Lab Assistant

Summary

To support the growth of our catalogue business, Alamanda Polymers is seeking to hire a lab assistant for the Huntsville, AL facility location.

About Alamanda Polymers

Alamanda Polymers specializes in the manufacturing of well-defined polyamino acids for research laboratories doing work in gene therapy, encapsulation, drug delivery, cell adhesion, and surface coating. Our company provides a wide range of metal-free biopolymers including homopolyamino acids and PEGylated polyamino acids. Due to our characteristic polymerization process, we are the only supplier able to offer effectually exact polyamino acid chain lengths thereby giving researchers new options for use and consistently reproducible results.

Duties and responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Help and assist with the production of monomers and polymers.
• Perform quality control testing of each produced material.
• Maintain, clean, and assemble all production and analytical equipments such as glassware, freeze dryers, vacuum pumps, rotovapors, HPLC systems, etc…
• Be extremely detail-oriented, place high value in documentation of work, use and write Standard Operative Procedures.
• Effectively communicate openly and clearly with supervisor

Qualification:

To be successful in this role your background and experience should include:

• B.S. or M.S. with experience in organic and polymer chemistry, NMR spectroscopy and GPC analysis
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities, multi-task, and remain flexible with changing needs
• Ability to work overtime including weekends and holidays

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors/Mental Functions

ADA Requirements The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer - All job requirements are subject to possible revision to reflect changes in the position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a threat or risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with Federal and State Laws). Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for prolonged periods (50% of the time)
• Frequently moving between work areas
• Frequently moving, transporting, and positioning materials up to 30 pounds
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
• Frequent operation of common office equipment (e.g. computers, mobile devices, calculators, copiers, scanners) and laboratory equipment
• Frequently position self (e.g. stoop, crouch, crawl, bend) and pull/push, grasp/squeeze, wrist flexion/extension, reach to operate and maintain laboratory equipment

Environmental Factors

• Exposure to chemical, mechanical and electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes, and airborne particles
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Mental Functions

• Continuous mental and visual attention, requiring sustained attention and observation
• Excellent fine motor skills and hand control in order to pipette accurately
• Ability to sustain focus during research procedures (to maintain protocol such as order of operations)
• Ability to visually observe results and record outcomes on lab logs and/or PC
• Basic computer skills are required
• Extensive documentation skills, good attention to detail, and exceptional organizational skills are required
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in the English language
• Requires the ability to adapt to change efficiently
• Ability to independently lead and conduct research, and to evaluate, interpret and present complex scientific data
• Capacity to work productively within functionally diverse teams as well as collaborate with external investigators and partners in academic and industrial settings
• Ability to prioritize issues and use sound judgment to recognize when additional consultation and/or help is needed
• Comfortable working on multiple projects at one time
• Strong logical thinking and deduction skills
• Ability to effectively present ideas and information in a variety of formats to a wide range of audiences
• Positive, flexible, and professional attitude

It is the policy of Alamanda Polymers, in accordance with all applicable laws, to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15