ACI Federal is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) located in Bethesda, MD.
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Overall Position Summary and Objectives The purpose of this position is to support the lab day-to-day activities including coordination of lab experiments, procedures, animal colony management, and supply ordering/tracking and safety management. The position will also assist with data acquisition and analysis.
Deliverables:
- Clean Equipment - Daily
- Run Validation - Weekly
- Inspect Equipment - Weekly
- Meet with lab members to present updates - Weekly
- Perform Experiments - Daily
- Mouse Colony Management - Daily
- Maintain electronic lab records - Ad-Hoc
- Lab supply management (ordering and tracking) - Ad-Hoc
Work Details:
- Provide training to staff on the performance of laboratory experiments, assays and protocols. 1
- Train new laboratory members in the correct use of equipment, application of techniques and laboratory protocols. 2
- Work with staff to monitor and ensure that appropriate laboratory safety courses and certifications for staff are up to date. 3
- Plans, executes, and arranges laboratory experiments, new techniques and procedures; and performs laboratory techniques relating to scientific research.
- Perform fundamental procedures required for research projects.
- Follow established procedures and protocols; utilize aseptic technique to perform experiments.
- Perform a variety of laboratory techniques and procedures.
- Plan and execute experiments for in vitro and in vivo studies, including cell culture, Western blotting and immunofluorescence/immunohistochemistry.
- Perform experiments on samples according to protocols.
- Perform routine experiments and tests; follow established procedures and protocols.
- Operates laboratory machines and instruments; and prepares specimens and equipment for use.
- Work with staff on processing specimens for embedding according to protocols.
- Prepare materials and equipment for experiments.
- Maintain stocked supplies and records of working reagents, including fixatives, buffers, solvents and staining.
- Process and organize multiple samples simultaneously.
- Work with a variety of routine and specialized laboratory instruments and equipment in the laboratory.
- Ensure that all specimens and equipment necessary for experiments are available and in good order.
- Prepare specimens and equipment for use in the laboratory.
- Perform processing, description and analysis of specimens.
- Performs sample management and storage.
- Store new samples, update database, retrieve samples with proper authorization.
- Upkeep sample and database inventory; monitor overall sample inventory.
- Retrieve, catalog and process samples including but not limited to blood and tumor tissue.
- Perform quality control procedures necessary to ensure the accuracy of each test system, sample processing, storage and inventory of samples.
- Maintain inventory system and sample storage according to outlined guidelines.
- Ensure that policies and procedures regarding sample retrieval and use are followed.
- Perform processing, description and analysis of samples.
- Work with staff to implement storage and distribution of biological samples for future scientific research.
- Analyzes, documents and reports on all procedures performed.
- Convey and discuss research results with team lab members.
- Update and maintain written laboratory record of the work.
- Collect and enter research data into laboratory notebooks and databases.
- Assemble, manipulate and format test results.
- Maintain and update laboratory notebooks and databases; and enter experimental data into spreadsheet and conduct statistical analysis.
- Collect data and prepare for analysis and interpretation.
- Work with staff on the maintenance of laboratory logs and databases.
- Analyze, summarize and interpret data obtained from research studies; evaluate for completeness and validity.
- Draw conclusions about the results as related to the ability of the experiments to answer the questions posed.
- Interpret results of initial analysis to reveal conclusions and shortcomings.
- Maintains inventory of laboratory supplies.
- Ensure that supplies and consumables are ready and on hand as necessary for maximum efficiency in the laboratory.
- Cleans and sterilizes instruments, glassware and equipment.
- Work with staff to cover glassware washing, media preparation, and autoclaving.
- Clean glassware and microscopic slides.
- Clean and sterilize laboratory equipment such as glasses, metal instruments, sinks, tables and test panels.
- Ensure that adequate clean inventory is available for immediate usage.
- Plan execute and arrange laboratory experiments, new techniques and procedures; and performs laboratory techniques relating to scientific research.
- Perform fundamental procedures required for research projects.
- Perform routine experiments and tests, including tissue culture, cell separation, protein, and quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Perform primary cell culture techniques and immunohistochemistry.
- Follow established procedures and protocols; utilize aseptic technique to perform experiments.
- Perform a variety of laboratory techniques and procedures.
- Plan and execute experiments for in vitro and in vivo studies, including cell culture, Western blotting and immunofluorescence/immunohistochemistry.
- Perform routine analysis and tests on specimens in the laboratory.
- Perform experiments on samples according to protocols.
- Perform routine experiments and tests; follow established procedures and protocols.
- Maintains inventory of laboratory supplies and initiates purchase orders.
- Monitor and inventory routine laboratory supplies; ensure that supplies are stocked and organized.
- Manage the laboratory logistics and supply flow by tracking the consumption of laboratory materials.
- Plan and organize requests for basic and extraordinary laboratory needs for supplies and consumables.
