Clinical Operations Technician

Overview:  

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a leading biotechnology company that combines technological insight with world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, and process excellence and helps their customers deliver new and innovative medicines that help treat a wide range of diseases. Our client specializes in pharmaceutical ingredients, bioscience, biopharmaceuticals, custom manufacturing, biotechnology, life science ingredients, nutrition, microbial control, agriculture, materials science, personal care, and cell and gene therapy. 

Job Title: Operations Technician III
Location: Salisbury, MD, 21801 
Duration: 6 Months 
Job Type: Contract 
Work Type: On-Site 

Job Description:

• Assist with the horseshoe crab blood collection process per approved SOPs, including setting up and preparing the collection area, cleaning and preparing crabs, aseptically collecting blood, and cleaning and disinfecting the area at the end of the day.
• Assist in crab blood processing per approved SOPs, including all processing lab assignments—centrifuging, pipetting, sonication, solution preparation, and cleaning and disinfecting the area at the end of the day.
• Aseptically handle filled and unfilled collection bottles in and out of bio-safety cabinets (hoods). 
  4. Timely and accurate completion of all required paperwork entries per SOP’s.
• Clean and maintain production equipment.
• Tag crabs with US Fish & Wildlife tags. 
   
   

Required Skills:

• BS in Life Sciences or equivalent is desirable, or AA in Biological Sciences and 1-2 years of experience in a production environment, or HS and 3-5 years of experience in a production environment.
• Able to follow written procedures and carry out those procedures to completeness.
• Organization skills, time management skills, and excellent attendance.
• Written and oral communication skills.
• Willing to work closely with others to meet departmental objectives.
• Math skills and computer skills. 
   

Working Conditions:

• Working conditions vary from the laboratory environment to crab-holding areas.
• Some overtime work will be required.
• May require long periods of standing, heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs), repetitive motions, and chemical hazards.
• Daily cleaning with strong disinfectant solutions is required. 
• Persons with sensitivity or allergies to cleaning and disinfecting solutions should not apply.

TekWissen® Group is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer (m/f/d/v) supporting workforce diversity.