Leidos Hiring for Lab Assistant at Remote Full Time

Description

Job Description:

The Leidos Corporation is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to assist with all aspects of laboratory facility management and logistical or technical support for science teams deployed to Antarctica. This position is a seasonal position and typically deploys to McMurdo Station Antarctica from either September to February (summer) or January to October (winter).

Primary Responsibilities

Dependent on the Austral season (winter or summer) tasking includes, but is not limited to:

• Coordinating with various agencies and Antarctic Support Contract (ASC) departments for facility inspections, tours, and the completion of work orders/ tasking within the facility.

• Ensuring laboratory users maintain safe laboratory practices as outlined in the Chemical Hygiene Plan by orienting users to the facility, informing users of all standard safety expectations, highlighting emergency response procedures, presenting primary hazards of the facility, and conducting routine laboratory inspections.

• Assisting in the planning, allocation, and adaptation of laboratory resources and equipment for current or upcoming science teams.

• Coordinating intra- and intercontinental science sample movements with both scientists and a variety of work centers.

• Preparing weekly and end-of-season status reports. Creating and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), as necessary.

• Cleaning, organization and preparation of laboratories, offices, aquarium facilities, loading docks, staging space, cold storage rooms, conference rooms, and other common-use areas within the facility.

• Monitoring and maintaining the aquarium, cold storage rooms, and all shared-use areas within the facility.

• Managing inventory and tracking of samples, equipment, or other resources as necessary.

• Briefing various agencies and ASC departments on current research; providing tours of laboratory facilities.

• Monitoring the Duty Pager 24/7 for alarms or issues approximately one week per month.

• Providing input on suggested improvements to the laboratory spaces and associated systems that would enhance their use as research facilities.

• Shoveling and otherwise maintaining entrances/exits to the facility for safe and proper egress.

• Supporting the Hazardous Materials Specialist with monitoring the receipt, inventory, disposal and proper use of hazardous laboratory chemicals. Assisting with the segregation and packaging of laboratory solid wastes for proper disposal, reuse, and/or recycling. Monitoring the use of radioisotopes and radiation producing equipment by National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Office of Polar Programs’ (OPP) approved groups. Providing cryogen support where required.

• Supporting the Instrument Technician by testing, maintaining and calibrating equipment and instrumentation as requested for operations.

• Managing all laboratory activities. (winter only)

• Being the primary science liaison, which includes coordinating with other work centers and departments for facility inspections, tours, and the completion of work orders/tasking within the facility. (winter only)

Qualifications

• Typically requires BS degree and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience. Experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

• Scientific field work a plus.

• A successful candidate must demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills and be self-motivated to identify and carry out projects and requests independently.

Deployment to Antarctica is required with this position. Must successfully complete physical and dental examinations as required by the NSF for deploying to Antarctica. Must pass a background investigation as required by the NSF.

Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

US Citizenship or permanent residence is required.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $60,450.00 – $93,000.00 – $125,550.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.