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The Vascularized and Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) laboratory is searching for a Laboratory Assistant to assist with key experimental and organizational support to the daily activities of the lab. This individual will work under the close supervision of the Sr. Laboratory Coordinator. Laboratory activities include maintaining the inventory and ordering supplies, and handling of rodent animals. Responsibilities include guaranteeing proper function, storage and cleaning of lab equipment and instruments.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitors inventory levels and orders material and supplies in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Inspect incoming shipments for accuracy, quality, and approved temperature storage.
• Maintain the integrity of bio-products. Monitor temperatures and storage conditions, and transport in accordance with quality control and document control protocol.
• Regularly work with couriers and Johns Hopkins loading dock staff, to ensure consistent and timely arrival of bio-products.
• Immediately receive, sign, and process against inventory for packages from shipping companies. Cross reference packing slips to assure accuracy.
• Works collaboratively with research fellows, post-docs, medical students, and other laboratory personnel and is keen to troubleshoot.
  

• Prepares, cleans, sterilizes, stores, and maintains laboratory equipment, glassware and instruments used in research experiments.
  

• Assists with microsurgical small and large animal models
  

• Prepares solution, reagents, and stains following standard laboratory formulas and procedures

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Some undergraduate coursework preferred.

• College Degree and experience in a biological laboratory.

Classified Title: Laboratory Assistant   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/01/CA  
Starting Salary Range: $15.00-$17.35-$19.50 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 40.00 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Plastic Surgery  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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