Instrument Technician
Background
NuChem Sciences, a Sygnature Discovery business is a world-leading integrated drug discovery Contract Research Organization based in the UK and Canada with its headquarters in Nottingham and additional facilities in Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Glasgow, Montreal and Quebec City. Its staff of over 1,000, which includes 900 scientists, partners with global pharma, biotech and NFP organizations.
Since 2004, Sygnature Discovery has delivered over 40 novel pre-clinical and 22 clinical compounds, with its scientists named on over 170 patents. Therapeutic areas of expertise include oncology, inflammation and immunology, neuroscience, metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, fibrotic diseases and more.
About the role
Reporting to the Director, Separation Sciences, the Instrument Technician will be responsible for performing duties related to the general maintenance of HPLC, UPLC, MS, lyophilizers, ISCOS and other laboratory instruments. Your role will be to support the scientists and the company at large in all aspects relevant to scientific instrumentation and equipment. This can range from preventative or corrective maintenance, repair, and replacement/installation. The role requires technical intuition and curiosity. The technician should be comfortable with a variety of technical areas such as mechanical, electronic and fluidic (e.g. HPLC). They should be comfortable seeking out information independently in areas where they lack initial knowledge. As issues can arise quickly, the technician must be able to manage and assign priority as needed. Strong communication skills are necessary to communicate with the staff, external third-party service engineer or instrument provider.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine and preventative or corrective maintenance on HPLC/UPLC-UV-MS instruments from Agilent and Waters (ie. fixing leaks, lamp change, pump seal change, MS ionization source cleaning, pump oil change, etc.);
- Provide troubleshooting and support for users on the LC-UV-MS;
- Perform failure analysis on recurring problems and provide solutions to reduce instrument failure and down time;
- Monitoring temperature, vacuum and defrosting and cleaning of lyophiliser systems;
- When appropriate, repair various instruments such as ISCOS, plate readers, balances, rotovaps and general laboratory instrumentation;
- Order all kits and replacement parts associated with instruments maintenance;
- Point person with external service engineer for installations or expertise service;
- Maintain the inventory of spare parts updated;
- Can be asked to perform GC-MS analysis if needed.
Requirements
- BSc in sciences or technical diploma in electronics with relevant experience in instrumentation repairs;
- Experience on the operation, maintenance and repair of HPLC/UPLC (LC-MS, LC-UV) with Agilent and/or Waters;
- Knowledge of GC-MS or GC-FID (asset);
- Attention to details and safety at work;
- Curiosity, ability to learn quickly and autonomy;
- Excellent communication skills and good command of French and English, both oral and written. A good level of written and verbal English is necessary to communicate effectively with our English-speaking collaborators outside Quebec.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary and additional pay
- Competitive and based on experience.
- Annual bonus incentive plan.
Benefits
- Full time permanent position;
- Health and dental care insurance plan;
- Short- and long-term disability insurance;
- Life insurance;
- 3 weeks vacations;
- RRSP employer’s matching program;
- Telehealth program;
- Casual dress code;
- Flexible schedule;
- Personal days;
- On-site free parking;
- Continuing education;
- Career development.
Schedule
- Monday to Friday
Location
- Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
Apply today to work with state-of-the-art research facility and become part of the NuChem Sciences Drug Discovery Team!
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