Sample Management Technician -1st Shift (12-month contract)

Essential Responsibilities: • Timely GxP-compliant receipt of reference material and/or incoming samples • May initiate sample chain-of-custody paperwork and/or electronic records • Provides timely notification of sample receipt to appropriate BAL/client personnel • Generates and maintains records in a GxP compliant manner • Manages sample receipt freezer inventory • Collects metrics data required to monitor sample receipt processes • Recommends process improvements • May train new Sample Management Technicians • May assist with disposition of samples • May assist with internal transfer of samples from temporary freezers to permanent freezers • Follows BAL SOPs • May accession samples as needed • Reviews study sample metadata to confirm consistency between the tube labels, study paperwork and electronic sample management systems (eSMS) • Accessions samples into LIMS • Imports electronic data into electronic sample management system (e.g. FreezerPro) • Resolves discrepancies, with responsibility for investigating and correcting sample anomalies identified in the eSMS system • Manage pre and post-test sample storage • Pull/check out samples for testing • Check in samples after testing Minimum Preferred Qualifications: Skills • Working knowledge of GxP regulations • Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment where multiple concurrent projects must be completed in a timely manner • Ability to take direction well and multi-task • Acute attention to detail and excellent organizational skills • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Proficiency in MS Excel and Word • Proficiency in LIMS and Quality Management software packages Additional Responsibilities • Other duties as needed Minimum Acceptable Qualifications: Education/Experience • High school diploma Minimum Acceptable Qualifications: Skills • Ability to work under GxP regulations • Ability to quickly build proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, LIMS and Quality Management software Preferred Credentials • Experience with shipping and receiving procedures • Familiarity with GxP regulations in a laboratory environment • Experience using Watson LIMS Supervisory Responsibility • This position has no supervisory responsibilities Supervision Received • Frequent supervision and instructions • Infrequently exercises discretionary authority Working Environment • Primarily laboratory environment, including use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, lab coats and gloves • Occasional loading dock environment • Occasional office environment • Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets • Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms • Potential exposure to skin and lung irritants, toxic materials, and hazardous waste • Exposure to fluctuating temperatures on rare occasions Physical Demands • Ability to transition between sitting, standing and walking for up to eight (8) hours per day • Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists • Frequent mobility needed • Occasional crouching or stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck • Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moving) objects, including laboratory samples, laboratory equipment, and laptop computer, with a maximum lift of 30 pounds • Ability to use personal protective equipment and work effectively in freezers as cold as -80°C • Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand, with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences • Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups • Requires multiple periods of intense concentration • Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence • Ability to perform under stress and multi-task • Regular and consistent attendance Position Type and Expected Hours of Work • This is a full-time position • 1st Shift Working Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday with the potential to move to 7am-3pm • Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the “core” work hours as published in the BioAgilytix Employee Handbook • Occasional weekend, holiday, and evening work required