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Assistant Lab Technician

TekWissen LLC

West Sacramento, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$19–$21
SKILLS
Agriculture, Biology, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Centrifuge, Chain of Custody, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, Disease, Diversity, Documentation, Gene Therapy, Inventory Management, Laboratory, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Laboratory Management, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Techniques, Laboratory Testing, Manufacturing, Material Science, Medical Products, Nutrition, Operational Support, Organizational Skills, Personal Care, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Quality Assurance Methodology, Quality Control, Quality Metrics, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Safety Process, Safety Training, Sample/Specimen Processing, Specimen Collection, Specimens/Samples, Staff Training, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Team Player, Testing, Workforce Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
West Sacramento, CA
POSTED
1 day ago
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is a leading biotechnology company that combines technological insight with world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, and process excellence and helps their customers to deliver new and innovative medicines that help treat a wide range of diseases. Our client specializes in pharmaceutical ingredients, Bioscience, Biopharmaceuticals, Custom manufacturing, Biotechnology, Life science ingredients, Nutrition, Microbial Control, Agriculture, Materials Science, Personal Care, and cell and gene therapy.
Job Title: Assistant Lab Technician
Location: West Sacramento - 95605
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: Day Shift
Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented Lab Technician Sample Receiving & Accessioning to support laboratory operations by managing specimen receipt, accessioning, documentation, and sample preparation. The ideal candidate will ensure accurate sample handling, maintain data integrity, adhere to quality standards, and provide excellent support to laboratory teams and clients throughout the testing process.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Receive, verify, and log incoming specimens and samples.
  • Review specimen information against manifests and intake documentation.
  • Ensure proper specimen labeling and compliance with submission requirements.
  • Enter and maintain specimen data accurately in LIMS and laboratory documentation systems.
  • Resolve sample and documentation discrepancies in collaboration with internal teams.
  • Assign accession numbers and prepare specimens for laboratory testing and shipment.
  • Route specimens to the appropriate testing workflows while maintaining accurate tracking logs.
  • Perform quality checks to ensure proper specimen collection, labeling, packaging, and documentation.
  • Identify, document, and communicate specimen-related issues to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Centrifuge, aliquot, and prepare samples according to laboratory procedures.
  • Maintain chain of custody and proper storage conditions for all specimens.
  • Prepare and quality-check shipments sent to external laboratories.
  • Maintain accurate laboratory records while following SOPs, regulatory requirements, and safety protocols.
  • Serve as a point of contact for laboratory testing inquiries and support customer needs throughout the testing lifecycle.
  • Monitor laboratory inventory and coordinate ordering and restocking of supplies.
  • Participate in training, continuous improvement initiatives, and assist in training new personnel.
Required Skills:
  • Experience in specimen receiving, accessioning, or laboratory sample management.
  • Knowledge of laboratory documentation systems (LIMS) and electronic data entry.
  • Strong understanding of specimen handling, labeling, and chain of custody procedures.
  • Experience with sample preparation techniques, including centrifugation and aliquoting.
  • Knowledge of laboratory quality control processes and regulatory compliance.
  • Ability to identify and resolve specimen and documentation discrepancies.
  • Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and documentation skills.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced laboratory environment.
  • Inventory management and supply tracking experience.
  • Familiarity with laboratory safety procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Customer service mindset with the ability to support internal and external stakeholders.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/

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