Chemistry Lab Technician

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

10h•$30 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Do you thrive in a highly-collaborative and dynamic scientific environment? Does your dream job include making impactful contributions to solve today's national security challenges in a state-of-the-art chemistry research facility? Are you an organized, self-motivated individual who is passionate about solving technical and logistical problems, leading all aspects of multiple activities, and serving as an integral member of a vibrant research team? If so, we are seeking someone like you to join our team at APL. We are seeking a Chemistry Lab Technician for our Chemical Sciences Group, residing within the Research & Exploratory Development Department (REDD). The Chemistry Lab Technician will support multiple technical thrust areas across our group. As part of the Research & Exploratory Development Department, our group conducts basic and applied research, in the Chemical Sciences, to make critical contributions to national security challenges. In this role, you will serve as an integral member of the group, contributing to general lab maintenance as well as sponsored projects and internal research efforts. You will use your excellent organizational and problem-solving skills to keep processes running efficiently in our facility, coordinating service contracts, ordering consumables, and optimizing facility function.

Requirements

Have a high school diploma.
Have 4+ years working in a chemistry laboratory environment?
Have strong communication and collaboration skills ability to contribute to teams from any position.
Are able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance to start and can ultimately obtain a Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Have a Associates Degree and 5+ years of professional experience in the Chemical Sciences or relevant field.
Have formal experience working in a research facility.
Have a demonstrated track record of productive collaborations with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Assist with day-to-day laboratory operations by:
Managing chemical and lab supply inventory
Handling hazardous waste disposal
Supporting basic procurement needs
Helping ensure safe laboratory operations
Manage instrument maintenance schedules
Performing tasks utilizing standard laboratory protocols under direction of technical Profesional Staff.
Stock solution preperation
Routine sample analysis via various analytical chemistry methods
Standard synthetic chemistry operations
Sample testing and characterization