Laboratory Technician II
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7372969 (Ref:26475-en_US)
Posted: October 21, 2026
Job Description
Summary
The St-Pierre lab develops and applies new tools to monitor and interrogate brain activity. We seek an organized, reliable team member to support lab-wide operations and logistics. This position focuses on lab management: ordering and inventory control, routine equipment and infrastructure upkeep (autoclaving, nitrogen tank filling, pipette calibration, and similar tasks), and coordinating the paperwork and logistics of sample/reagent dissemination to collaborators. Successful candidates should be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing several logistical tasks in parallel.
Job Duties
- Place, receive and process orders
- Maintain lab inventory (molecular biology supplies, cell culture supplies, plasticware, general lab stock) and rebalance stock across floors as needed
- Prepare and maintain common reagents
- Schedule lab group meetings, including reserving meeting rooms
- Maintain shared lab infrastructure (cold room, freezers, water levels in incubators/water baths, autoclaving, biohazard and hazardous waste disposal)
- Operate a liquid handler for automating lab experiments (e.g. transfections)
- Prepares and coordinates dissemination shipments to collaborators
- Maintain shared lab infrastructure (cold room, freezers, water levels in incubators/water baths, autoclaving, biohazard and hazardous waste disposal and pickup scheduling)
- Schedule and coordinate routine maintenance and compliance tasks: pipette calibration, BSC inspections, equipment preventive maintenance
- Coordinate equipment repairs, installation of new equipment, and facilities issues (contacting Facilities for building/equipment needs)
- Assist with logistics of onboarding new lab members (keys, access, orientation to lab spaces)
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED.
- Two years of relevant experience.
Work Authorization Requirement:
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
