What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Associate position at Fortis Life Sciences?
Opportunity
Fortis is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics reagents and solutions. We partner with our customers to design, validate, and manufacture solutions to solve their complex development problems. Our teams work together across various sites, functions, & scientific disciplines to help our customers bring their innovations to market with confidence.
The Lab Associate is responsible for stocking the lab, producing small- & large-scale material, and maintaining a clean work environment to ensure maximum productivity. The successful candidate is detail-oriented, highly motivated, and willing to develop new processes where they do not exist.
What You Will Do
- Perform critical regular laboratory maintenance duties that include but are not limited to dish washing, cleaning lab benches, clearing common-use lab space of unneeded materials, changing dialysis buffers, and reagent preparation.
- Develop proficiency in production techniques including fractionation, filtration, adsorption, purification, centrifugation, etc.
- Execute antibody production projects to generate catalog and specialty bulk/custom bulk materials as assigned.
- Accurately and completely document all required data related to production records.
- Ensure laboratory is well stocked and resourced.
- Effectively operate and maintain standard laboratory equipment.
- Become familiar with all laboratory SOP’s.
- Cross-train with other functions within the department to maintain business continuity.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by management, which may not be listed above, that are necessary to accomplish our goal of improving lives by supporting scientific discovery.
Who You Are & What You Bring
Education & Background
- Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Scientific field preferred
- Preferred experience in a scientific environment utilizing a centrifuge, pH meter, spectrophotometer and/or electrophoresis
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Able to use independent thinking and judgment to perform tasks as needed without frequent supervision.
- Requires working with blood products, hazardous chemicals, mammalian cells, and tissues.
- May work overtime on occasion.
- Must be comfortable working in a production setting.
- Must be able to multitask and/or quickly adjust to shifting priorities.
What We Offer
We have an incredibly talented group of intelligent, down-to-earth individuals who are committed to developing and manufacturing only the highest quality products. Our mission: “Pursuing a Healthier World by Creating Tomorrow’s Science Today” is complemented by our core values (EXCITE):
Excellence – We believe in solving for root cause. No shortcuts, no “band-aids”
Customer First – We prioritize the experience and outcomes of our customers above all.
Integrity – We are honest and accountable, holding ourselves to a high standard of ethical conduct.
Trust – We believe an engaged, empowered team begins with a foundation of trust. We trust our team members to make the right decisions and to be driven by and evaluated on results.
Entrepreneurship – We encourage smart risk taking. We value novel mistakes in the pursuit of innovation.
Fortis provides a competitive salary, success-sharing bonus plan, medical, dental, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) plan. We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
