Laboratory TechnicianAre you looking to make your next career move? CellCarta, a Contract Research Organization, is hiring a Laboratory Technician to join our dynamic team. As a Laboratory Technician, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise and skills to ensure that our services meet the highest industry standards. Come work with a team of talented individuals who are committed to making a positive impact on human health and well-being. Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting new career with CellCarta!
SummaryReporting to the Site Manager or Group Lead, the Laboratory Technician is primarily responsible for processing fresh samples and supporting laboratory experiments through cells, reagents and solution preparation. The role also includes managing solutions, consumables, labels, and maintaining inventory. In addition, the Laboratory Technician is responsible for sample management activities such as receiving, logging, inventorying, and labelling samples, reagents, and materials, all in accordance with laboratory standards, safety protocols, and quality assurance requirements.
Responsibilities - Cells isolation from human samples using aseptic techniques.
- Perform cryopreservation, thawing and counting with strict adherence to SOPs.
- Support lab operations: Perform solution/reagent preparation. Thawing cells and sample pre-processing.
- Receive, label, log, and store samples and reagents per SOPs and LIMS.
- Support shipment preparation and execute/document sample destruction.
- Support equipment maintenance and inventory.
- Perform tasks and maintain documentation as per appropriate SOP and applicable GLP regulations and GCLP guidelines.
Education- Diploma in Laboratory Sciences.
Main Requirements- Experience with PBMC (isolation by Ficoll or CPT, cryopreservation, thawing, counting with hemocytometer) required;
- Experience working in a biological safety cabinet under sterile conditions;
- 1 year experience in a laboratory, an asset;
- Experience in a GLP/GCLP environment, an asset;
- Organized and rigorous in the conduct of their work;
- Good record keeping skills and attention to detail;
- Dynamic and motivated.
Working Conditions- Location: Fully on-site, Unit 31, 11-13 Brookhollow Avenue, Baulkham Hills, NSW, 2153 Australia
- Schedule: Full-time. Standard hours are Monday–Friday, with a Tuesday–Saturday rotation at least twice per month. Rotation may occasionally include a Sunday Shift.
- Available Shifts: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM or 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
- Must accept to perform activities in a Biosafety Level (BSL) 1 or 2 laboratory where biological samples may be either naturally or experimentally infected with potentially hazardous viruses such as HIV, HCV, or CMV.
Benefits- Premium for weekend and overtime shifts.
- Employee Annual Incentive Plan (EAIP).
- Professional, Dynamic, and Stimulating Work Environment.
About CellCartaCellCarta is a global CRO that provides muti-omic pharma laboratory services though a harmonized global footprint and integrated logistics, spanning translational research through late phase clinical trials. At CellCarta, science is not just a discipline, but also a shared purpose. We’re a global team of experts across eight facilities in five countries, united by a commitment to propel precision medicine and make a difference in the lives of patients around the world!
Joining CellCarta means working with a team of dedicated professionals who are focused on achieving our mission to solve the scientific and operational barriers that hold back complex clinical programs, while being supported by a collaborative environment where expertise, curiosity, and contributions truly matter.
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