Chemist (Entry-level, #1 Hospital Worldwide)

About the role

Performs analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluids to aid health care providers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients. Testing is performed in specialized laboratories and may include highly skilled manual techniques or automated testing using sophisticated instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Instrument operation and maintenance
• Troubleshooting assays
• Evaluating tests for accuracy
• Assisting with interpreting results
• Operational support activities to optimize testing
• Works with multiple computer systems to retrieve information and report results
• May work with minimal supervision
• May assist with specimen collection

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in biological science (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, etc.)
• Undergraduate research experience (preferred, not required)
• Healthcare experience (preferred, not required)
• Must strictly adhere to safety protocols to work with infectious specimens, chemicals and other hazards
• Must be capable of producing accurate results under time constraints, multi-tasking, and performing in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Must possess good communication skills and be able to work closely with others
• Must be able to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, on-call, and weekend work assignments

Qualifications

• Experience with operation and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation and assay systems is desirable
• This role would primarily utilize HPLC, LC/MS/MS, or GC/MS

Career progression pathways

• Instrumentation Technical Specialist
• QA Management
• Education Specialist

Pay

$23.00 - $24.00/hr

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Schedule

Contract to Hire position based out of Rochester, MN. Fully onsite. Must be able to accommodate off-shifts, holiday, on-call, and weekend work assignments.