Technician Covid-19 Sequencing

6 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Te tūnga | The role
We have a full-time 12 month fixed term opportunity for a Technician to join our Covid 19 Surveillance Team, based at our Kenepuru Science Centre in Porirua. Here you will build and grow your knowledge and expertise in a supportive team environment.
In this role, you will be responsible for undertaking a range of tasks in accordance with the SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing processes at ESR. These include:

- General laboratory duties including housekeeping, maintenance, quality assurance, health and safety activities.
- Data entry, including receipting samples into LIMS systems and working with multiple databases.
- Laboratory work - including handling infectious materials, manual and automated nucleic acid extractions, sample QC, and sequencing library preparation and processing.

Kia angitu koe | About you
To be successful in this role, you may have a mix of the following:

- A relevant tertiary qualification in Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology or a similar scientific field.
- Registration or eligibility for registration with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand (MSC), ideally as a medical laboratory technician.
- Experience in and knowledge of molecular biology within a laboratory environment.
- Competency in the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of technical data.
- Knowledge of PC2 laboratory safety practices, biological and chemical hazards.
- Competency in the use of computers, including databases.
- Initiative, flexibility, and a willingness to support the wider team.
- A methodical approach to work, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively, and able to meet deadlines to provide excellent service.

Ngā painga | The benefits ESR provide an excellent environment for fostering and developing our people in a values-driven, flexible and ever evolving landscape. We are leaders in our field and our laboratory facilities are second to none. We offer diverse benefits including flexible working options that support everyone's lifestyle in balance with their work commitments. Our people gain value from other benefits such as job-related learning and development opportunities, access to employee health schemes, social events and wellbeing initiatives.
Please note the successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment drug-screen and police records check as conditions of employment.


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