Description

We are seeking a Core Facility Technologist II who will be responsible for performing core facility tasks and completing routine research specimen procurement, processing, and shipping, following laboratory and governing regulatory practices in a central services core facility.

The Core Facility Technologist II in the GRCF Nucleic Acid Technologies and Services group is responsible for performing tasks related to our DNA & RNA isolation, Sanger Sequencing, digital PCR and cell line authentication services, completing routine research specimen procurement, processing, and shipping, monitoring and preparing our synthetic biology orders, following laboratory and governing regulatory practices and interfacing with our customers on a daily basis.

This position will interact with students, technicians and primary investigators as needed, including troubleshooting customer samples and experiments. This position must be able to provide exceptional customer service and maintain meticulous work standards.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare, qualify, monitor, and maintain standard core facility equipment, including documentation of parameters on log-sheets.
• Monitor inventory of core facility supplies, updating electronic inventory databases posted on shared drives and accessed by study teams, that document inventory levels of research reagents/materials and shipping supplies.
• Perform core facility maintenance, purchase equipment and supplies, and work with vendors.
• Perform competency on select procedures.
• Assemble, qualify, calibrate, clean, make minor repairs, and document daily parameters on log-sheets, for core facility equipment.
• Perform routine troubleshooting working with more sophisticated instrumentation.
• Track itemized service activities to create invoices to ensure invoices depict services and adhere to institutional requirements.
• Process orders, invoices, and perform other clerical duties.
• Assist with performing monthly audits for quality assurance monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with environmental health and safety guidelines.
• Uphold the highest quality of provided services, ensuring adherence to Quality Management System (QMS) plan to maintain excellence and compliance in operations.
• Provide good customer service.
• Abide by core facility operational regulations and guidance.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Interact with and assist customers using our self-service equipment.
• Operate DNA Sequencer, pyrosequencer and digital PCR equipment.
• Use liquid handlers.
• Willing to cross-train in human blood processing, cell culture and single cell genomic methods.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
• One year of laboratory and/or clinical research experience performing relevant techniques.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/ graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer service experience.
• Familiarity with PCR and Nucleic Acid isolation procedures.
• Occasional weekend work (1-2 hours on Saturday) may be required.

Classified Title: Core Facility Technologist II
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($46,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 8:30 to 5pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Genetic Resources Core Facility GRCF
Personnel area: School of Medicine

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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