Core Facility Technologist II

 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.

• 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.

• 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: $ $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