Full Time Lab Technician

Immediate positions available at a Sorrento Valley biotech company for a Full Time Hourly Lab Technician (Must be bilingual - Chinese (Mandarin) and English necessary):

Responsibilities/Job description:

1) Perform lab duties such as sorting samples, measuring concentrations, PCR Assembly, post-reaction purification, and other lab duties as needed;

2) Assist with cleaning and maintaining lab equipment and lab;

3) Assist with record-keeping;
4) Various other duties as assigned/needed, possible courier work with opportunity to learn and assist in different departments (Oligo Synthesis/DNA Prep)

Preferred - Not Required:

1) Familiarity with lab environment in an academic or work setting;
2) Familiar with the use of pipettes, repeaters, multi-channels, fluorescent readers, nanophotometers ;
3) Have SOME background knowledge with respect to bacterial transformation, plasmids, and sanger/next-gen oxford nanopore sequencing

Requirements:

1) Bilingual - Chinese (Mandarin) and English
2) Science related major (Bachelor/Masters), preferably Molecular Bio or Bio/Bio-Chem - recent grads are welcome;
3)Quick learner;
4) Detail oriented and meticulous;
5) Has excellent communication, organization and teamwork skills;
6) Sense of urgency, can meet deadlines;
7) Proactive, needs little guidance once trained;
8) Proficient in Microsoft Office;
89 Willing to work overtime when the need arises

Shift: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Can be flexible due to changes in workflow needs

This is a great opportunity for someone interested in getting into the service side of the biotech scene.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person