Multitasking, following written instructions / SOPs, Independent worker, Customer service / communication, General lab skills (1-2 years of experience preferred, but the manager is flexible on this).
Education :
Minimum associate degree (bachelor preferred) Life or physical sciences (chemistry preferred) Receive and log in evidence for processing in a production laboratory.
Receive, store, transfer and return evidence from user agencies, as well as maintaining the physical security of the evidence.
Initiate / maintain the chain of custody for evidence using a computerized database Organize short and long-term evidence storage areas, return evidence when requested and destroy evidence at prescribed times.
Perform inventory and order laboratory supplies as authorized.
Ability to follow universal safety precautions when handling biohazards such as blood.
May have to testify in court regarding how a specific item of evidence was received and handled.
Ability to create reagents required for certain assays Pour or quantitatively pipet biological specimens and standards in varying volumes.
Prepare and / or extract analytes of interest for subsequent instrumental analysis.
Interface with analytical instruments (LCMS / MS) to schedule sample acquisition.