Job Title: Lab Assistant
Job Description

We are currently seeking Lab Assistants for our esoteric microbiology department. This role involves aliquotting, maintaining lab supplies, managing inventory, building batches of specimens, and passing them on to the lab for processing. You will also be pulling repeat specimens and supporting lab testing up until the samples are passed off to the technicians. This position requires a lot of pipetting and pre-analytical steps.

ResponsibilitiesReceive, stage, and aliquot specimens for testing.Work within a high volume laboratory as part of a dedicated team to ensure patient results are reported within an acceptable turn-around-time.Maintain, calibrate, and clean instrumentation.Perform required QC/QA duties including error detection, maintaining records/logs, and pulling samples for testing.Support specimen collection and data entry processes.Essential Skills0-1+ years of lab experience preferred.Prior experience working as an accessioner or specimen processor is a plus.Additional Skills & QualificationsExperience in biology, lab technology, or similar fields is beneficial.Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.Work Environment

You will be working in a fast-paced lab environment responsible for receiving and processing 100,000 samples a week. Currently, there is an opening on the 3rd shift from Tuesday to Saturday, 10 PM to 6:30 AM. This role provides a great opportunity to get your foot in the door and potentially move to various departments once the contract ends.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Greensboro,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 14, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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