Lab Technician III

Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709 – 100% onsite, 12-month contract

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 08:00 AM–05:00 PM

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment.
• Prepare, characterize, and evaluate formulation prototypes for performance, stability, and quality.
• Conduct formulation preparation, testing, and evaluation according to established procedures.
• Comply with all applicable regulatory, environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Follow laboratory risk assessments, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and safe work practices.
• Collect, analyze, document, and communicate experimental results and technical findings.
• Maintain accurate laboratory notebooks, test records, technical reports, and other laboratory documentation.
• Support stability studies and formulation performance evaluations, including emulsion stability, sedimentation, crystallization, foaming, and viscosity assessments.
• Perform additional technical and operational duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to occasionally lift and carry materials, samples, and laboratory supplies up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and perform laboratory tasks for extended periods.
• Ability to work in laboratory, pilot-plant, and greenhouse environments as needed.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, respirators, and protective clothing where applicable.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with 6 years of practical laboratory experience, an Associate’s degree with 2 years of practical laboratory experience, or a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience in laboratory activity—performing experiments and familiarity with basic chemical mixing.
• Strong laboratory skills and ability to accurately collect, analyze, document, and communicate scientific data and technical findings.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and electronic laboratory documentation systems.
• Ability to work independently and contribute effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Detail-oriented with high sensitivity to timelines; proactive in task management and basic laboratory facilitation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in formulation development, agricultural chemicals, crop protection products, or related industries.
• Experience evaluating formulation performance and physical stability.
• Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation and testing methodologies, including pH measurement, density determination, viscosity analysis, particle size measurement, and accelerated aging studies.
• Experience in vendor management—ordering and cataloging materials.
• Working knowledge of chemical safety, risk assessment, and safe chemical handling practices.