Job Description

The Department of International Health- Human Nutrition is seeking a Laboratory Technician .

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with a variety of laboratory assays in support of a large, ongoing trial of micronutrient interventions among women of reproductive age being conducted in rural Bangladesh.
• Assist with the receipt of biospecimens, conduct routine ELISAs and other 96-well plate assays, and assist with sample preparation steps for biospecimens undergoing high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis under the supervision of a liquid chromatography expert.
• Will be responsible for consolidating laboratory output from HPLC and 96-well plate readers and potentially other instrument types into spreadsheets and monitoring the quality of the data. Routine, but requires a high level of concentration and attention to detail.
• Must work efficiently and independently on some tasks and work well as part of a team on others.
• Must be able to document procedures and assist in generating laboratory SOPs.
• May be assigned to other laboratory duties as needed, including tracking inventory and potentially supporting other assay platforms (automatic clinical chemistry analyzer and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer, ICP-MS) under the auspices of experts who are running and maintaining those instruments.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic laboratory experience with pipetting and preparing reagents.
• Knowledge of sample preparation procedures and liquid chromatography (LC).
• General knowledge of analytical chemistry equipment, processes, and procedures.
• Some data analysis skills in Excel, R, or Stata with mathematical literacy.
• Educational background in nutrition, chemistry, biochemistry or other life sciences.
• Internal and external contacts required as part of the job. Will work under the supervision of other laboratory personnel, so must be able to work well as part of a team; may need to contact vendors or technical support personnel; internally might need to contact Facilities or work with administrative personnel

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent with some science coursework.
• Certificate from technical institute or internship experience preferred. Training Certificate from Technical Institute preferred.

• BS with laboratory experience or Master's degree in lieu of post-baccalaureate experience.

Classified Title: Laboratory Technician 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Laboratory Technician   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB  
Starting Salary Range: 15.25 - $23.00 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9 am – 5 pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Public Health - East Baltimore Campus 
Department name: 10001139-Human Nutrition 
Personnel area: School of Public Health 

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