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Form of workTitle: Formulation Technician
Duration: 6+ Months (Possible Extension)
Shift: Sunday-Thursday 10PM-7AM
Pay Rate: $22.74 Hourly
Location: West Sacramento, CA
Purpose statement:
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Other Job Qualifications
Duration: 6+ Months (Possible Extension)
Shift: Sunday-Thursday 10PM-7AM
Pay Rate: $22.74 Hourly
Location: West Sacramento, CA
Purpose statement:
- The Technician II (Formulation) formulates custom oligonucleotides according to the customer’s specifications.
- This generally includes quantification, final packaging, and QC sampling of the products being made.
Job Specific Essential Functions:
- Uses automated and manual lab equipment accurately; including limited maintenance and troubleshooting activities
- Uses custom software packages to complete tasks and create final product
- Utilizes stoichiometry to convert measurement units and creates custom solutions
- Translates order requirements into a process to formulate oligos to the customer’s specifications
- Quantifies and samples oligos for quality control tests
- Assesses QC data accurately and makes pass/fail decisions for oligos
- Maintains daily ship deadlines for all products
- Maximizes automation for all processes
- Incorporates new products and processes continuously
- Adheres to safety regulations, lab SOPs, and contamination controls
- Demonstrates behavior consistent with the Integrated DNA Technologies Core Values
- Performs other duties as assigned
Education:
- Associate’s (2 year) degree or comparable combination of education and experience required.
- Bachelor’s (4 year) degree preferred. Science related field preferred.
Experience:
- Proficiency in a variety of PC software programs with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (and an emphasis on Excel) required.
Required Skills:
- Ability to fluctuate priorities throughout the workday required.
- Ability to make decisions based on information not found in SOP’s required.
- Ability to balance project work with production duties required.
Other Job Qualifications
- Strong attention to detail
- Uses aids and SOPs and departmental knowledge to make decisions about the proper production path per product
- Ability to prioritize and organize workload to efficiently accomplish departmental goals
- Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
- Ability to manage time and recognize responsibilities
- Ability to communicate with peers and all levels of management
- Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergent, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or situation in which working speed and sustained attention are make-or-break aspects of the job.
- Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.
- Ability to maintain both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers.
- Ability to accept responsibility for the direction, control or planning of an activity.
- Adaptability to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits, tolerances or standards.
- Ability to perform repetitive work or to perform continuously the same work, according to set procedures sequence or pace.
