Sample Management Technician -1st Shift Job Durham area,North Carolina USA,Quality Assurance

Position: 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. Freezer Pro)
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

Minimum Acceptable

Qualifications:

Education/Experience

Minimum Acceptable

Qualifications:

Skills

Ability to work under 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
Ability to quickly build proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, LIMS and Quality Management software

Preferred Credentials

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervision Received

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…