Laboratory Technician Manager

Full time

in 10 days

R00113977

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a world-renowned academic research institute of Louisiana State University, Laboratory Technician Manager in the Comparative Biology Core Lab.

This is a classified position, and rules of the position are governed by State Civil Service.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

• Developing Performance: Builds the future potential of others by supporting long-term growth, skill development, and career progression.

• Leading Effective Teams: The ability to build, guide, and motivate teams to achieve goals through collaboration, accountability, and shared purpose.

• Managing Performance: The ability to plan, monitor, and document employee performance throughout the year.

• Training Others: The ability to design and deliver training experiences that build knowledge, develop skills, and improve performance.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience as a laboratory assistant, laboratory technical assistant, laboratory technician, or blood bank phlebotomist.

Four years of experience must have been as a laboratory technician.

Job Specifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Manage the daily supervision of the staff by reviewing subordinates workload, schedules, and job performance.

• Understand basic animal husbandry requirements, mandated by law, with the ability to train staff.

• Work with staff on the sentinel program that includes: set up for sample collection, draw blood, and preparation of the tissue samples for the diagnostic lab.

• Ensure equipment is in good working condition and proper documentation is logged as required by the State and Federal Guidelines.

• Work with staff on incoming animals that are quarantined from vendors and collaborators.

• Ensure animal care staff completes proper documentation. Observes animals and documents abnormalities..

• Basic technical skills to give medical treatments to animals that include: reading and understanding medical terms, injections of drugs, and simple dilution rates for drug doses.

• Assist in the training on how to set up a breeding colony, segregates pregnant animals, and maintain production records.

• Monitor environmental conditions and understands security control measures. Ensure that proper documentation is complete by the animal care staff. Follow and relay Security Standards, instill the importance for the animal care staff, and understand and report the difference in environmental conditions.

• Ensure the facility is clean and in good working order. Delegate and monitor staff assignments and other areas. Instruct proper use of agents and dilution mixtures to ensure sanitization. Maintain clean and sanitized areas at all times.

• Train staff with departmental standards for cleaning, preparing, and sterilizing surgical instruments.

• Perform other related duties assigned, depending upon experience and proficiency levels attained. Such tasks will be accompanied by the proper training so as not to cause harm or injury to the animal care person or the animals.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
Work Schedule: Work hours are 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday. This position requires some weekend coverage as well as an on-call schedule.
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. The approved hiring range is $20.06-$32.12.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

Pennington Biomedical is located within state-of-the-art research facilities on a 222-acre campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For more information, visit PBRC.

Questions regarding career opportunities at Pennington Biomedical should be sent to hrm@pbrc.edu.

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Questions or concerns can be directed to PBRC Human Resources at 225-763-2776 or hrm@pbrc.edu.