Job Description

Microbiome Laboratory Technician

Job Purpose

Microbiome Laboratory Technician

Main Responsibilities

- Carrying out routine laboratory tasks, under supervision of the leader scientist.
- Perform many items of general laboratory upkeep: general cleaning and tidying up of the lab, preparation of culture media and reagents, preparation/processing samples.
- Conduct microbial cultures e.g., in petri dishes, broth cultures, multiwell plates and bioreactors. Perform basic molecular biology techniques such as DNA extraction and PCR.
- Prepare samples for biological, chemical, and biochemical analysis.
- Register samples accurately.
- Perform tests accurately and efficiently.
- Conduct necessary calculations and enter results into the system.
- Validate initial results, identify, and report any issues during analysis.
- Maintain and verify analysis equipment.
- Check, calibrate and verify laboratory equipment.




- Collaborate in the repair of lab equipment and in inventory tasks.
- Collect data to maintain a laboratory notebook for experiments and protocols.
- Assist in developing and writing new protocols.
- Support project research activities under leader scientist supervision.
- Maintain safety and quality standards in labs and pilot facilities.

Qualification and Experience

- Technician graduate or similar.
- 1-5 years of experience in a similar position in laboratory/clinical laboratory.
- Proven experience in clinical laboratory techniques (microbiology, cell biology, genomics, analytical…or similar) will be an asset.

Skills

- Organizational skills, objectives-focused.
- Initiative.
- Team-working.

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📌 Microbiome laboratory technician (Comunidad Valenciana)
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