Lab Operations Associate

Overview

The Early Development and Research Departments at Alnylam are seeking a Lab Operations Associate to join our team to support the Sample Management group in the receiving and storage of clinical and nonclinical samples. We are seeking a highly organized individual that can work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced laboratory setting. This Lab Operations Associate must collaborate with the team and coordinate tasks with various stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met. This role will also be responsible for processing new samples into the archive inventory located in a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Additionally, this role will coordinate the shipment of orders with the logistics department.

This position is onsiteand will be primarily located in Cambridge, MA.

Key Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end sample tracking and logistics for nonclinical and clinical samples, working closely with internal and external customers
• Performs any combination of sample management and/or archive tasks, including labeling, receipt, transferring, tracking, inventory, archival, shipping logistics and disposal of nonclinical and clinical samples and test and reference materials utilizing a LIMS system
• Sample reconciliation - document and communicate shipment discrepancies to appropriate personnel, assists with problem solving and auditing of inventory
• Resolve discrepancies, with responsibility for confirming and correcting any anomalies in the LIMS system
• Collaborate with other operations functions, internal and external, to ensure samples are ready for transfer and analysis
• Support the overall inventory of nonclinical and clinical samples and test and reference materials within a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Maintain SOPs, working policies and forms for receipt, storage, and disposition of nonclinical and clinical samples and test and reference materials
• Maintain a high level of organization and great attention to detail
• Complete assignments in a timely and clearly documented manner
• Handle tasks quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced work environment
• Maintain inventory of common laboratory consumables used for Sample Management
• Coordinate international and domestic shipments to Contract Research Organizations by providing the necessary documentation for our Trade Compliance & Logistics Process
• Coordinate information needed for international shipments including completing Tariff Request forms, customs invoices, and value determination.
• Coordinate shipments with shipping vendors to ensure proper temperatures and safe arrival.
• Track and monitor shipments from sample collection to sample receipt
• Operate in a high pace and team-based environment
  
  

Qualifications

• Requirement of bachelor's degree in scientific discipline or equivalent, 3-5 years industry experience
• 3 years’ experience in a laboratory setting preferred
• Experience with LIMS applications and implementation preferred
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to function in a high capacity within a fast-paced team environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, eagerness to learn, and the ability to follow
• written and verbal instruction.
• Working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Smartsheet, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to lift ~50 lbs and work on feet for long periods of time.
  
  

About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.