Medical Laboratory Technologist, Culture Reader - Part Time

As a Microbiology Medical Laboratory Technologist (Part Time) at IDEXX, you perform laboratory testing that helps veterinarians diagnose and treat pets. You will be a key contributor at one of the largest veterinary diagnostic companies in the world, joining a fast-paced work environment that encourages teamwork, quality, and offers opportunities for personal growth.

We offer extensive training for this role so, whether you’ve worked in a lab before or this would be your first lab job, we hope you’ll consider applying and discover the good you can do on our team.

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IDEXX reference laboratories is a global network united by a shared commitment to enhancing pet care where the true strength in our name is the people behind it, including this role. Our reference laboratories make it possible for our customers to discover more with our unrelenting commitment to innovation, personalized support, guidance, and expertise, while providing the most complete and advanced menu of diagnostic tests along with technology and tools.

The focus on enhancing the lives of people and pets, starts with our own employees and empowering them to achieve their goals, focusing on continuous improvement, and supporting the strong collaboration and inclusiveness that exist in our team.

• You will use automated analyzers, microscopes and other laboratory diagnostic tools to perform analyses and tests that diagnose animal illnesses, injuries and diseases in support of veterinarian animal treatment.
• You will be responsible for examining, interpreting and documenting microbiological cultures from animal specimens to support the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.
• This role requires expertise in culture plate evaluation, organism identification, quality assurance practices and laboratory safety procedures.
• You can expect to specialize in reading, interpreting and documenting bacterial, fungal, and yeast cultures from a variety of animal specimens
• You will be evaluating colony morphology, growth characteristics, hemolysis patterns and organism abundance
• You should be able to perform and interpret gram stains and other microbiological staining procedures, utilize identification methods including biochemical testing, automated systems for testing and MALDI-TOF technology
• You will set up and run lab tests, then read and release results according to SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
• You can expect to specialize in an assigned department; explore more about those here:

• You possess an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Veterinary Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, or a related scientific field.
• You have an extensive skillset in microbiology, culture reading, knowledge of microbiological media, culture techniques and organism identification.
• Candidates must have culture reading experience in a high volume, fast paced laboratory
• Ideally, you will have experience setting up, running, and reading lab tests, and operating laboratory equipment (microscopes, pipetting and / or clinical diagnostic analyzers).
• You have a positive attitude and love to bring that energy into the lab every day to support your colleagues
• You are looking forward to working in a team
• You concentrate on the details and can work reliably and precisely
• You have a great sense of team spirit and responsibility
• Able to meet the physical requirements that go with working in a lab – standing and sitting for extended periods of time, phone & computer use, extended reach, lifting up to 50lb, and specific vision ability – close, color, depth perception, and…