Laboratory Technician

Entry Level R&D Lab Tech

Description:

• This client is seeking a Lab Technician.

• Discovery Operations Center is the team that manages the greenhouse facility in Indianapolis.

• Specifically, in the seeding lab, the team produces plant material for Biology Discovery research groups.

• If selected, you will have the opportunity to work independently and be a part of the larger team.

• In this role you will support all activities in the Seeding Lab including plant production, development of seeding techniques, propagation methodology and germination testing.

• You will be expected to follow protocols and procedures as well as safety standards.

Job Duties:

• Process daily seeding requests per detailed instructions to ensure accuracy for testing every time.

• Delivery of finished orders to greenhouse.

• Complete assigned work and assist team as needed.

• Once trained, possess knowledge of all techniques required for the array of plantings, seeds, and soils to fill all seeding requests.

• Interact with automation including auto-seeders, transplanting system, automatic bench system.

• Possess general biology/plant knowledge.

• Quality Control data collection.

• Germination Testing.

• Greenhouse work; seed increases.

• Maintenance of seed inventory.

• Collaboration with team members, colleagues, customers, and researchers.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Must Have:

• B.S. Life Science (biology, chemistry, biochemistry, etc)

Nice to have:

• Undergrad research

• Biology lab internship

• Experience with centrifuges, Spectrophotometer, qPCR Instrumentation, Gel Electrophoresis, Sequencer

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