Description:The Laboratory technician is a critical role within the Surgical RD&E team. This position requires laboratory experience and a high attention to detail. He or she will lead laboratory projects of varying size and impact across a diverse set of medical devices. This will require refined communication skills (verbal and written) to understand and execute test methods.This individual will be required to interact closely with other RD&E team members as well as Quality to properly document and share test results. Main job responsibilities will be to utilize an instron tensile to conduct durability, strength, barrier type properties & performance testing on surgical & patient drapes. A tensile test, also known as a tension test, is one of the most fundamental and common types of mechanical testing. A tensile test applies tensile (pulling) force to a material and measures the specimen's response to the stress. By doing this, tensile tests determine how strong a material is and how much it can elongate. This position will require the applicant to plan his/her daily/weekly output which will be used to estimate overall lab schedule and be incorporated into project timelines.Additional Skills & Qualifications:High school diploma or GED required. 1+ years of laboratory experience preferred Excellent communication skills, both written and verbalPreferred QualificationsExperience with Instron, tensile, destructive material testing, adhesive testing is highly preferredMedical device experienceExperience with GLP documentationAbout Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
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