems.
- Support upkeep of common lab areas and SOP creation and validation.
- Provide back-up support to ensure shipments are received, processed, and recipients notified utilizing package tracking software. Ensure unclaimed packages are properly stored.
- Support with the organization and preparation of Safety Committee meetings materials, and execution of action items.
- Direct and account for persons during evacuations. Accommodate Operations Manager in completing incident reports.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
Pay Transparency:
The expected pre-tax pay for this position is
$47,000.00 - $77,000.00Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.
EEO Statement:
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.comand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision using the links below.
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