
Associate #26-26871
West Greenwich, RIContract$19–19.27/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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The Associate will support the Commercial Attribute Sciences team’s laboratory operations and analytical testing activities. The role includes preparing laboratory solutions, handling samples, operating and maintaining equipment, and managing supplies and records. The contractor will work in a fast-paced laboratory environment, follow safety and laboratory procedures, and collaborate with scientists and cross-functional partners.
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$19.00-$19.27 per hour
West Greenwich, RI
Contract
Duration: 12 months contract
Job Summary:
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As a contractor supporting the Commercial Attribute Sciences (CAS) team, you will provide essential laboratory operations support to enable analytical testing activities.
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Primary responsibilities include the preparation of mobile phases, buffers, and laboratory reagents, as well as receiving, tracking, and organizing samples to support testing workflows.
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You will also maintain laboratory equipment, perform routine calibrations, and ensure laboratory readiness through housekeeping and inventory management activities.
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The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced laboratory environment while adhering to safety, compliance, and documentation requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
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Prepare mobile phases, buffers, reagents, and laboratory solutions according to approved procedures.
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Receive, label, log, organize, and distribute samples to support Commercial Attribute Sciences testing activities.
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Operate laboratory equipment including pH meters, balances, and pipettes.
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Perform routine calibration, verification, and maintenance activities for pH meters, balances, and other assigned laboratory equipment.
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Generate complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems and electronic laboratory notebooks.
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Order, stock, and maintain laboratory chemicals, consumables, and supplies.
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Perform general laboratory housekeeping activities to maintain a safe, organized, and inspection-ready work environment.
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Complete training requirements and maintain qualification status for assigned tasks.
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Follow established safety guidelines, laboratory procedures, and site-specific practices.
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Maintain training records, laboratory documentation, equipment logbooks, and other required records in accordance with applicable procedures.
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Collaborate effectively with scientists, associates, and cross-functional partners to support laboratory operations and testing schedules.
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Support additional laboratory operations and analytical testing activities as assigned to meet evolving business priorities and department needs.
Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, or a related technical discipline.
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0-2 years of laboratory experience in an academic, industrial, or regulated environment.
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Experience using laboratory equipment such as pH meters, balances, pipettes, and related laboratory instrumentation.
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Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
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Ability to accurately follow written procedures and maintain documentation.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced laboratory environment.
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Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience preparing laboratory buffers, mobile phases, and reagents.
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Familiarity with electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN) and laboratory data systems.
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Experience with sample receipt, tracking, and inventory management.
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Knowledge of GMP and non-GMP laboratory practices.
Top 3 Must-Have Skills:
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Familiarity with basic laboratory equipment
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Following procedures
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Experience with electronic lab notebook system
About US Tech Solutions:
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com (http://www.ustechsolutionsinc.com/) .
US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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How this job compares
Set against the 458 open Laboratory Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19–19.27/hr
- US median$20–24/hr129 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $19.13/hr, is 13% below the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Operations hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 458 open Laboratory Operations jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Laboratory Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 304 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 146 of the 458 open Laboratory Operations jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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