SRA 2 NEX (Biotechnology Technician)

• Stoop, bend and lift supplies and equipment weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Stand for extended periods of time.
• Kneel, squat, stoop and bend.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions such as pipetting.
• Sit/work at a computer/workstation for extended periods of time.
• Ability to distinguish between colors.

• Due to the potential work with poultry diseases, ownership and handling of birds is not allowed.
• Electronic devices, such as cell phone, iPod, etc., usage will be restricted inside the lab.
• Perform high consequence assays within a restricted access Biosafety Level 3 laboratory that sometimes mandates after hours or weekend work.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing workload and priorities, work under pressure to meet workload deadlines ensuring accurate and timely turnaround time of tests results.
• Follow written and oral instructions, procedures, protocols.
• Adhere to laboratory safety measures and procedures and follow safe working practices.
• Maintain neat and accurate laboratory records and logbooks.
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 9:00am - 6:00pm with schedule flexibility to respond to animal health emergencies. Work schedule might be slightly different during the training period.
• Mandatory weekend and holiday rotation during animal health emergencies/outbreak work.
• Work flexible schedule/overtime as needed to complete projects, outbreak work and meet deadlines.
• This position is not eligible for remote work, due to the nature of the essential responsibilities.
• Restricted/Limited vacation during peak workload periods (i.e. Outbreaks, Fiscal Close, Audits Periods, etc.)
• Occasional travel to CAHFS branch laboratories, conferences, etc.
• THIS IS NOT AN H1B/J1 OPPORTUNITY. Candidate must be legally permitted to work in the United States and not subject to revocation.
• This is not a research position. The position is located in a diagnostic laboratory where quality control and assurance as well as meticulous working habits are essential.
• Per the terms and agreements of the department's contracts and grants, the position requires signing of a Confidentiality Agreement or Non-Disclosure Agreement regarding testing and client information.
• Ability to complete Select Agent background clearance procedures.
• UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any UC Davis owned or leased property, indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Animal Science or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience performing molecular techniques in a high throughput diagnostic laboratory including DNA and RNA extraction and purification, standard and real time PCR, and nucleic acid sequence analysis. Knowledge and skills to work with nucleic acid databases, including but not limited to GenBank, EMBL, DDBJ, and related software for sequence analysis and manipulation, primer and probe design, and molecular epidemiology.

• Knowledge and experience of quality control and quality assurance procedures in a diagnostic laboratory.

• Skills to follow quality management and laboratory safety policies and procedures, including safe working practices for handling diagnostic samples (e.g., blood, tissues, swabs), waste solvents, and bio-hazardous materials.

• Skills to follow verbal and written protocols, to troubleshoot assay failures, and to design investigations for solving problems arising in complex laboratory protocols procedures.

• Computer and writing skills to quickly and accurately log in specimens and manage specimen inventories, enter test results, prepare labels, maintain neat accurate and complete laboratory records, prepare clear concise reports of laboratory investigations, generate reports, write SOPs, and perform data searches.

• Knowledge of chemistry, stoichiometry and mathematics to accurately prepare reagents and buffers, perform accurate dilutions and calculate test results.

• Customer service skills, with the experience to interact harmoniously with individuals at all levels of the University and with external clients.

• Skills to perform cost-effective ordering and/or use of laboratory and office supplies and equipment.

• Skills to obtain, comprehend, and give adequate consideration to others' priorities, opinions and concerns.

• Skills to protect or communicate complex and sensitive information, negotiate and resolve conflicts and promote teamwork.

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