Demo

Scientific Support Specialist

TalentBurst
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/16/2025 CLOSED ON 4/15/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientific Support Specialist position at TalentBurst?

Position Name : Lab Support Specialist / Scientific Support Specialist

Location : Cambridge, MA 02109

Hours : 40 HR / wk, M-F, 7 : 30-4PM

Contract Duration : 2 months

TB_PH

Daily Responsibilities / Job Description :

  • This position is based in Cambridge MA and will support two facilities located in Cambridge and one in Branford CT. Individual should expect up to 50% travel.
  • Report and escalate customer concerns to Site Lead.
  • Maintain good stewardship of relationship between client , the customer and other service providers.
  • Provide inventory management for lab consumables including but not limited to : cycle counts, restocking shelves, ordering, tracking of shipments and investigation and resolution of late or backordered items.
  • To support coordination of waste removal from labs, ensuring use of appropriate waste streams with appropriate third-party vendors
  • To provide timely communication to lab users and site lead on impact of any site service work
  • Handle biologically contaminated glassware and plastic ware and glasswash machinery.
  • Deliver requested chemicals to appropriate laboratory locations.
  • Verify SDS documents in association with the chemical inventories.
  • Obtain and maintain RCRA certification.
  • Order and transport compressed gas cylinders, liquid dewars, packaged gases.
  • Participate in audits and inspections and provide input as requested.
  • Receive incoming packages on loading dock.
  • Manage and maintain inventory of laboratory consumables.
  • Observe all safety precautions and be proactive in raising safety concerns.
  • Required to complete cross training and tasks as requested.
  • Required to provide emergency support outside of business hours as scheduled.
  • Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time

Interaction level with Management / Team Members :

Qualifications / years of experience :

Must Haves :

  • Ability to read and interpret chemical labeling and hazardous signage
  • Ability to be pro-active, independent, and detail-oriented
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
  • Ability to prioritize multiple requests with different levels of urgency
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accurate data entry
  • Technology Requirements :

  • Intermediate MS Office Skills : Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
  • Additional Requirements :

  • Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environments requiring personal protective equipment (e.g., lab coat, safety glasses, etc.) in laboratory.
  • Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
  • The person needs to occasionally move between labs, corridors, adjoining rooms, and buildings onsite. Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
  • Employee must have the ability to transport a Dewar with a push / force factor of 70-85 lbs. Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position.
  • Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
  • Employee may be required to handle hazardous waste according to local, state, and federal regulations. Duties may include identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing and labeling hazardous waste.
  • Potential risk to lab-based hazards including but not limited to extreme temperature, biological materials, hazardous chemicals.
  • May be required to complete Medical Clearance, Respiratory Protection Training, and Fit Testing to wear a respirator as protection against animal allergens where animals are present in the laboratory environment.
  • Must have reliable transportation and / or ability to travel between customer sites.
  • Comments for Suppliers : This position requires travel, and the ability to independently travel between customer sites. Prior experience is highly preferred as this is a short term high paced transitional support role.

    If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
    Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

    What is the career path for a Scientific Support Specialist?

    Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Scientific Support Specialist career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
    Income Estimation: 
    $55,856 - $76,003
    Income Estimation: 
    $64,935 - $90,225
    Income Estimation: 
    $53,670 - $75,445
    Income Estimation: 
    $49,374 - $66,503
    Income Estimation: 
    $58,197 - $78,046
    Income Estimation: 
    $58,197 - $78,046
    Income Estimation: 
    $68,043 - $92,851
    Income Estimation: 
    $53,435 - $68,530
    Income Estimation: 
    $76,733 - $101,052
    Income Estimation: 
    $39,867 - $53,962
    Income Estimation: 
    $49,374 - $66,503
    This job has expired.
    View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

    Job openings at TalentBurst

    TalentBurst
    Hired Organization Address Berlin, VT Full Time
    TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant for a travel job in Berlin, Vermont. Job Requirements and Deta...
    TalentBurst
    Hired Organization Address Ladson, SC Full Time
    Title: Maintenance Technician - Day Shift Location: Ladson SC 29456 Duration: Direct Hire Hours: 11AM-5:15PM Thu, 5AM-5:...
    TalentBurst
    Hired Organization Address Columbia, MD Full Time
    Job Details Job Title: Installation Coordinator Location : 9108 Guildford Rd. Suite H, Columbia, MD 21046 Duration : 3 M...
    TalentBurst
    Hired Organization Address Madison, WI Full Time
    Job Details Title: Project Manager II Location: Open For 100% Remote Duration: 4 months plus extensions Must Have PMO ex...

    Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Scientific Support Specialist jobs in the Boston, MA area that may be a better fit.

    AI Assistant is available now!

    Feel free to start your new journey!