What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Sample Management Associate position at Eurofins?
Company Description
Consider joining Lancaster Laboratories where people are the most important element in our chemistry. Celebrating 50 years of service, Lancaster Laboratories is a leading contract lab providing testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.
Job Description
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Supporting colleagues in a variety of study activities related to sample collection and tracking.
- Generation of labels and/or labeled tubes to support In vivo studies
- Receiving and storing samples from In vivo studies
- Checking out and delivering samples to bioanalysts for analysis
- Receiving and checking in samples from bioanalysts for long-term archiving
- Discarding samples that have reached their retention time limit
- Processing biospecimens, including centrifugation and aliquoting of samples
- Performing all the above functions utilizing ThermoFisher Watson LIMS or other tracking system
- Performing all the above functions under both GLP/GCP and non GLP/GCP conditions
- Creating sample manifests
- Assembling study kits
- Learning and using automation for labeling tubes and sorting samples
- Interfacing with project teams to understand STL needs
- Organizing and planning STL activities to support varying and changing timelines from multiple studies
Qualifications
- B.S or Associates degree in Biology or scientific field, or equivalent experience in industry-based research
- Excellent organizational, planning and interpersonal skills
- Ability and comfort with learning/using lab automation and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Basic to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Advantageous skills include familiarity with ThermoFisher Watson LIMS as well as previous experience in a role that required inventory management and/or biospecimen processing under both GLP/GCP and non-GLP/GCP conditions.
- Flexible to adjust to changing needs. The workload will fluctuate so the individual must be able to prioritize and handle a high volume of tasks and have a keen eye for detail, an ability to learn new systems, and skills with resolving issues.
- Multi-tasking and time management are important attributes needed for success in this position
Additional Information
- Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Career Development and continuing education opportunities
Position is full-time, 8am - 5pm with occasional overtime required.
Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
