CAR-T Lab Support Technician

The Opportunity:

In this role, you will report to the Area Manager and will work closely with the Avantor's Lab and Production Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.

Location: Raritan, NJ

Schedule: (1st Shift) 4-days a week 10hr Shifts

Sun-Wed 7:30am-6:00pm or Wed-Sat 7:30am-6:00pm

Benefits:

• Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs (eligible for medical coverage on day 1)

• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid holidays, Choice holidays etc.

• Financial Well Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount

• Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto and home insurance

• Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products

What we're looking for

* Education: High School Diploma or GED required

* Experience: 1-2 years experience in a laboratory setting and understanding of laboratory equipment, previous experience working in a GMP facility a plus

Collaboration Tool: Knowledge of Information intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office with proficiency in Word and Excel.

* Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills

• Excellent customer service skills; display a professional can-do attitude

• Perform duties with the highest regard for safety and quality

• Must be flexible, motivated, and have the ability to act independently

• Will need to be able to safely lift up to 50lbs

• Must exhibit core values and behaviors (Integrity, respect, collaboration, accountability, etc)

• Will need to be able to work independently

• Must have the ability to understand, read, and write technical information.

How you will thrive and create an impact

Avantor's Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support. In this role you will:

• Manage inventory including warehouse counts, laboratory expiry checks, sorting of materials and delivering to designated areas.

• Maintain expired and non-expired chemicals/buffers/reagents/samples by discarding in the proper manner.

• Completing room cleans via sweep and wet mop operations.

• May include collection, inspection, distribution, data collection of various types of items/equipment.

• Accurately record and communicate information to internal and external teams.

• Understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Perform kitting duties on a "by order" basis with multiple groups

• Operate efficiently within a group environment.

• Opportunity to work cross functionally within the department.

• Ensure all laboratory equipment and work areas are clean, sterile, and in proper working order - this includes daily checks, calibrations, and cleaning of scales and pH meters.

• Check waste and empty or arrange for removal when containers are full.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.comand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.

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