Lab Technician

Context and Background

Medical Emergency Resilience Foundation (MERF) is a non-governmental, independent and non for profit humanitarian organization founded in 2015. MERF is established to provide vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people in areas of natural disaster, conflict, disease outbreak and health systems collapse.  MERF acts regardless of race, gender, religious or political affiliation.

MERF operations are run by the employees and professionals, all of whom are highly motivated and committed to working flexibly toward the humanitarian aims and objectives of the organisation and to the benefit of disadvantaged populations. 

Responsibilities/Accountabilities

·        Conducting and supporting scientific investigations and experiments

·        Planning, setting up and undertaking controlled experiments and trials

·        Recording and analyzing data

·        Demonstrating procedures

·        Collecting, preparing and/or testing samples

·        Maintaining, calibrating, cleaning and testing sterility of the equipment

·        Providing technical support

·        presenting results to senior staff

·        writing reports, reviews and summaries

·        keeping up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments

·        supervising staff

·        carrying out risk assessments

·        ordering and maintaining stock and resources

·        Receive, label and analyze samples (blood, toxic, tissue etc.)

·        Design and execute laboratory testing according to standard procedures, make observations and interpret findings

·        Conduct experiments under defined conditions to verify/reject various types of hypotheses using refined scientific methods

·        Organize and store all chemicals substances, fluids and compressed gases according to safety instructions

·        Record all data and results in specified forms (paper and electronic) with accuracy and responsibility

·        Maintain equipment and assist in ordering laboratory supplies