# Lab Technician

**Company**: Fortrea
**Location**: Madison, WI
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are currently seeking a Lab Technician to interact directly with our healthy volunteer participants while learning to read clinical research protocols and enjoy working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment. Each day is different, you will be exposed to a wide variety of Therapeutic Indications and study types.

**Responsibilities:** You will perform routine laboratory sample processing for phase I unit.

- Follows laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing.

- Operates laboratory equipment.

- Recognizes deviations from expected results and follows up appropriately.

- Participates in the collection of biological specimens. Evaluates and solves problems related to the collection and processing of specimens.

- Facilitates the workflow through the laboratory to ensure completion of processing in a timely manner.

- Operates and utilizes all communications systems available in the laboratory; telephones, copiers, facsimile machines and pagers.

- Maintains and cleans laboratory equipment.

- Inventories reagents and supplies to ensure uninterrupted operations.

- Undertake any other duties as required

**Requirements:**

- Associate degree preferred, but will consider relevant lab experience.

- Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements

- 1 year of laboratory experience. Additional laboratory experience may be substituted for education requirements.

**Benefits:**

- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD (multiple insurance carriers)

- 401(K)

- Paid time off (PTO)

- Employee recognition awards

- Multiple ERG’s (employee resource groups)

**Physical Requirements:**

- Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.

- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment.

- Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

- Regular and consistent attendance.

- Varied hours may be required.

## Skills

### Required
- laboratory sample processing
- specimen handling
- laboratory equipment operation

### Nice to have
- associate degree
- relevant lab experience

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