Laboratory Technician
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The Laboratory Technician performs laboratory tests, experiments, and analyses, and prepares samples for testing. The role conducts tests and protocols under the direction of laboratory, medical, nursing, or scientific staff. It follows Standard Operating Procedures and Good Laboratory Practices, maintains clean and sterile equipment and work areas, and may calibrate instruments. The position is with Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.
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Laboratory TechniciansPerform laboratory tests, experiments, and analyses. Prepare and weigh samples for testing and analysis. Conduct tests, assays, and other protocols under the direction of a laboratory services manager, physician, nurse, or scientist. Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs). Ensure all laboratory equipment and work areas are clean, sterile, and in proper working order. May be responsible for calibration of instruments.Huntsman Cancer Institute is committed to cancer prevention, care, and survivorship for all communities within the area we serve which includes Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming with impact worldwide.In your cover letter or during your interview process, we invite you to share how your professional experiences have prepared you to serve as a member of our team as we work to reduce the cancer burden experienced by all people and communities. This may include description of your prior experiences related to research, prevention, clinical care, community engagement/outreach, training, administration, or other areas relevant to Huntsman Cancer Institutes mission and this position.Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu
How this job compares
Set against the 2,026 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$50–70K/yr227 salary ranges
- US median$22–26/hr976 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 43 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Utah and 2,026 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Utah
- University of Utah (this employer)14 open
- ARUP Laboratories9 open
- HCA Healthcare6 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 (870 postings).
- Education
- 286 of the 2,026 open Laboratory Technician jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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