Job Description
Animal health Singapore
We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive professional to support daily laboratory operations. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing media, buffers, and solutions; maintaining inventory and records; ensuring proper waste handling; and providing ad hoc support for wet lab activities. This position requires accuracy, strong organizational skills, and a strong commitment to safety and quality.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Dry Lab Support
· Prepare media/buffers/solutions accurately.
· Coordinate inventory management and procurement for site consumables.
· Maintain accurate records of site chemical, including the usage of hazardous and regulated chemical, as well as vaccine and antigen inventory.
· Manage incoming / outgoing shipping administrative procedures.
· Clean and autoclave labware and perform daily bio-waste autoclaving.
· Monitor expiry dates and ensure proper segregation, documentation, and disposal of chemical and biological waste.
· Maintain all apparatus and equipment assigned to the role.
· Perform quality checks on media and solutions when required.
· Conduct regular checks of expiry dates for chemical, consumables, media, reagents, vaccine and antigens.
· Support general activities to ensure smooth laboratory operations.
· Author and update SOPs and equipment maintenance records.
· Record and analyse all data and activities related to experiment in lab journal.
· Suggest improvements and updates to current procedures when needed.
· Identify and report safety issues, deviations in procedures, and equipment malfunctions.
· Work in accordance with GLP standards, SOPs, biosafety requirements, work safety, and quality standards.
Wet Lab Support
· Support wet lab activities as needed, including weekend / public holiday rotation shifts on an ad hoc basis.
· Monitor tanks, top up water, feed, collect mortality, and update registration forms.
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE
To be successful in this role you should possess a diploma (or equivalent work experience) in Biology, Science, Aquaculture and related fields.
Other attributes include:
· Accurate and detail-oriented, with the ability to work precisely.
· Strong commitment to safety, quality, and compliance.
· Able to work independently with supervision and effectively as part of a team.
· Proactive problem-solver with good organizational and time management skills.
· Able to follow procedures carefully while showing initiative when needed.
**Required Skills: **
Animal Husbandry, Biosafety, Biowaste, Chemical Hazards, Chemical Inventory, Chemical Safety, Chemicals Handling, Equipment Maintenance, Media Preparation, Sampling Techniques, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Review, Sterile Manufacturing, Sterilization, Stores Inventory, Waste Management
**Preferred Skills: **
Antigens, Diagnostics, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR), Vaccinations
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**Employee Status: **
Temporary (Fixed Term)
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Job Posting End Date:
06/16/2026
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