Equipment Associate
Equipment Associate
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Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Equipment Associate is primarily responsible for the service and support of instruments utilized in the R&D laboratory based in Austin TX. The scope of support includes facilitating and coordinating installation calibration maintenance repair and documentation of activities for all equipment in the laboratory. The Equipment Associate will be the primary point of contact for R&D lab personnel regarding equipment operations and equipment services. The Equipment Associate is also responsible for communicating with various R&D teams as needed.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the point of contact for automation instruments coordination and communication
- Coordinate with the Automation team and vendors to facilitate the repair and maintenance of lab instruments such as liquid handlers and sequencers
- Coordinate instrument installations and qualifications per equipment protocols
- Work with Quality Assurance to determine qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) calibration and preventive maintenance (PM) requirements to comply with regulations
- Communicate with vendors to generate price quotes and schedule PMs calibrations instrument repairs and other services
- Communicate with various members of the R&D team to schedule instrument downtime for maintenance or repairs inform them of supply deliveries update them about the status of requests etc
- Maintain a program for PM routine maintenance and calibration to ensure all lab equipment remains fit for purpose
- Prepare equipment SOPs. Support and comply with the companys Quality Management System policies and procedures
- Track all service activities utilizing system(s) developed in accordance with service procedures and laboratory policies
- Ensure all service documentation is complete timely and accurate following Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
- Order supplies from internal and external sources as needed
QUALIFICATIONS:
- AA/AS OR BS/BA in biomedical engineering or related fields
- Industryrelated experience especially in supporting lab automation equipment preferred
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Excellent attention to detail organization and accuracy
- Excellent adaptability in a fastchanging environment
- Selfmotivated
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Maintain a high level of professionalism and responsibility
- Comply with company policies.
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Experience in laboratory automation and/or operating highthroughput instruments such as liquid handlers or sequencers
- Familiar with IQ/OQ/PQ of instruments
- Experience working in BSLI and BSLII laboratories as well as familiarity with Biosafety requirements and guidelines as established by applicable regulatory bodies such as OSHA and CDC
- Proficient in the concepts of DNA isolation and purification PCR cell culture nextgeneration sequencing and related techniques
- Experience in AutoCAD
- Familiar with LIMS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Duties are typically performed in an office and/or laboratory setting
- This position requires the ability to use a computer keyboard communicate over the telephone and read printed material
- Ability to lift 40lbs
- This position requires the ability to squat bend and reach
- Duties may occasionally require working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends)
Austin TX
$18.23 $25 USD
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Natera is a global leader in cellfree DNA (cfDNA) testing dedicated to oncology womens health and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer healthier lives.
The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians geneticists doctors laboratory scientists business professionals software engineers and many other professionals from worldclass institutions who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera youll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry youll be stretched and challenged and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Benefits Employee benefits include comprehensive medical dental vision life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave 401k benefits commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!
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Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment and welcome people of different backgrounds experiences abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees our community and our patients and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics age veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with applicable laws.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
