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Position Title: Laboratory Technician I, Sanger

Location: South Plainfield, NJ

Shift: M-F 6:30PM - 3AM EST

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 Burlington, 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 and often communicate with our customers via email. They understand our customers’ needs with empathy and know that everything they do is making a difference.

This position may require the candidate to work overtime occasional and prolonged periods of standing.

The best at what they can be. 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. We even have a dedicated training program to ensure our Lab Techs are set up for success.

• Adhere to safety protocols.
• Strictly follows SOPs and site trainer’s direction in training, sample handling, project processing, and documentation.
• Maintains the cleanliness of work area.
• Sort incoming samples.
• Prepare sequencing template, including preparation, amplification and PCR purification.
• Labware washing, biohazardous/hazardous waste collection and packaging.
• Communicate with customers and other departments by email/phone in a friendly and professional manner.
• Assist in purifying sequencing templates and load samples onto sequencing machines.
• May need to work with automation platforms.
• May require working overtime, and/or weekends. Alternative shifts with advanced notice.
• Paying attention to the details
• Meeting deadlines and working under pressure
• Learning and retaining new concepts quickly
• Being an effective team-player committed to our goals

If you’re awesome at:

• Being flexible and can work Monday to Friday, onsite
• Being open and adaptable to changes
• Having fun while working to achieve goals

What you will need

• High School Diploma required
• AAS Degree or equivalent lab work experience preferred
• 1+ years of lab work experience preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills; both verbal and written are essential

EOE M/F/Disabled/VET

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Other