Lab Assistant

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Minneapolis, MN
In-Office
17-23 Hourly
Entry level
Biotech
The Role
The Lab Assistant supports manufacturing processes in the lab, helps prepare materials, maintains inventory, and ensures compliance with safety and quality standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range:

$16.80 - $23.10

Position Summary:

Bio-Techne manufactures high quality antibodies, reagents and immunoassays that allow researchers to perform studies on a variety of different diseases that are critical for drug discoveries and clinical studies.  As a Manufacturing Lab Assistant, you will act as a key support person in multiple labs leading preparation, processing, and/or finishing of materials for the use in manufacturing products. This position is responsible for supporting manufacturing processes in Conjugation and Array teams to ensure quick product turnaround and customer satisfaction.  This is a non-exempt position.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform filtering and aliquoting of conjugated antibodies inside a Laminar Hood
  • Perform labelling of vials and prepare paperwork for inventory transfer
  • Perform cleaning of lab space and lab equipment
  • Prepare spin columns and microcentrifuge tubes for conjugate manufacturing
  • Submit labware for cleaning and sterilization
  • Assist with array processing, including cutting and stamping array membranes
  • Track and maintain inventory of assay components and clean labware
  • Scan, organize, and file batch records
  • Order lab supplies and components
  • General lab duties (recycling, in house supply acquisition, etc.)
  • Work closely with individuals within your lab and individuals cross-functionally as needed
  • Follow guidelines and comply with all company safety, quality, and training procedures and regulations
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

  • This position requires a minimum of a high school diploma/GED, AA degree in biological sciences is preferred.
  • Previous laboratory experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is required
  • Ability to independently prioritize tasks on a regular basis
  • Sterile techniques
  • Pipetting skills
  • Must demonstrate flexibility and a high aptitude of multitasking in order to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
  • Ability to follow complex work instructions and priorities as assigned
  • Capacity to work independently on routine assignments or projects and work with a team
  • Ability to handle repetitive tasks
  • Exhibit strong communication skills both verbally and in writing
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Why Join Bio-Techne:

  • We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
  • We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
  • We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
  • We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. 
  • We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
  • We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

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The Company
HQ: Minneapolis, MN
2,512 Employees
Year Founded: 1981

What We Do

Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality purified proteins and reagent solutions - notably cytokines and growth factors, antibodies, immunoassays, biologically active small molecule compounds, tissue culture reagents, and cell and gene therapy workflow solutions including T-Cell activation technologies. Bio-Techne’s portfolio also includes protein analysis solutions, sold under the ProteinSimple brand name, that offer researchers efficient and streamlined options for automated Western blot and multiplexed ELISA workflow. These reagent and protein analysis solutions are sold to biomedical researchers, as well as clinical research laboratories, and constitute the Protein Sciences Segment.

Bio-Techne also develops and manufactures diagnostic products including FDA-regulated controls, calibrators, blood gas and clinical chemistry controls, and other reagents for OEM and clinical customers. Bio-Techne’s genomic tools include advanced tissue-based in situ hybridization assays (ISH) for research and clinical use, sold under the ACD brand, as well as a portfolio of clinical molecular diagnostic oncology assays including the ExoDx®Prostate (IntelliScore) test (EPI) for prostate cancer diagnosis. These diagnostic and genomic products comprise Bio-Techne’s Diagnostics and Genomics Segment.

Bio-Techne products are integral components of scientific investigations into biological processes and molecular diagnostics, revealing the nature, diagnosis, etiology and progression of specific diseases. They aid in drug discovery efforts and provide the means for accurate clinical tests and diagnoses. With thousands of products in its portfolio, Bio-Techne generated approximately $714 million in net sales in fiscal 2019 and has over 2,200 employees worldwide.

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