Laboratory Technician

**Date Posted**:10/09/2025
**Req ID**: 45472
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Pharmacy
**Department**: Faculty of Pharmacy
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00048230

**About us**:
The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto is Canada’s top faculty of pharmacy and ranked among the top in the world. We bring together Canada’s leading scientists, researchers, and educators in the heart of Toronto’s innovation and health research ecosystem. We advance professional pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical science through world-leading education and research and are recognized worldwide for our outstanding scholarship, ingenuity, creativity, and impact.

Our faculty, students, staff, and alumni come together to create a vibrant, collaborative environment rich with possibilities. We are at the forefront of redefining pharmacy’s impact in health care and developing the capacity of pharmaceutical science to pinpoint better therapeutic targets, create new ways of building medications, and ensure medication use is safe and effective. We are committed to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering an environment where each member of our community can achieve their full potential.**Your opportunity**:
**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Scheduling the use of lab equipment and resources
- Liaising with service provider to resolve issues with malfunctioning equipment
- Setting-up lab/workshop according to research and/or course schedules
- Collaborating with staff and course instructors to determine lab set up requirements
- Preparing, assembling and setting-up material, equipment and supplies used in teaching and/or research labs
- Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate
- Providing detailed explanations and demonstrating procedures to students and/or employees on lab techniques, experimental procedures and protocols

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience
- Minimum two years of experience working in a teaching lab environment working with students and faculty as the first point of contact for all lab related inquiries
- Experience preparing materials and ordering supplies for lab sessions
- Experience using learning management systems (ex: Quercus)
- Experience using pharmacy software such as Kroll
- Experience providing academic program support in a post-secondary institution
- Ability to take initiative, solve problems and make day-to-day decisions
- Demonstrated ability to work well as a team member and independently
- Demonstrated ability to work in a high-pressure environment and prioritize tasks
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and escalate where necessary

**Assets (Nonessential)**:

- Experience working in a healthcare education-based teaching lab is an asset
- Previous pharmacy, pharmacy technician or sterile compounding experience is considered an asset
- Experience in teaching/training is an asset

**To be successful in this role you will be**:

- Adaptable
- Multi-tasker
- Organized
- Resourceful
- Team player

**Notes**:

- This is a **term** position until **June 30, 2026**.
- Hours of work: Monday through Friday from 8:45 AM to 5:00 PM, with occasional overtime during peak periods and on weekends (scheduled in advance).

**Closing Date**: 10/24/2025, 11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: USW
**Appointment Type**: Budget - Term. This is a **term** position until **June 30, 2026**.
**Schedule**: Full-Time. Hours of work: Monday through Friday from 8:45 AM to 5:00 PM, with occasional overtime during peak periods and on weekends (scheduled in advance).
**Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone**:
**Job Category**: Research Administration & Teaching

**Lived Experience Statement