Assistant Technician

Assist with standard laboratory functions that include processing or preparing laboratory specimens, materials, and supplies. Monitor and operate specialized mechanical laboratory equipment. Execute sampling, testing, measuring, and recording activities for various laboratory test. Clean and maintenance equipment and supply replenishment. Adhere to all safety and health guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Must have a working knowledge of standard safety procedures and policies of handling equipment and materials. Must have a working knowledge of wet chemistry, chromatography techniques, analytical balance, and microbalance use as well as general laboratory instrumentation. Bachelor’s degree in science is required. A major in chemistry and extensive lab experience is preferred. Analysis of specimens to check for the existence of specified chemicals. Follow all lab-quality assurance procedures and record any deviation from them. Keep a check on inventory levels of equipment and report any faulty equipment immediately.

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.

Examine and validate data for accuracy and relevance utilizing varied statistical and analytical models. Liaise organization’s leadership to report and present data findings. Conduct research, collect, and analyze relevant information. Develop tools and protocols for collection of data to assure quality collection. Identify erroneous or questionable data via established and trusted protocols, methods, and procedures. Identify any problems with protocols and recommend course corrections.

This role performs inspection of equipment outside company facilities to diagnose the root cause of issues. Also works to conduct testing of the equipment and must be able to install new equipment or repair existing equipment. May need to overhaul used or refurbished equipment. Willing to travel extensively based on the needs of the job. Ability to test the performance of the equipment against set standards like performance standards and safety standards etc. Assist customers with training material when needed. Manage company assets safely and as per company policies. Perform administrative duties like completing expense reports and service activity reports etc.