Laboratory Assistant at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Key responsibilities:

General cleanliness

• Maintain general cleanliness of laboratory, laboratory apparatus and equipment for safe and reliable results
• Managing laundry of laboratory coats and attire

Sample handling

• Maintain and update Laboratory registers for samples and reference standards
• Maintain inventory of laboratory reagents/chemicals and apparatus for accountability
• Receive samples from clients, and assess availability of all the requirements of analysis before logging into the register
• Arrange the received sample store and sample store to ensure accessibility and traceability of samples.
• Prepare samples for disposal and required documentation

Records

• Filing, retrieval and archiving of Laboratory related documents for easy access
• Receive, Maintain and update the sample and standards register, for reference

Job requirements:

• Diploma in Analytical Chemistry any other related course
• At least 3 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory