Pay: Starting at $42/hr, plus an additional $2.50/hr on Wednesday and Thursday night and an additional $4.50/hr on Friday and Saturday night
Responsibilities
Taking responsibility for uptime on a multi-million dollar pipeline through equipment maintenance, instrument qualification, and rapid response to issues
Interfacing with CLIA laboratory personnel to troubleshoot problems and schedule work on instrumentation
Performing regular maintenance to keep robotics and instrumentation running in top shape
Working closely with automation engineers to define critical feature requests and potential improvements
Maintaining the most advanced laboratory technology in molecular diagnostics
Developing, optimizing, and troubleshooting liquid-handling processes on multiple instrument platforms
Specifying and supporting the implementation of custom hardware and software solutions to continuously improve the MWH laboratory platform (e.g., robots, gantries, PLCs, scheduling, tracking, safety)
Applying cutting-edge technology to literally save lives
Qualifications
Have a BS in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or their equivalent, and/or independent experience servicing complex laboratory instrumentation and/or robotic hardware, as displayed by prior employment or projects
Have seven or more years of experience repairing and/or maintaining laboratory instrumentation or instruments of similar complexity (Tecan is desirable)
Have the attentiveness and vigilance to maintain a complex suite of instrumentation and robotic equipment
Know when the solution to a problem is hardware, software, or chemistry
Recognize quickly when he or she sees a superior solution and be unafraid to recommend changes
Be punctual and able to work a steady schedule and help cover other shift times as needed
Work tirelessly to get things done right the first time
Be well-organized and have an eye for detail
Be excited at the prospect of a fully automated genome factory
Want to learn everything he or she doesn’t yet know to perform optimally in a fast-paced environment
