Position Title: Laboratory Technician I

Location: La Jolla, CA

Shift: Mon-Fri 5:00pm-1:30am or 6:00pm-2:30am

Intro

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Chelmsford, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

How You’ll Make an Impact
Our Lab Techs strictly adhere to laboratory SOPs to ensure quality and safety while handling samples for Sanger Sequencing. They are proactive, detail oriented, able to meet tight deadlines, and strive in fast-paced work environments. They understand the big picture, while paying attention to the details. They understand our customer needs with empathy and know that everything they do is making a difference. On-site training will be provided.

What You’ll Do

• Adhere to Safety Protocols
• Strictly follow SOPs and site trainer’s direction in training, sample handling, project processing, and documentation
• Assist and maintain the cleanliness of work area
• Sort incoming samples
• Prepare sequencing template, including preparation, amplification, and PCR purification
• Labware Washing, biohazard waste collection and packaging
• Communicate with customers by e-mail in a friendly and professional manner
• Assist in purifying sequencing template and load samples onto sequencing machines
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Job requires both sitting and standing for 8 hours a day
• Must be able to bend, twist and walk for extended periods of time
• Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• May require working overtime and/or weekends on rotation

What You Will Bring

• High School Diploma required
• AAS Degree or equivalent lab work experience preferred
• 1+ years of lab work experience preferred
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proactive team member
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Eager to learn and retain new concepts quickly
• Excellent interpersonal skills; both verbal and written
• Previous laboratory experience a plus
• Micropipette and multichannel pipette experience a plus
• LIMS experience a plus

EOE M/F/Disabled/VET

At Azenta, we are a part of the science behind the COVID vaccine, and we are committed to the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities where we live and work. To protect our coworkers, clients, families, and friends, we have implemented a policy where all our US employees must be fully vaccinated (which includes taking the booster) or have requested and received an approved medical/religious accommodation prior to their first day of work.