Forensic Lab - Instrument Specialist/Technical Service Specialist

Are you a highly skilled and experienced Instrument Specialist or Technologist with a strong passion for lab instrumentation and support? If so, we have a perfect opportunity that awaits you!

The Instrument Specialist position works independently with lab staff and the R & D Support to ensure that laboratory equipment is installed, serviced, maintained, repaired, and calibrated in an effective and timely manner. Work in a fast-paced production environment that provides diagnostic instrument repairs on HPLC-MS/MS systems and robotic liquid handlers.

Location: Phoenix, AZ (lab opening fall 2023), Training will take place in St. Paul, MN, until the AZ lab opens.

Shift: 1st shift, Monday-Friday, Flexible start time between 8am-10am

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently install, service, maintain, repair, and calibrate laboratory equipment, focusing on Waters Acquity UPLC systems, and Sciex triple quad MS/MS systems and robotic liquid handlers.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive documentation system to track activity, downtime, repairs, and component replacements, ensuring accurate instrument run time calculations.
• Maintain a real-time instrument dashboard and assist in scheduling preventative maintenance and work orders.
• Organize work efficiently to ensure daily completion of critical tasks.
• Diagnose and repair faults in laboratory equipment, troubleshooting and identifying instrument-related faults based on analytical data.
• Provide assistance and support for instrument, assay, and QC validation studies.
• Position may assist in assay and instrument qualifications and validations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science, or medical technology.
• Minimum of two years of laboratory experience, including instrumental analysis.
• Strong mechanical skills and understanding of instrumental analysis.
• Proven problem-solving abilities and strong communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple complex tasks with competing priorities.
• Exceptional organizational and record-keeping skills.
• Proficiency in Excel formatting.
• Ability to safely lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 30 lbs. unaided.
• Comfortable working in noisy environments.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with Waters Acquity UHPLC systems.
• Familiarity with Sciex Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers.
• Knowledge of Hamilton Star robotic liquid handlers.

NOTE: This position supports a new AZ laboratory opening in late fall of 2023. Prior to that time, the position is located in Saint Paul, MN for training and providing additional support to the MN facility.

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