Senior Laboratory Operations Associate

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers and continuously improves standardized Laboratory Operations programs including training safety housekeeping quality and sustainability to ensure operational compliance and efficiency

• Tracks and manages inventory of laboratory materials and consumables; supports procurement preventative maintenance and equipment troubleshooting to sustain daily lab operations

• Collaborates with scientific user groups and cross-functional partners to define lab space requirements support operational projects and maintain documentation standards

• Identifies and mitigates operational risks and non-conformances; partners with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) to ensure adherence to safe work procedures and regulatory expectations

• Applies technical knowledge to support new and ongoing lab-based work while contributing to capital planning processes and optimization initiatives

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in life sciences or a related discipline with 26 years of experience or a Masters degree in life sciences or a related discipline with up to 4 years experience; minimum 3 years of relevant laboratory operations experience

• Strong knowledge of lab safety operations and equipment with familiarity in project or change management principles

• Experience with laboratory techniques such as flow cytometry microscopy or understanding ethical considerations in animal/human research is an asset

• Demonstrates analytical and critical thinking to solve problems communicates effectively across technical and non-technical teams and supports process improvements and training initiatives

• Manages time and priorities efficiently while collaborating seamlessly across teams and scientific user groups

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STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientistsstanding by our customers to provide the outstanding products technical support and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell immunology cancer regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media cell separation products instruments accessory products and services. Through our many regional offices as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver Seattle Grenoble and Singapore we deliver our innovative specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1800 employees globally most with scientific or engineering degrees STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer inCanada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented creative and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary excellent benefits and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canadas Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe valued and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

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STEMCELL determines an individuals pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience education job-related skills and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company addition to base salary STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits retirement savings and more.

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