Manufacturing Lab Associate

Fortis Life Sciences•Conroe, TX

18d•$0 - $45,000•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
Must be comfortable working in a production setting.
Must be able to multitask and/or quickly adjust to shifting priorities.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.
Process raw materials for further manufacturing.
Execute antibody production projects to generate catalog and specialty bulk/custom 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.