Pre-Analytical Services Associate (Specimen Processing)

IQVIA • Santa Clarita, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Pre-Analytical Services Associate to join IQVIA Laboratories business in Valencia, CA. Shift M-F 7am-3:30pm We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development. As the Pre-Analytical Services Associate, you will be responsible for assisting with a variety of routine activities associated with receipt of clinical specimens.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent Required.
• Or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., frequent standing and walking, occasional sitting, close eye work requirement (computer, typing, reading small prints).
• Physical demands vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
• Occasional exposure to cold temperatures.
• Basic Computer skills.
• Maintain effective reporting procedures and control workflow.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with receipt of consignments and shipments, opening of shipments and the quality check of patient info forms.
• Escalating incorrect, missing information, or damaged shipments to senior level staff.
• Disposing and/or recycling of kit shipping supplies correctly.
• Ensuring specimens are not left in kit packaging by conducting a secondary check of shipping materials.
• Supporting and responding to after-hour alarms and/or other job critical functions.
• Assisting in maintenance of equipment, supply inventory functions, and general cleanup of workstations.
• Performing various administrative duties as required.
• Handling receipt of compounds and control material and following safety procedures.

Benefits

• We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs.
• We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental, and emotional, financial, and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.
• To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED