Laboratory Assistant Jobs

ICON Government and Public Health Solutions (IGP) is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join our team to support the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

What you will be doing:

• Demonstrates a high level of personal integrity and ethical behavior with a responsible and mature approach to work duties.
• Action oriented demonstrating the ability to handle large work load demands and to trouble shoot issues timely when required.
• Customer Focused -providing timely, confident, reliable and friendly service to all our internal and external customers.
• Retrieve samples for add on testing.
• Distribute all samples.
• Receive samples from accessioning. Segregate and distribute samples to the lab.
• Ability to work in conformance with standard operating procedure and conditions with a systematic approach to tasks committed to seeing things through to completion To be able to prepare reagents accurately and consistently.
• Demonstrated ability to keep accurate, legible records and recognize the need to handle these records and all other information in line with GCP/GLP/GDP.
• Inventory logs.
• Participates in required Continuous Professional Education Programs, including conferences, internal journal club and lectures, as required.
• Good communication skills that allow for confident interaction with all levels in the organization.
• Locate misplaced samples.
• Assists with maintaining quality control.
• Monitor and print pending lists.
• Performs other relevant tasks as requested.
• Retrieve/return samples from long-term storage for testing per lab request.
• Specimen storage, rotation and disposal.
• Assists with set up and management of samples for analysis.
• Collate and transfer samples for long term storage.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks with good organization skills and good attention to detail.

You are:

• 2 year Degree/Associate Degree
• Ability to obtain a Level 5: Public Trust
• 0-3 years experience 
• Location: Rockville, MD 
• Must be a US Citizen

***Contingent upon contract award***

Why ICON?
Our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture - one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless - there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.