Lab Technician - R&D

Job Description

Position Title: Lab Technician R&D

Division: Medipath R&D Division

Company: Morepen Laboratories Limited

Department: Research & Development

Reporting To: Manager / Scientist R&D

Experience Required: 23 Years

Employment Type: Full Time

About the Role

Morepen Laboratories Limited is seeking a Lab Technician for its Medipath R&D Division to support research and development activities related to biochemistry-based assays, reagent preparation, ELISA, and CLIA-based testing. The role requires hands-on laboratory experience, disciplined documentation practices, and the ability to support assay development, evaluation, and routine R&D experiments in a controlled laboratory environment.

Job Purpose To provide technical and laboratory support to the R&D team in execution of experiments, preparation of reagents, handling of samples, and performance of immunoassay and biochemistry-based testing activities, while ensuring compliance with laboratory procedures, safety practices, and documentation requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory experiments and testing related to biochemistry, ELISA, and CLIA-based assays as per approved protocols, methods, and instructions.
• Prepare and maintain reagents, buffers, calibrators, controls, standards, and working solutions required for R&D activities.
• Support product development, method optimization, trial runs, verification studies, and performance evaluation of diagnostic reagents and assay systems.
• Carry out sample preparation, dilution, labelling, storage, and handling of test materials in accordance with defined laboratory practices.
• Assist in generation, recording, compilation, and review of experimental data for development studies.
• Maintain laboratory notebooks, raw data sheets, worksheets, logbooks, and related records accurately and in a timely manner.
• Operate and support maintenance of laboratory instruments such as micropipettes, centrifuges, incubators, ELISA readers/washers, luminometers, and related equipment.
• Monitor stock levels of reagents, chemicals, glassware, consumables, and other laboratory materials; coordinate replenishment requirements.
• Ensure cleanliness, orderliness, and readiness of the laboratory and workstations.
• Follow applicable GLP, safety, hygiene, biosafety, and waste disposal practices.
• Support troubleshooting of assay-related issues including background variation, control drift, reagent inconsistency, pipetting errors, and repeat-test failures.
• Participate in internal development discussions and provide technical support to R&D scientists during assay development and evaluation.
• Coordinate with QA, QC, Production, Regulatory, and other internal functions whenever required for development-related tasks.

Key Result Areas

• Accurate execution of biochemistry, ELISA, and CLIA-based laboratory activities.
• Timely preparation and availability of required reagents and test materials.
• Proper recording and maintenance of laboratory data and documentation.
• Reliable support for assay development, optimization, and evaluation studies.
• Adherence to laboratory safety and compliance requirements.
• Effective upkeep of laboratory inventory, instruments, and work areas.

Required Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience in biochemistry testing
• Experience in reagent preparation and buffer preparation
• Working knowledge of ELISA assay workflow
• Exposure to CLIA-based testing
• Good pipetting skills and dilution calculations
• Understanding of laboratory documentation and data recording practices
• Familiarity with handling controls, standards, and calibrators
• Basic troubleshooting capability in test performance and reagent handling
• Knowledge of routine laboratory equipment and its proper use

Educational Qualification

• DMLT / B.Sc. MLT / B. Sc in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Life Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology, or related field

Experience

• 2-3 years of relevant hands-on laboratory experience in:
• Biochemistry-based testing
• Reagent preparation
• ELISA
• CLIA
• Diagnostic / IVD / assay development environment preferred

Preferred Experience

• Experience in diagnostic reagent or kit development
• Exposure to R&D laboratory operatio