Laboratory Technician

Date Posted: 08/31/2026
Req ID: 50041
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Pharmacy
Department: Faculty of Pharmacy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00048230
Existing Vacancy: Yes

About us:

The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto is Canada’s top faculty of pharmacy and ranked among the top in the world. We bring together Canada’s leading scientists, researchers, and educators in the heart of Toronto’s innovation and health research ecosystem. We advance professional pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical science through world-leading education and research and are recognized worldwide for our outstanding scholarship, ingenuity, creativity, and impact.

Our faculty, students, staff, and alumni come together to create a vibrant, collaborative environment rich with possibilities. We are at the forefront of redefining pharmacy’s impact in health care and developing the capacity of pharmaceutical science to pinpoint better therapeutic targets, create new ways of building medications, and ensure medication use is safe and effective. We are committed to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering an environment where each member of our community can achieve their full potential.

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Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Assistant Director – Academic Program Administration, the Laboratory Technician provides support to Pharmacy Practice Skills & Simulation and other clinical courses and initiatives by responding to faculty, staff and students in a customer service focused manner and redirecting as required for items that need to be escalated. The Laboratory Technician is responsible for providing laboratory support/services by scheduling the use of lab equipment and resources and responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate. The ideal candidate will also provide general lab maintenance, program support and contribute to teaching lab operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Scheduling the use of lab equipment and resources
• Liaising with service provider to resolve issues with malfunctioning equipment
• Setting-up lab/workshop according to research and/or course schedules
• Collaborating with staff and course instructors to determine lab set up requirements
• Preparing, assembling and setting-up material, equipment and supplies used in teaching and/or research labs
• Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate
• Applying established standards when determining material requirements for lab set up based on timetables and requisitions information
• Providing detailed explanations and demonstrating procedures to students and/or employees on lab techniques, experimental procedures and protocols

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience
• Minimum two years of experience working in a teaching lab environment working with students and faculty as the first point of contact for all lab related inquiries
• Experience preparing materials and ordering supplies for lab sessions
• Experience using learning management systems (ex: Quercus)
• Experience using pharmacy software such as Kroll
• Experience providing academic program support in a post-secondary institution
• Ability to take initiative, solve problems and make day-to-day decisions
• Demonstrated ability to work well as a team member and independently
• Demonstrated ability to work in a high-pressure environment and prioritize tasks
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and escalate where necessary

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience working in a healthcare education-based teaching lab is an asset
• Previous pharmacy, pharmacy technician or sterile compounding experience is considered an asset
• Experience in teaching/training is an asset

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Resourceful
• Team player

Notes:

• This is a term position for 6 months.

Closing Date: 09/15/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term. This is a term position for 6 months.
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 09 -- $67,916. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $86,855. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.