Lab Assistant I

Lancesoft

St. Petersburg, FL

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$21

LOCATION

St. Petersburg, FL

POSTED

30+ days ago

II. Basic Function:

This position contributes significantly to the successful timely development of new pharmaceutical products utilizing Softgel Formulation/Process drug delivery systems and technologies by carrying out required pre-formulation, formulation and process activities.

III. Specific Activities, and Responsibilities:
Responsibility for the maintenance and cleaning of laboratory instruments and equipment;maintaining the laboratory in a clean and organized state
Maintains inventory of glassware, chemicals, reagents, raw materials/excipients, consumables, media and materials needed for preformulation and formulation activities
Disposes of hazardous waste according to environmental regulations and company/ departmental procedures.
Receive, label and store receipts of solvents and other analytical reagents.
Prepares reagents, standards, media, etc. Needed for analysis
Sets up, uses and cleans isolator
Supports preparation of solubility, compatibility samples
Sets up, operates and cleans mixers, laboratory scale encapsulation machine, coating pan and/or other equipment
Prepares laboratory fill mixes
Prepares gel swatches
Executes drying studies
Washes, inspects and packages laboratory batches
Performs fill moisture, water activity, hardness, fill and shell weight, rheology, burst strength, impact/drop testing, disintegration and/or other testing
Records the results in approved notebooks, batch records, reports and logbooks.
Washes glassware used to perform analysis if needed
Ships samples to customers (animal PK samples, airfills, etc.) as needed
Files and maintains laboratory records
May provide training to new or existing personnel
Required to read and execute departmental guidance and SOPs.
Performs other miscellaneous duties as required
May be required to work with highly potent compounds, hormones.
IV. Knowledge Requirements:
Education or Equivalent:
Requires High School education, and preferably with some college course work in related sciences.
Prefer prior experience in a laboratory setting.
Must possess good interpersonal skills.
Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers.
Good organizational skills required
Knowledge/Skills Requirements:
Must have accurate and legible documentation skills
Knowledge of software applications (MS Word and Excel)
Experience with analytical equipment (balances) preferred
Required to use laboratory equipment
Physical/Mental Requirements:
Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
Ability to stand, walk and reach regularly.
Individual is required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch regularly and lift to 40 pounds;no lifting greater than 44.09 pounds without assistance.
Can access laboratory, office areas and manufacturing with ability to comply with gowning requirements.
Can use required laboratory and office equipment
Vision requirements include reading of written documents and frequent use of a computer monitor.
Vision requirements include ability to differentiate color, have 20/30 vision with or without corrective lenses, read written documents and frequent use of a computer monitor.
Ability to work extended hours or off-hours as required

About the Company

Lancesoft

We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE

2,000 to 2,499 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

FOUNDED

2000

WEBSITE

http://www.lancesoft.com/