Biorepository Technician-USA

Cryoport, Inc.•Houston, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Entry level position reporting to the Client Service Manager, this role is responsible for ensuring all operational activities are executed accurately and timely, following quality procedures. This role involves the direct interaction with client for receipt, inventory, storage, withdrawal, packaging, and shipment of biological materials, therapeutic products, clinical agents, and materials. These materials are stored at temperatures ranging from ambient (room temperature) to below freezing (including cryogenic) with potentially hazardous properties. In addition, liaising with team members to provide support with scheduling of work, completing documents associated with SOPs, and additional repository activities.

Requirements

Minimum Education: High School
Good communication skills with client and team members.
Understanding of quality systems in day to day processes.
Proficient computer skills, specifically with Microsoft Office Suite.
Safety awareness.
Frequently required to type, sit, stand, walk, lift/carry up to 50lbs.
Occasionally required to push/roll 280kg lb liquid nitrogen dewars and 4-500kg freezers (with support), and work from a platform ladder.
Position may require use of hazardous chemicals and materials, including liquid nitrogen, dry ice, human tissue and body fluids, such as blood.
Handling of human specimens may result in possible blood borne pathogen exposure.

Nice To Haves

Health, Safety and Environmental experience / qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

Perform receipt and inventory management of biological materials (including therapeutic drug products), data entry, relocation, retrieval, packaging and logistics operations according to standard operating procedures.
Direct correspondence with client for scheduling, inventory and address concerns or issues.
Process incoming materials for storage.
Visually inspect specimens for quality and data accuracy, perform accurate data entry into electronic tracking system.
Work closely with supervisors to support customer inquiries, such as discrepancies in shipments and inventory maintenance.
Responsible for ongoing inventory of samples, including reviewing documentation, data entry and labeling as necessary.
Perform Inventory Quality Control testing.
Proper use of any temperature monitoring equipment as per CryoGene procedures.
Report any incidents (monitoring equipment failures, transport delays, discrepancies) to CryoGene management.
Ensure compliance with quality system practices.
Keep project work areas clean and free of any possible safety hazards.
Understand and use the inventory management, temperature monitoring, and site infrastructure systems.
Work around hazardous substances and follow all safety guidelines to minimize exposure.
Assure compliance to cGMP requirements and company quality systems.
Ensure all job-related paperwork is correct, error-free, and completed in real time as per SOPs.
Perform any tasks that may be necessary to execute specific projects.
Undertake any other additional duties as requested by the client services manager.
Position may require periodic evening work, as necessary to ensure cryorepository operation quality and service standards.