Eurofins

Assistant Laboratory Technician Intern

Davis, CA, US

In-personInternshipNo Previous Experience, Early Career

11 days ago

About the Job

This is an Unpaid internship.

The R&D Assistant Laboratory Technician is responsible for providing support to the Research and Development (R&D) department by assisting with a variety of laboratory procedures of technical nature. These procedures include, but are not limited to, gathering, and preparing samples and substances for analysis; maintaining laboratory inventory; handling sensitive equipment to analyze samples or substances; collecting and analyzing data; and reporting findings to a Laboratory Technician or the Laboratory Manager. The R&D Assistant Lab Tech will work with potentially hazardous materials such as pathogens or chemicals and is well-trained to maintain safe laboratory conditions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Gather and prepare samples and substances for laboratory testing and analysis
Maintain laboratory inventory of samples, reagents, and other related laboratory supplies
Ensure that all safety guidelines are followed at all times and maintain a clean and orderly environment
Assist with maintenance and operation of sophisticated laboratory equipment
Assist with experiments using sound scientific methods to verify/reject various types of hypotheses
Under supervision, assist with running both manual and automated assays (ELISA, Western Blot, and others) to produce reliable and precise data
Clearly document work, including procedures, observations, and results
Effectively communicate results of experiments and/or assays to others
Perform weekly and monthly maintenance and cleaning of various laboratory equipment and lab spaces

Non-Essential Duties & Responsibilities

When time permits, provide assistance to Validation Specialists and aide in the kit assembly process

About the Company

Eurofins

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

5000 +

<div class="org-about-module__description"> <div id="ember58" class="ember-view organization-about-module__content-consistant-cards-description"><span class="lt-line-clamp__raw-line">Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and the environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. Since 1987, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 62,000 staff across a network of independent companies in 62 countries, operating over 900 laboratories. Performing over 450 million tests every year, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing. Ever since its IPO on the French stock exchange in 1997, Eurofins has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies.</span></div> </div> <div class="org-about-module__content-improvement"> <div class="org-about-module__content-box"> </div> </div>