LAB ASSISTANT, SENIOR

LAB ASSISTANT, SENIOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide general laboratory support to IVQAC laboratory
• Process biohazardous shipments from internal and external laboratories
• Maintain proper shipping documents (invoices, import permits etc.)
• Maintain clean laboratory space
• Maintain ample inventory of Laboratory supplies and personal protective equipment; stocking of these materials throughout the laboratory facilities
• Document weekly laboratory instrument performance testing of laboratory equipment
• Routine cleaning of biological safety cabinets
• Distribution of dry ice to applicable laboratory area
• Perform additional duties as requested by direct supervisor 

Required Qualifications at this Level

• Education/Training: Work requires the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions generally acquired through a partial high school education.
• Experience: None required. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE 

Additional Requirements:

• Physical requirements: Work requires standing or walking the majority of each day, lifting of loads 10-20 pounds multiple times per day, and pulling loads of 25-50 pounds multiple times per day.
• The successful applicant must be eligible for and willing to:

• Work with infectious biological materials handled at BSL2 and BSL3.
• Comply with vaccination and health surveillance requirements

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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.