Laboratory Assistant

Biosynth - Gardner, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Gardner, MA

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

We take great pride in our vast range of chemical and biochemical products and our high standards can only be maintained through great people who share our values and desire to do the very best job possible every day. We acknowledge the important part our team members, who are based over three continents with manufacturing laboratories and distribution centres in Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Slovakia, China, and the United States play in our continued success.

Responsibilities

• Execute lab activities related to projects.
• Follow SOP's to prepare buffers for purification/analysis.
• Follow SOP to prepare raw materials for synthesis.
• Manage crude peptide inventory.
• Manage overage peptide inventory.
• General lab maintenance.
• Manage consumables inventory.
• Follow SOP to perform cleavage.
• Assist with sample preparation for analysis.
• Assist with synthesis instrument preparation.
• Accurate record keeping.
• Communication within production.
• Daily tracking and record keeping of current peptide tasks/projects.
• Take responsibility to process and execute orders within agreed time windows.
• Operation and maintenance of peptide instrumentation.
• If applicable: Operation and maintenance of Liquid Chromatography instrumentation.
• If applicable: Peptide Cleavage Data analysis and characterization of peptides using HPLC and Mass Spec.
• If applicable: Hand modifications of custom peptides.
• If applicable: Execute lab activities related to PD projects like phage selection, preparing of new libraries, ELISA and GCI testing.
• Employee work in accordance with the installed ISO 9001 quality system and, if applicable, work in accordance with GMP-API (incl. good housekeeping) - and ensures products and analytical results are accurate and reliable for reporting purposes.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Intermediate laboratory education or equivalent.
• Highschool diploma or GED.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Team player with strong analytical skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer proficiency.
• Software skills, e.g. Office, SAP, Intrexx etc.
• Ability to sit/stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work around and safely handle hazardous chemicals and wear appropriate personal protective equipment.