Technicien de Laboratoire (poste de nuit) / Laboratory Technician (Nights)

at  IDEXX

En tant que technicien de laboratoire à IDEXX, vous jouerez un rôle déterminant au sein d’une des plus grandes entreprises de diagnostic vétérinaire dans le monde. Vous effectuerez des analyses de laboratoire pour aider les vétérinaires à diagnostiquer et à traiter les animaux de compagnie. Vous travaillerez dans un environnement dynamique qui encourage le travail d’équipe, qui favorise la qualité et qui fournit des occasions de développement personnel. Ceci est un poste à temps plein qui offre un excellent régime d’avantages sociaux.
Vous voulez voir à quoi ressemble le travail dans notre laboratoire ? Regardez ces vidéos de nos employés de laboratoire parlant de leur travail chez IDEXX :
https://vimeo.com/idexxcareers
Opportunités de développement dans les laboratoires pour Mallory Cormier, responsable principale des laboratoires
Pourquoi Taylor Gardner, technicien de laboratoire, a choisi IDEXX
Les laboratoires de référence IDEXX forment un réseau mondial uni par un engagement commun envers l’amélioration des soins offerts aux animaux et dont la vraie force réside dans ses employés. Nos laboratoires de référence permettent à nos clients de profiter de nouvelles découvertes grâce à notre engagement indéfectible envers l’innovation, au soutien personnalisé, aux conseils, au savoir-faire et à l’offre la plus complète et la plus avancée en matière de tests de diagnostic, de technologie et d’outils.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:

You are able to work nights
Ideally, you will have experience working in a laboratory. Experience setting up, running, reading lab tests, and operating laboratory equipment (microscopes and/or clinical diagnostic analyzers) would be a plus.
You have a positive attitude and love to bring that energy into the lab every day to support your colleagues
You are looking forward to working in a team
You concentrate on the details and can work reliably and precisely
You have a great sense of team spirit and responsibility
You possess a High School diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. A 2-, 3- or 4-year degree in a Science-related field is preferred.
It is not required to work in our lab, but if you were a Veterinary Technician (RVT, LVT, CVT) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT or MT), this experience and education would be a plus.
Able to meet the physical requirements that go with working in a lab – standing and sitting for extended periods of time, phone & computer use, extended reach, lifting up to 50lb, and specific vision ability – close, color, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
This is a laboratory, so there is potential exposure to biohazards, agents known to cause zoonotic diseases, and hazardous chemicals.

You will be using automated analyzers, microscopes, and other laboratory diagnostic tools to perform analyses and tests that diagnose animal illnesses, injuries and diseases in support of veterinarian animal treatment.
You will be performing diagnostic tests on blood, urine, fecal, or pet biopsy samples that we receive in our lab by the thousands, every day.
You will be responsible for setting up and running lab tests and reading and releasing results according to SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
You can expect to specialize in one or more of the following areas:
Hematology: Testing cell-related components of blood samples to enumerate and identify their cellular components, including the microscopic evaluation of blood smears and the use of automated and manual counting techniques.
Chemistry/Endocrinology: Testing blood and body fluids for various analytes, utilizing automated instrumentation.
Urinalysis: Analysis and evaluation of chemical and microscopic components of urine samples, using automated instrumentation and manual techniques.
Cytology: Processing blood and body fluids for microscopic examination by pathologists. Includes slide preparation and staining, utilizing manual and automated counting techniques.
Immunology/Serology: Testing blood and other samples for the presence of viral and bacterial disease by detecting antibodies (AB) or antigens (AG).
Patient Sample Management : receiving, preparing, and accessioning veterinary samples (blood, urine, feces, and biopsies) for laboratory analysis and testing.