Institute overview
Tucson Medical centre is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, vaccinating, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the centre’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, vaccinating and policy translation.

Position Summary
Tucson is looking for a Laboratory Technician Officers to fill a vacant positions in its projects based at Singida, Simiyu, Kagera, Shinyanga, Tabora, Mara and in Coast Region (Pwani). The Officers will be charged with carrying on research as per research protocol, vaccinating, taking history, examining, diagnosing Covid. Also, the Officers will sensitize participants on Covid education program, investigation, collecting data for vaccinated personal and reporting the outcomes.

Deadline of this Job:
31 July 2021

Duty Station:
Within Tanzania , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 29, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job title: Laboratory Technician
We are looking for a Laboratory Technician to work in a Health Centres in Singida, Mwanza, Kagera,Simiyu, Tabora and Mara. For application send your CV and certified copies only. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Responsibilities
• Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
• Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications

Performing routine laboratory functions to support scientific experiments and investigations
Setting up, testing, adjusting, calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment and apparatus such as titrators, pH meters and centrifuges
Recording, analysing and writing reports, reviews and summaries on the findings of experiments and trials
Collecting and preparing samples, solutions, cultures and specimens and ensuring safe disposals of waste
Enforcing strict health and safety regulations
Staying up to date with relevant scientific developments that can improve the efficiency of lab
• Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.
• Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
• Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

• Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
• Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality
• Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
• Direct or monitor other workers
• Operate experimental

Qualifications:
• Certificate or Diploma in relevant laboratory studies
• At least 2 month's work experience in Hospital

Work Hours: 12

Experience in Months: 2

Level of Education: Certificate in lab.