Laboratory Sample Technician - Entry Level - Second-Shift
Rensselaer, NYFull-time$22.5–23.5/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Laboratory Sample Technician supports Quality Control operations in a regulated laboratory environment. The role verifies sample submissions, receives and organizes samples, delivers them to testing laboratories, and performs routine monitoring and documentation. It is a full-time second-shift position, Monday through Friday, from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM. The posting seeks a bachelor’s degree in a life sciences field and notes that prior cGMP experience is a plus, not a requirement.
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Full job description
Rensselaer, NY, USA
Full-time
Company Description
At Eurofins PSS, we work with leading international companies across the pharma, medical device, food, cosmetic & consumer products industries - who all trust us with their mission-critical testing. For 20 years, our international network of teams have served clients at their sites, across 20 countries.
PSS® is part of Eurofins Scientific, an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services across multiple industries, through a network of over 950 laboratories in 60 countries, and c.a. 63,000 employees.
Job Description
As part of our Quality Control support team, you’ll play an important role in keeping our lab operations running smoothly and compliantly. This role is a great fit for early talent seeking to develop experience in a regulated laboratory environment.
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Verify and review sample submissions to ensure they meet Quality Control requirements
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Receive, label, organize, and properly store samples according to established procedures
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Deliver samples to Quality Control laboratories for testing in a timely and accurate manner
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Perform routine temperature, environmental, and/or CO₂ monitoring and document results
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Support compliance with regulatory and quality standards (cGMP, SOPs, safety guidelines)
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Communicate and collaborate with internal teams and external customers as needed
Why QC Sample Management?
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Develop real‑world experience in a laboratory and quality‑driven environment
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Build a strong foundation in regulatory compliance and sample handling
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Work alongside experienced scientists and quality professionals
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Develop transferable skills in documentation, accuracy, and cross‑functional communication
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences field (biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or related discipline)
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Exposure to or interest in working in a cGMP‑regulated environment (prior experience is a plus but not required)
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Ability to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without current or future sponsorship
Additional Information
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Position is full-time, schedule is 2nd Shift, Monday - Friday | 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM.
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Base pay is between $22.50-23.50/hr
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LinkedIn: #LI-EB1
Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,109 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$22.5–23.5/hr
- New York median$23–28/hr118 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr1,000 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $23/hr, is 9% below the New York median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 193 open Laboratory Technician jobs in New York and 2,109 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- University of Rochester33 open
- NYU Langone Medical Center9 open
- SGS North America Inc.9 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (887 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 287 of the 2,109 open Laboratory Technician jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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