ACC CRU Biospecimen Coordinator

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania•Philadelphia, PA

4d•$22 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Biospecimen Coordinator supports the operations of the Biospecimen Lab for the Abramson Cancer Center Clinical Research Unit, under the direction of the Biospecimen Lab Manager. This role coordinates specimen collection, processing, shipment, storage, management, and communicating between clinical research project teams, the clinical lab, the clinical research unit, sponsors, and the research labs.

Requirements

Associate of Science and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Must have effective communication skills as well as strong organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Clinical research experience and/or experience working as a laboratory technician are highly desirable.
Flexible scheduling may be required.

Responsibilities

Collection, tracking, processing, and shipping of patient specimens for cancer clinical research trials. Specimen types include blood, bone marrow, urine, stool, and tissue biopsies.
Coordinating specimen collection, processing, shipment, storage, management, and communicating between clinical project teams, the clinical lab, the clinical research unit, sponsors, and the research labs.
Develop/manage schedules for sample collection on studies as appropriate.
Process samples as required by each protocol.
Coordinate transport of samples from the clinic to the research laboratory, or research laboratory to outside laboratory/sponsor.
Ship samples per protocol requirements.
Communication within the biospecimen team and with research teams (responding to email queries, keeping track of status updates on patient visits, informing study teams when there are questions or obstacles in sample workflow, keeping team members updated).
Laboratory and inventory management (unpacking and accessioning research kits and laboratory supplies, monitoring inventory, recycling expired kits, placing unused research kits back into circulation, keeping laboratory workspaces and storage spaces organized, maintaining freezers and refrigerators).
Maintain specimen inventory system(s) to ensure that the status of each sample is known, and documented including entering kit prep and processing data in LabVantage LIMS system, recording sample processing and shipping information in Microsoft Excel, retrieving research study information from EPIC and Sharepoint).

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Tuition assistance for employee, spouse, and dependent children.
Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental).
Substantial amount of time away from work (vacations, personal affairs, illness, injury, family time).
Long-Term Care Insurance.
Wellness and Work-life Resources.
Professional and Personal Development resources.
Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural and recreational activities.
Discounts on arts and entertainment, transportation, mortgages, new cars, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and theme parks.
Flexible work options (non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures).
Home Ownership Services (forgivable loan for eligible employees).
Adoption Assistance.