ARDL Temporary Laboratory Assistant

About the role

The Advanced Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ARDL) is part of the University of Minnesota Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department under the Medical School. ARDL is a fully accredited high-complexity clinical laboratory that serves primarily as a central laboratory for numerous research clinical trials and studies. Laboratory services include both general and specialized analytical testing, DNA and RNA isolation, specimen processing, sample repository, collection kit production, method validation and correlation services, and cell cryopreservation and transformation.

The laboratory assistant will perform a variety of support duties related to sample processing and kit building. Specimens and kits will be made/processed using standard operating procedures. This position includes operating and maintaining laboratory equipment such as controlled rate freezers, liquid nitrogen freezers, and centrifuges, as well as maintaining supplies for specimen processing and kit building.

Responsibilities

• Use of different computer systems and specialized laboratory equipment in a fast-paced, high-throughput laboratory (10%).
• Receiving samples in the FedEx Ship Manager, sorting and opening specimen packages, and accessioning samples in the Abbott StarLIMS laboratory information system (60%).
• Sorting and storing inventory, specimen aliquoting, and labeling vials (20%).
• Operating and maintaining centrifuges, liquid nitrogen freezers, and controlled rate freezers (1%).
• Maintaining an accurate and detailed specimen inventory in the Abbott StarLIMS laboratory information system (5%).
• Monitoring and ordering of supplies (4%).
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

• High school diploma.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and follow through on assignments.
• Dependable.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Laboratory experience working with biological specimens.
• Manufacturing experience building kits.
• Shipping and receiving experience.
• Experience with ordering tests and inventory management in a laboratory information system.

Pay

Pay Range: $20–$22/hour, depending on education, qualifications, and experience.

Benefits

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.