Laboratory Technician II

Division: Neuroscience

Work Arrangement: Onsite only

Location: Houston, TX

Salary Range: $29,414 - $34,065

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Summary

The St-Pierre lab develops and applies new tools to monitor and interrogate brain activity. We seek an organized, reliable team member to support lab-wide operations and logistics. This position focuses on lab management: ordering and inventory control, routine equipment and infrastructure upkeep (autoclaving, nitrogen tank filling, pipette calibration, and similar tasks), and coordinating the paperwork and logistics of sample/reagent dissemination to collaborators. Successful candidates should be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing several logistical tasks in parallel.

Job Duties

• Place, receive and process orders
• Maintain lab inventory (molecular biology supplies, cell culture supplies, plasticware, general lab stock) and rebalance stock across floors as needed
• Prepare and maintain common reagents
• Schedule lab group meetings, including reserving meeting rooms
• Maintain shared lab infrastructure (cold room, freezers, water levels in incubators/water baths, autoclaving, biohazard and hazardous waste disposal)
• Operate a liquid handler for automating lab experiments (e.g. transfections)
• Prepares and coordinates dissemination shipments to collaborators
• Maintain shared lab infrastructure (cold room, freezers, water levels in incubators/water baths, autoclaving, biohazard and hazardous waste disposal and pickup scheduling)
• Schedule and coordinate routine maintenance and compliance tasks: pipette calibration, BSC inspections, equipment preventive maintenance
• Coordinate equipment repairs, installation of new equipment, and facilities issues (contacting Facilities for building/equipment needs)
• Assist with logistics of onboarding new lab members (keys, access, orientation to lab spaces)
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Two years of relevant experience.

Work Authorization Requirement:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Requisition ID: 26475