- Ensure that supplies and consumables are ready and on hand as necessary for maximum efficiency in the laboratory.
- Monitor inventory levels and proper storage of materials and supplies in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Establish and maintain a record of laboratory supply usage.
- Inventory laboratory supplies and equipment, make recommendations and prepare purchase requests.
- Work with staff to maintain stocked supplies and records of working reagents, including fixatives, buffers, solvents and staining.
- Ensure that reagents are made correctly and that expired reagents or defective products are replaced to ensure validity of results.
- Order and maintain laboratory supplies, reagents and equipment.
- Performs routine equipment maintenance.
- Perform laboratory maintenance tasks, including scheduling liquid waste container pickup.
- Monitor equipment performance and maintenance schedules.
- Assist in troubleshooting and calibrating various laboratory equipment and instruments.
- Coordinate general laboratory maintenance, including equipment upkeep and calibration.
- Perform calibration, run controls and enter results for various equipment.
- Perform regularly scheduled maintenance on and generate maintenance reports for equipment.
- Perform preventive maintenance on laboratory equipment.
- Maintain technical acuity requirements.
- Carry out calibration; organize and initiate service and preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Monitor and maintain contracts for laboratory equipment and monitor equipment performance and maintenance schedule.
- Plan execute and arrange laboratory experiments, new techniques and procedures; and performs laboratory techniques relating to scientific research.
- Perform fundamental procedures required for research projects.
- Perform routine experiments and tests, including tissue culture, cell separation, protein, and quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Follow established procedures and protocols; utilize aseptic technique to perform experiments.
- Perform a variety of laboratory techniques and procedures.
- Plan and execute experiments for in vitro and in vivo studies, including cell culture, Western blotting and immunofluorescence/immunohistochemistry.
- Perform routine analysis and tests on specimens in the laboratory.
- Perform experiments on samples according to protocols.
- Perform routine experiments and tests; follow established procedures and protocols.
- Analyzes, documents and reports on all procedures performed and produces detailed reports for use by senior staff.
- Provide experimental progress updates on procedures performed in the laboratory.
- Prepare reports and summaries based on results and findings.
- Prepare reports and summaries; prepare data for presentation at laboratory meetings.
- Record details of experimental procedures, results and protocols.
- Present results and conclusions in written, tabular and graphic form.
- Prepare accumulated data and conclusions for publication in professional journals.
- Write reports detailing experiments and data analysis; produce publication quality graphs.
- Collect, analyze and interpret data; prepare summaries and reports based on results and findings.
- Performs advanced equipment maintenance.
- Perform laboratory maintenance tasks, including scheduling liquid waste container pickup.
- Monitor equipment performance and maintenance schedules.
- Assist in troubleshooting and calibrating various laboratory equipment and instruments.
- Coordinate general laboratory maintenance, including equipment upkeep and calibration.
- Perform calibration, run controls and enter results for various equipment.
- Perform regularly scheduled maintenance on and generate maintenance reports for equipment.
- Perform preventive maintenance on laboratory equipment.
- Maintain technical acuity requirements.
- Carry out calibration; organize and initiate service and preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Monitor and maintain contracts for laboratory equipment and monitor equipment performance and maintenance schedule.
- Trains staff in performing routine laboratory tests and procedures.
- Provide technical help and expertise to lab members.
- Prepare training materials and presentations for staff training.
- Provide one-on-one and group training related to safety standards on usage and disposal of chemicals and reagents.
- Train new staff on the use, calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
- Instruct collaborators in use of chemical instrumentation and basic data analysis.
- Distribute educational and outreach materials to laboratories as part of routine safety surveys.
- Provides insights and expertise and recommends new strategies and approaches.
- Engage in problem solving as required to solve technical difficulties and to ensure steady progress, with a goal of providing high quality experimental data suitable for publication.
- Evaluate new types of experimental approaches/analyses and recommend changes to protocols.
- Determine when modifications and adjustments are necessary for experiments.
- Develop and assist in new assays for application based on requests from investigators
- Recognize and initiate the investigation into problems with clinical laboratory procedures and equipment;
- Identify pitfalls in the original choice of methods or experimental direction and redirect the study to achieve improved results.
- Troubleshoot issues with technical procedures; utilize trial and error methods customize protocols to the biological systems utilized in the laboratory.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 represents priority rankings, where 1 is highest priority and 5 is lowest priority of those ranked
Minimum Education
Bachelor
Additional Qualifications:
Certifications & Licenses
- Experience in lab coordination is sufficient for consideration
Field of Study
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
Software
- Powerpoint
- MS Office products such as Word and Excel
- Outlook
- NIH POTS
Skills
- Maintaining Stock Solutions
- Intraperitoneal Injections
- Subcutaneous Injections
- Intravenous Injections
- Animal Handling: Mouse
- Intramuscular Injections
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