Lab Technician

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we’ve been guided by our passion for not settling for “ordinary” in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Lab Technician has overall responsibility to maintain the discovery chemistry lab and all lab equipment.  Performs maintenance work on equipment in the lab to ensure smooth operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in daily cleaning of glassware for chemists.
• Performs preventive maintenance on lab equipment.
• Supports chemists and Environmental Health and Safety Manager in the waste handling process.
• To be Trained for on-the-job safe handling practices. Assist in collecting waste and pouring it up 1-2 times a week.
• Attend training to become a certified DOT shipper of hazardous waste as back-up for Environmental Health and Safety Manager. Includes instruction on how to package and prepare drums for transport of hazardous waste.
• Serves as back-up to Environmental Health and Safety Manager in handling hazardous waste to include packaging and shipping
• Participate as a member of the Emergency Response Team. Receives training on how to respond to emergencies during and after work hours and to respond to emergencies from the fire detection system or the intrusion detection system after hours.
• Must attend a 40-hour training class and become a certified Hazardous Materials Technician.
• Assists in managing the updated chemical inventory system (incoming and outgoing).
• Supports other responsibilities as required by discovery chemistry group

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one years’ experience working in a lab preferred.
• Must be able to lift 5-gallon cans of liquid waste (35-65 pounds).
• Ability to learn lab processes while adhering to safety regulations.
• Experience in entering data using Microsoft office.
• Experience in interacting with various vendors.
• Pay attention to details.
• Ability to distinguish priorities at work.
• Self-motivated worker able to meet timelines provided by supervisor.
• Ability to work independently after adequate training.
• Basic computer knowledge needed.
• Good written and verbal communication skills

The statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The manager may assign additional responsibilities and assignments from time to time.

BioCryst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veterans status, disability and/or other protected class characteristics. Additionally, BioCryst is committed to achieving its business objectives in compliance with all federal, state and local law.