Lead Biological Science Laboratory Technician

TechWerks LLC (TechWerks) is a rapidly growing company that has been supporting the VA and DoD for over 11 years. With over 200 employees and annual revenue of 15 million, TechWerks is a proven company with a highly respected leadership team consisting of career military veterans dedicated and committed to supporting the military and veteran communities. TechWerks specializes in healthcare information technology, training, analytics, and clinical research.

The candidate will serve as a lead technician among several laboratory technicians. The lead technician will maintain records of laboratory supply and equipment inventory, assist the laboratory chief with inventory management, create regular supply requirements lists, track incoming and outgoing animal inventory, ensure laboratory cleanliness and organization, and coordinate efforts among multiple ongoing studies.

1. Receive and stay current with all required training courses to conform to Institute policies,

including those related to laboratory safety, security, information management, animal care

and others

2. Manage laboratory in accordance with regulations and respond

to all requests for improvements in a timely manner in coordination with the PI

3. Manage laboratory equipment in accordance with regulations and coordinate with

outside vendors to ensure proper function and repairs as needed

4. Perform behavioral tests on rats, including advanced computer-controlled behavioral testing

systems such as elevated plus maze, acoustic startle, open field, operant conditioning,

associative conditioning, and other tests as assigned

5. Perform blood draws, tissue dissection, and proper processing and storage of specimens to

support studies

6. Participates in the development of new methods, approaches, or procedures to include

electrophysiological recording and animal surgeries

7. Process, analyze, and visualize data in graphical or other tabulated formats per laboratory

standards

8. Manage development and maintenance of up-to-date laboratory SOPs and best laboratory

practices in coordination with the PI and other research staff

9. Develop and demonstrate excellent and professional rapport with research assistants in the

laboratory, and other Institute personnel

10. Proactively manage and engage in multiple ongoing laboratory efforts simultaneously to

include managing lab calendar to ensure lab resources and personnel are allocated

according to lab priorities with input from the PI

11. Manage orderly storage and inventory of purchased supplies, equipment and materials

necessary to conduct experiments and maintain the laboratories, to include laboratory

animals; Initiate and track purchase requests for supplies and animals with input from the PI

12. Draft administrative documents for submission through internal processes with minimal

oversight from the PI to include but not limited to minor IACUC amendments, CAPR

requests, agreement requests, purchase requests, ARC requests, PBAC requests and

annual and other protocol censuses

13. Orient new technicians to laboratory procedures and standards as needed; coordinate lab

member orientations and document proficiencies in technical skills for lab members

14. Coordinate with oversight departments to ensure compliance with regulations

15. Be proficient in productivity software programs including Word, Excel, GraphPad Prism,

SPSS Statistics, and others

16. Adhere to scientific standards of responsible conduct of research, and scientific integrity

17. Perform other related managerial and non-managerial duties as required and assigned