Lab Support - Senior Site Specialist - Jobs in Burnaby

Job Description

Sr. Site Specialist - Lab SupportWhen you #39;re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you #39;ll do important work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join 100,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life each day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You #39;ll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world #39;s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.We are passionate about service delivery excellence for Unity Lab Services. You will be working with a growing team of customer-centric professionals who are skilled to perform a variety of managed services ranging from logistics tasks to scientific support roles. Our colleagues enjoy a collaborative work environment with a strong safety culture and a balanced mix of lab and desk work.LocationBurnaby, B.C.How will you make an impactYou will serve as the first point of contact for the Biological Material Management program and Aliquoting services to help our clients focus on research. You will also provide cross-coverage in Mediaamp; Buffer Preparation as needed. You will promote a safe and constantly improving work environment by participating in site safety programs, cost savings analysis, and process improvement initiatives.What will you doResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Biological Material Management: Using PIMS/Mosaic system to enter biological materials upon arrival, assess and update current inventory, access cryo- and ultra-low freezers to organize, transfer, or remove materials in an accurate and timely manner and track records in an internal spreadsheet.
• Aliquoting: aliquot reagents and register biological samples in customer database.
• Media Sciences: prepare media, buffer, ethanol dilutions, and reagents according to customer requirements.
• Capture and report job specific metrics to Site Supervisor and maintain good record-keeping.

How will you get here

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Minimum 2 years of customer service experience
• Familiar with general laboratory protocols
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of lifting, pushing and/or pulling 30-40 lbs consistently; may be required to lift 50 lbs

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• BA/BS degree or four-year college degree in a Science related field required

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Detail oriented, problem solver, organized, promotes a collaborative workplace
• Must possess the interpersonal skills to be able to interact with various levels of personnelamp; customers
• Must be responsible, accountable and take ownership of one #39;s work
• Capable of optimal time management to prioritize own work and meet business efficiency metrics

Job TypeFull-time, PermanentSalary__Benefits

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Free on-site parking
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care
• Paid Jury Duty
• Safety shoe program
• Prescription safety glasses program

Schedule

• 8 Hour Shift
• 8:30AM - 4:30PM, Monday to Friday

About Thermo Fisher ScientificThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or augmenting efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. We share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve sophisticated scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at ThermoFisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued!Apply today! Please visit us at http://jobs.thermofisher.comThermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.