Biorepository Technician I

The role

The Biorepository Technician I will assist in the shipment, receipt, retrieval, and preservation of biological samples. This includes monitoring freezer temperatures, managing inventory, and performing aliquoting.

What you will do

• Respond to freezer alarms in accordance with standard operating procedures
• Monitor freezers, refrigerator and room temperatures
• Unpack specimens and record information in Incoming Shipment Batch and incoming folder
• Store specimens at appropriate temperature following guidelines
• Verify shipment contents against packing list
• Quarantine Raw Materials for release by QA department
• Scan samples into BSI data management system
• Aliquot frozen specimens utilizing aseptic technique
• Pull samples according to requisition, SOP, and instructions
• Ship samples by Commercial or local courier

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma and 2 years of relevant working experience or
• Bachelor’s Degree (Biology, Chemistry, Life Sciences or other related discipline) and 0-2 years of relevant working experience
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent documentation skills
• Must work well in a group environment
• Familiarity with excel and basic functions with the program
• Must be a flexible agile team player
• Ability to lift and carry between 31-50 lbs.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. overhead with assistance
• Frequently required to sit, stand and walk for prolonged periods
• Occasionally required to squat, bend, stoop, push, kneel, reach and perform tasks with repetitive motion
• Will be exposed to a cold freezer environment (Freezer temperatures range between -20ºC -196ºC)

Nice to have

• 1 year of relevant lab experience
• Possess basic laboratory skills
• Trained in aseptic technique

Before you apply

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employer sponsorship

About the company

Precision Medicine Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.