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Viridian Staffing's (www.viridianstaffing.com) Client is looking for a Laboratory Tech to join a cannabis testing facility in the western Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area
Founded in 2013, Viridian Staffing (www.viridianstaffing.com) is the premier staffing, recruiting, and HR consulting firm solely dedicated to organizations in and supporting the commercial, medical, and industrial cannabis / hemp industry.
In this role, you will perform sample preparation procedures, including homogenization, weighing and liquid extraction. You will get the opportunity to perform qualitative and quantitative tests on client samples for specific compounds and characteristics including cannabinoids, foreign material, heavy metals, microbial impurities, mycotoxins, moisture content and water activity, residual pesticides residual solvent, terpenoids and homogeneity. After analyzing the results and any quality assurance issues, you will use your attention to detail in order to review the data and report for completeness and accuracy.
Your background should be a Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or relevant degree and ideally will have at least 1+ year of practical experience in a laboratory environment. You have experience with HPLC, GC/MS, and ICP/MS techniques. You have experience working in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment and have working knowledge of logging, organizing, and analyzing data. You have exceptional communication skills, enabling you to explain (and you enjoy explaining) complex scientific information to non-scientific individuals. You have solid experience using MS Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. The ability to frequently stand and handle and feel is required while performing the duties of this job.