Job Description
The anticipated wage for this position is between $26 and $28.20. Hourly wage may depend upon experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.
Genomics Researcher, six-months contract second shift
Summary:
This position is in Precision Genomics St. Louis Production Genotyping lab. The candidate will be working collaboratively with a large production team to deliver daily and weekly genotyping targets under tight deadlines. The candidate will primarily be responsible for operating manual and automated lab processes in a sequencing library creation lab. The role may also include additional various tasks in sample prep, sequencing, qPCR, general lab stocking and supply upkeep.
Requirements:
- Demonstrate reliability: This is a business-critical position to keep our lab running 7 days a week across multiple shifts. Position may require flexible or off shift hours during peak times.
- High Throughput/production/sample management: Our lab processes 2+ million samples per year with fast turn-around times. Any experience handling many samples daily (lab, etc), or in a fast-paced environment (retail, food service, etc) is a plus. Experience with LIMS is a plus.
- Automation/mechanical aptitude: The candidate must be comfortable running and troubleshooting automation independently with little guidance on this shift. Biologists with engineering/technical aptitudes are encouraged to apply.
- Attention to detail, strong work ethic, sense of urgency, excellent communication skills, good organizational skills, ability to make decisions independently. Candidates with experience in fast-paced settings (even non-lab related, i.e. restaurants/ retail/ shipping) are usually high performers on our team.
- 1-2 years' experience
- Bachelor's degree in Scientific discipline
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Intermediate skills in Office Applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; Advanced/Proficient skills in Excel.
- Must be ale to lift 40 lbs
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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