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4 weeks ago


Calgary, Canada This is an IT support group Full time

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world-changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Position Summary

As an Associate Lab Specialist at Illumina in the Core R&D Ops & Portfolio Management organization, you will work in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment and support scientists in the Core R&D function to create genomic analysis tools that enable leading-edge research and development. More specifically, you’ll enable the Core R&D teams in their scientific work by providing support in the lab spaces as well as developing in a specialist area of lab management.

Responsibilities

- Responsibility for laboratory organization, including but not limited to ensuring labs are clean and organized, communal stock administration, oversight of cold storage units and lab access procedures.
- Maintain and organize inventory of laboratory equipment and supplies using our in-house systems and databases.
- Assisting with coordinating of laboratory equipment calibration and maintenance and keeping records up to date.
- Hosting internal and external contractors during visits to the laboratories.
- Track, order, and receive lab reagents and disposables such as chemicals, enzymes, buffers, pipette tips, reagent tubes, etc.
- Handling Environment, Health & Safety tasks (e.g. point-of-contact for the EH&S team and Risk Assessments, safety inspections) and Facilities tasks (e.g. equipment moves, space planning).
- Understanding Core R&D processes, assays, and systems sufficiently to support calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of equipment and lab spaces utilized by scientists.
- As applicable: assist specialist labs with their needs to maintain functionality and support day-to-day operations.
- Provide ad-hoc support to others within the lab management team.
- Collaborate with other departments on cross-functional projects.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive, list of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Requirements

- Experience working in or supervising a wet lab containing standard equipment (liquid handling robots, safety cabinets, compressed gases, chemical handling and disposal, centrifuges, PCR machines, etc.).
- Experience with, or ability to learn, microbiological containment level requirements, to CL2. Organized, detail-oriented individual with excellent time management skills.
- Experience working with a Quality Management System.
- Excellent communication skills required.
- Motivated, enthusiastic, hard-working, cheerful individual who desires to be part of a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Experience/Education

- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree or a Science Diploma with 3 years of relevant or equivalent work experience in a science-related field (e.g., Chemistry, Materials Science, Surface Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genomics, Genetics, or a related discipline).
- Having considerable direct work experience with working directly with Scientists is a plus.
- Strong communication skills for regular interactions with Core R&D lab teams and other teams & departments.

Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

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