Formulations Technician II

Location: Rockville, MD. Reports to: Supervisor, Formulation Services.

About the role

Support in vivo oncology research studies in mice as a member of the Formulation Services Team.

Responsibilities

• Receive, distribute, and disposition test compounds, vehicles, and reagents.
• Formulate test compounds, vehicles, and reagents.
• Record study data within the laboratory information management system.
• Read, understand, and adhere to study protocols.
• Draft, edit, modify, and verify compound formulation procedure documents.
• Perform general study preparation and organizational activities, including sample tube labeling, supply organization and stocking, and laboratory organization.
• Work weekends and holidays on rotating basis.

Qualifications

• Team player – actively and eagerly support leadership and colleagues.
• Coachable – actively solicits feedback; eager to improve.
• Honest – trustworthy; demonstrates integrity.
• Adaptable – flexible and open to change; eager early adopter.
• Motivated – driven; proactive and takes initiative.
• Positive – compassionate; empathetic and understanding; balanced.
• Innovative – challenges the status quo; eager problem solver.
• Open – transparent and communicative; candid.
• Nice – kind and respectful; sincere.
• Organized – detail oriented; process oriented; eager to follow procedures.
• Strong computer skills.

Education and Experience

• Preferred: BS degree in chemistry, pharmacology, or related field.
• Preferred: 2 years of related experience in a Contract Research Organization, hospital, compounding pharmacy or similar research setting.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Requires manual dexterity, fine motor skills, and repetitive motion.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting throughout the work shift consistent with a typical research laboratory environment and vivarium.
• Must be able to lift and move packages weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Routine exposure to odors and chemicals.
• Routine exposure to sharps.
• Routine exposure to blood, body fluids, and tissue.