Laboratory Analyst Officer at County Government of Turkana

An officer at this level will work under guidance and supervision of a senior officer.

Requirements and competencies for appointment:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: - Laboratory Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology, Biotechnology, Applied Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical/Applied Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science and Technology in any of the following fields: - (Analytical Chemistry Industrial Chemistry, Biology Civil Engineering, Civil) from a recognized institution and 
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.”

Duties and responsibilities

• Receiving, recording, packaging, dispatching, analyzing and preserving samples; preparing media, stains and dyes;
• Maintaining biological cultures;
• Caring for laboratory animals;
• Undertaking disease surveillance activities;
• Performing vaccine, animal products and byproducts quality assurance tests;
• Calibrating laboratory equipment;
• Standardizing laboratory procedures and writing reports.