Lab Tech and Admin Asst

**Schedule**
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm

**Education Level**
3 year Community College diploma in a relevant field of study.

**Career Level**
Requires 2 years of relevant experience.

Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.

**JD #**

JD01276

**Pay Grade**

6

**Title:
**Laboratory Technician and Administrative Assistant

**Unit/Project Description**:

- For Department use only._

The McMaster Genomics Facility (MGF) in the Department of Medicine encompasses both the Farncombe Metagenomics Facility and the Mobix Lab. The MGF provides comprehensive genomics services to the research community, including multiple next-generation sequencing platforms (Illumina and PacBio), single-cell sequencing, Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis, NanoString, and a variety of nucleic acid assessment, shearing, and size selection instruments.

We are seeking a Laboratory Technician/Administrative Assistant who will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the MGF as part of a maternity leave coverage. The role includes a mix of administrative/financial tasks as well as some IT and laboratory duties:

- Purchasing, including liaising with vendors and making product/price comparisons
- Log and distribute products purchased daily through our IDT portal
- Inventory management and receiving
- Mailing and arrangements with couriers and customs/brokerage
- Service contract renewals and scheduling of instrument service/preventative maintenance
- Coordinating room bookings and internal work orders for maintenance/utilities/networking/cleaning as required
- Careful logging of consumable costs and effects on service pricing
- Monthly expense review and preparation for p-card reconciliation
- Monthly coordination of our billing database and report generation for all services
- Maintaining client billing details and credits
- Assistance with budget reviews and fiscal year wrap up
- Arranging room bookings
- Disposal of waste and recycling
- Equipment inventory and document management; removal of old equipment and secure disposal of IT waste
- Equipment maintenance (e.g. UPS batteries, freezer defrosting)
- Maintenance of safety equipment including eyewashes and showers; chemical inventory, MSDS and other safety documentation
- Coordination of chemical waste disposal
- Maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory computers (Windows and Linux) and file systems
- Liaise with IT support for servers, data backups

The technician will also have opportunities to work with scientists in the lab, learning about
- and operating the instruments in the facility and assisting with experiments depending on the demands of our project queue.

**Job Summary:
**Responsible for supporting laboratory experiments that are established and standardized under the direction of the immediate supervisor. Also responsible for providing administrative support for an academic program or department that requires a thorough understanding of established functions, policies, and procedures.

**Purpose and Key Functions:
- Ensure student safety compliance during experimental procedures.
- Aid students with proper handling and use of equipment and reagents
- Conduct initial lab set-up in accordance with lab schedules and requirements.
- Perform routine trouble-shooting during the lab period.
- Update records of lab preparations and procedures.
- Observe details and maintain accurate records of experiments and results.
- Exchange technical and scientific information with others.
- Inform supervisor of any defects or irregularities and take appropriate measures to rectify the situation.
- Responsible for keeping laboratory facilities, equipment, and area in clean, safe working order.
- Assemble and adjust tests and laboratory equipment for experiments and procedures.
- Operate, adjust, and maintain a variety of laboratory equipment and scientific instruments.
- Prepare a variety of chemicals, solutions, sterile media, staining reagents and other materials required for the lab.
- Pipette a variety of reagents and media.
- Responsible for the proper storage of materials and the appropriate disposal of waste.
- Adhere to standardized procedures and protocols when dispensing chemicals and base media.
- Respond independently to inquiries that are specific in nature and require a thorough knowledge of established policies and procedures.
- Coordinate student calendars and curriculum changes, timetabling, and the examination process.
- Provide program and admissions information to potential applicants, students and faculty.
- Inform faculty of established procedures for exam preparation and grade submissions. Ensure that proper procedures and deadlines are followed.
- Identify and w