Sr Lab Support Specialist

Thermo Fisher

San Mateo, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$26–$27 Per Hour
SKILLS
Autoclave, Best Practices, Cisco Unity, Communication Skills, Contract Requirements, Corporate Policies, Dental Insurance, Detail Oriented, Disassemblers, English Language, Forklift, Hazardous Materials/Substances, Incentive Programs, Inventory Management, Inventory Reports, Laboratory Operations, Labware, Life Insurance, Lift/Move 100 Pounds, Lift/Move 30 Pounds, Lift/Move 40 Pounds, Maintain Compliance, Metrics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Product Family, Operational Support, Organizational Skills, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Development, Quality Control, Record Keeping, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Sterilization, Stock Purchase Plans, Team Player, Technical Support, Time Management, Vision Plan, Writing Skills
LOCATION
San Mateo, CA
POSTED
Today
Lab Support Specialist

Join our dedicated team in Unity Lab Services as a Lab Support Specialist, where we provide seamless support tailored to our customers' unique needs. We're seeking an organized individual to handle lab support operations, including glasswash, garment management, and gas/dry ice management. You'll be the primary point of contact for lab personnel, ensuring compliance and efficiency in all support activities.

Work Shift: Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm

A Day in the Life:
  • Perform specific tasks associated with labware operations, including precision cleaning, inventory management, quality control, and sterilization through autoclaving
  • Handle gas cylinder order placements and possess knowledge of gas meters, with the ability to safely manage encounters with HAZMAT materials.
  • Collect used labware/materials from various labs and ensure dedicated points of use are fully restocked
  • Handle gas, garment, media consumables, and dry ice management, ensuring a consistent supply and safe storage of these materials.
  • Partner with clients to understand their labware and material needs, providing timely support and ensuring stock availability
  • Follow well-defined procedures as outlined by Best Practices, SOPs & Work Instructions
  • Maintain accurate inventory records, fulfill contractual obligations, and assist in tracking business metrics.
  • Carries out disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, and sterilization of bioreactors in accordance with established procedures
  • May perform other duties as assigned by management.
Keys to Success:
Education:

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

2+ years experience with material handling required. Good x Practice (GxP) environment or laboratory setting experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Outlook, Teams).
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and a safety-first approach.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Works effectively both independently and collaboratively within team environments
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:

The role primarily involves working independently at customer sites, which may include areas with chemical-based allergens like penicillin and tetracycline. Personal protective equipment, such as lab coats, coveralls, facemasks, and steel-toe shoes, is often required. The position requires regular lifting of 30-40 lbs (up to 50 lbs occasionally) and using equipment like pushcarts and forklifts to move up to 100 lbs. Standing, walking, reaching, and bending are frequent activities, sometimes in varied temperature environments. Overtime work may also be necessary.

Benefits:

We offer comprehensive healthcare, paid Holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Compensation and Benefits:

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $26.00–$27.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  • Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit:

About the Company

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Thermo Fisher

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
https://corporate.thermofisher.com/en/home.html