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Lab Assistant

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Livingston, United Kingdom Full time R1422180

Livingston, United Kingdom| United Kingdom

Job description

We are seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join Q2 Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business at Livingstone.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.

Job Overview

Responsible for assisting senior laboratory staff with a variety of routine laboratory procedures.  Assists laboratory in processing, storage, and retrieval of specimens.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Provides administrative and technical support to the lab.
  • Maintains glassware by washing, rinsing, drying, distributing, and storing items like test tubes, beakers, flasks, and cylinders.
  • Ensures cleanliness and orderliness of work areas, including disinfecting workbenches, materials, and equipment.
  • Prepares and sterilizes laboratory supplies, equipment, and other materials.
  • Responsible for tube labeling and preparation.
  • Facilitates post-analysis storage and sample banking.
  • Conducts routine equipment maintenance and may make simple buffers for lab preparation.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies, including inventory functions and general cleanup of workstations.

What We Are Looking For:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• 0-6 months of relevant work experience

•Please keep in mind that this role requires flexibility in working various shift patterns

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities needed for this role:

• Basic knowledge of practices and principles used in the laboratory.

• Basic knowledge of laboratory safety and infection control procedures and practices including standard precautions and hazardous chemical handling.

• Basic knowledge of general rules for safe exposure to chemical and blood borne pathogens.

• Basic knowledge of sterilization and decontamination procedures and hazardous waste management.

Please note that this role does not qualify for UK visa sponsorship.

What We Offer You:

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs.  We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental and emotional, financial and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

If you’re looking to unleash your potential, join Q2 Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business, to help make the extraordinary possible!

IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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