Sample Preparation Technician

Job Description

Sample Preparation technician urgently required to take responsibility for the initial sample traceability process and prepares the sample for the extraction process in the PCR laboratory

You will report into the Sample Receipt and Preparation Lab Manager.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Verifies swab details against provided paperwork.
• Identifies and records non-conforming samples
• Applies a laboratory ID label to swab and paperwork
• Records the process in our laboratory LIMS
• Works in a BS Level 2 safety cabinet to aliquot a sub sample into lysis buffer and the remainder of the sample into a retention tube
• Disinfects the tubes prior to removal from the BS Level 2 safety cabinet
• Organises disinfected tubes into plates of 92 for the next stage of the testing process

Qualifications

• BSC with a significant biological content.
• Good pipetting skills
• Familiarity with MS Excel.
• Attention to detail and an ability to identify non-conforming work

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.

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