# Lab Technician

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

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## Description

We are seeking a Lab Technician to work in our Early Phase Clinical Research Unit in Madison, WI. As a Lab Technician, you will interact directly with healthy volunteer participants, learn to read clinical research protocols, and work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities:

- Perform routine laboratory sample processing for phase I unit

- Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing

- Operate laboratory equipment

- Recognize deviations from expected results and follow up appropriately

- Participate in the collection of biological specimens

- Evaluate and solve problems related to the collection and processing of specimens

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

- Operate and utilize all communications systems available in the laboratory

- Maintain and clean laboratory equipment

- Inventory reagents and supplies to ensure uninterrupted operations

- Undertake any other duties as required

Requirements:

- Associate degree preferred, but will consider relevant lab experience

- 1 year of laboratory experience

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

Benefits:

- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD insurance

- 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
- laboratory experience

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