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About the Role
This Biology Technician role involves preparing tissue and sectioning material for the manufacture of educational slides, with performance assessed on both quality and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Preparing tissue and sectioning material for the manufacture of educational slides.
- Controlling microtome and other technical equipment.
- Checking section quality throughout the process and adjusting as necessary.
- Affixing specimens to glass.
- Staining specimens, following and adjusting steps to achieve technical criteria.
- Permanently mounting specimens without introducing air.
- Investigating and determining how to solve problems in production or quality.
- Collaborating with expeditor and Sr. Techs to satisfy acute customer needs.
- Planning ways and deciding how to satisfy production/quality goals.
- Investigating and interpreting specimen structure and quality (Trial specimens).
- Determining plane of section, suitability for teaching biology, and specific usage.
- Maintaining order and supplies in personal lab space.
- Participating in recycling programs and maintenance of shared equipment.
Requirements
- Science degree required.
- Experience in slide making is a plus.
- Must be well organized, able to handle multiple projects, and be an effective team player.
- Knowledge of normal/optimal specimen structure and quality to assess acceptability.
- Knowledge of general lab procedures including staining to troubleshoot problems.
- Ability to analyze a problem to isolate the source of difficulty and fix it.
- Knowledge of general laboratory safety and hazardous chemicals.
- Ability to independently plan and organize time to meet laboratory production goals.
- Ability to follow multi-step procedures accurately.
- High level of motor skill, manual dexterity, and patience.
- Basic computer skills including word processing, familiarity with windows 98 and 2000.
- Customer service abilities including friendliness, a positive attitude, and phone etiquette.
Skills
- Slide making
- Microtome operation
- Specimen preparation
- Staining techniques
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Following procedures
- Motor skills
- Manual dexterity
- Patience
- Word processing
- Windows 98
- Windows 2000
- Customer service
- Communication
Location
- Office environment
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- Some experience
Education Level
- Science degree
Salary/Compensations
- $39,500.00 - $63,250.00
Benefits
- Learning experiences to support career growth and success
- Diverse, equitable and inclusive culture
About the Company
- Avantor is a Fortune 500 company and a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries.
- Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve.
- We have a global infrastructure strategically located to support customer needs, serving more than 225,000 customer locations and giving us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries.
- We set science in motion to create a better world.
Equal Opportunity
- Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
- We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.