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Position Overview
The R&D Laboratory Operations Technician III will be a primary point of contact for internal and external customers seeking support and/or information regarding activities in Research and Development labs. This position will provide both administrative and technical support to R&D personnel to ensure a continuous lab workflow and data integrity are maintained. This position will be a direct contact for external vendors conducting business directly with R&D, and will coordinate work in R&D labs by Exact Sciences functions including Facilities, Metrology, EHS and IT. Additionally, this position will maintain the responsibility of inventory management and procurement of supplies and consumables critical for R&D lab activities.
This position will be onsite in San Diego, CA.
Essential Duties
Include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Manages an inventory of R&D lab consumables including warehouse and stockroom organization. Oversees offsite storage inventory of R&D materials and requests distribution of items as necessary.
- Maintains a master consumables list and applicable vendor information and contacts.
- Procures necessary items in a timely manner preventing lab down time.
- Maintains proficiency with SAP and stays up to date with SAP trainings.
- Works with Production Support to follow up on missing items, backorders, or product information inquiries and communicates relevant information to lab personnel.
- Coordinates high volume reagent and consumables needs for large studies with the appropriate R&D team.
- Assists lab personnel with locating fit for purpose consumables, reagents and small equipment from approved vendors.
- Coordinates and monitors delivery of consumables and services by external vendors to meet the R&D lab needs for dry ice, liquid nitrogen, medical waste disposal, e-waste and metal disposal, lab coats, and purified water systems. Adjusts the schedule when necessary to meet demand.
- Primary point of contact for lab label printing training, information and troubleshooting.
- Utilizes a facility and instrument monitoring system.
- Serves as a primary day schedule contact for alarms.
- Performs monitoring system hardware installation and troubleshooting as necessary.
- Assists with the management of R&D cold storage including defrosting of freezers and allocating storage space for teams as appropriate.
- Maintains administrative responsibilities in a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Updates, re-locates, or on-boards equipment as necessary. Submits corrective maintenance for equipment. Assists lab personnel with administrative aspects of CMMS.
- Completes scheduled equipment maintenance and/or calibration and appropriately documents the process in CMMS.
- Coordinates lab entry and timing with Facilities so that planned maintenance does not interfere with lab activities. Holds regular meetings with Facilities and maintains an action tracker to make certain R&D lab requirements are met.
- Notifies lab personnel of lab closures, planned maintenance, HVAC and/or equipment issues/maintenance or anything else that could potentially impact lab activities.
- Partners with EHS to promote safety in R&D laboratories. Generates chemical inventories, conducts safety inspections and coordinates reagent waste disposal. Maintains necessary certifications.
- Supports the lab workflow and makes certain policies are followed to prevent DNA contamination.
- Coordinates instrument calibration and/or repair, and a pipette calibration schedule with Metrology.
- Conducts regular lab walk-throughs to check and maintain lab safety, cleanliness and consumables stock.
- Performs lab protocols and reagent/sample preparation, as needed.
- Troubleshoots lab equipment and computer issues.
- Leads or assists with R&D lab improvement projects.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Uses excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Applies knowledge of good documentation practices.
- Applies demonstrated problem solving skills.
- Applies ability to prioritize tasks and work independently.
- Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
- Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
- Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
- Ability to work designated schedule.
- Ability to work overtime, as needed.
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds for approximately 10% of a typical working day.
- Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 75% of a typical working day.
- Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.
- Ability to utilize step stools and ladders.
- Ability to safely utilize a pallet jack and hand truck.
- Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
- May perform repetitious actions using lab tools.
- May be exposed to hazardous materials, tissue specimens, and instruments with moving parts, lasers, heating and freezing elements, and high-speed centrifugation.
- Ability and means to travel 5% between Madison locations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in biotechnology or field as outlined in the essential duties; or Associate degree in biotechnology or field as outlined in the essential duties and 2 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree; or high school degree/general education diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
- 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Basic computer skills to include Internet navigation, Email usage, and word processing.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Demonstrated familiarity with common laboratory and scientific instrumentation terminology.
- Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Hands-on lab management experience.
- Experience with SAP and computerized maintenance management systems.
- Experience with inventory systems like Kanban and/or inventory management software.
- Hands-on experience with lab instrumentation including real-time PCR platforms, centrifuges and robotics platforms.
- Extensive knowledge of common chemicals utilized in a laboratory setting.
- Experience using facilities and instrument monitoring systems.
- High mechanical aptitude.
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Salary Range:
The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - CA - San Diego on a full-time basis. In addition, this position is bonus eligible.
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