Temp, Research Administrator - Scientific Operations

LabConnect•Johnson City, TN

2d•Remote

About The Position

LabConnect improves lives by partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and clinical research organizations (CROs) to accelerate the development of new medicines around the world. We are an independent, global, one-stop-shop focused on delivering Central Laboratory Services that are tailor-made, timely and flexible to meet the evolving study demands of traditional to increasingly complex trials. Additionally, we provide Functional Service Provider (FSP) Solutions, supporting our clients with scientific and technical expertise, acting as an extension of their team, coordinating all laboratory related needs, advising on strategies for lab data collection and providing end-to-end analytical and logistical solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and related industry relevant experience: administrative support in healthcare, pharma, or biotechnology OR Two-year college or university program certificate with 5 years of related industry relevant experience: administrative support in healthcare, pharma, or biotechnology
Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
Clear and professional communication
Proactive problem-solving and issue resolution
Ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

Responsibilities

Manage Discovery Research portfolio and scheduling of in Vitro and in Vivo analytical testing
Review compound requests and availability for testing
Identify and resolve any discrepancies on volume, availability or accessibility and restrictions of compounds requested for testing events
Review and provide compound information including molecular weight, molecular formula, and compound purity for each compound to outsourced analytical laboratories
Escalate or resolve any discrepancies identified with compounds and compound information in advance of analytical testing events
Communicate Discovery Research updates and issues to cross-functional teams, including Scientific Project Managers and Project Coordinators, internal scientists, CRO staff and operational and logistics teams.
Review and triage all dose requests before preparing dosing documentation for outsourced in Vivo studies.
Prepare dosing documentation for in Vivo studies and work with external vendors to ensure that animals are reserved or secured for analytical needs
Liaise with internal scientists to assess the prioritization of dosing and analysis, as necessary.
Regularly release compounds for plating and downstream testing from internal request systems once availability is confirmed.
Coordinate weekly shipments and provide logistics oversight.
Escalate and communicate any risk to shipping activities or import/export of compounds or materials to global laboratory sites
Provide updates to compound information corrections to external laboratories, as needed.
Manage trackers, scheduling and turn-around team for outsourced Discovery analytical work.
Provide operational support to a diverse team of Scientific Project Managers and Project Coordinators for Bioanalytical work within a client’s clinical portfolio
Work in client-based computer systems to facilitate the following through data entry: study number generation, PO generation, material shipments, and timeline updates
Organize required documentation for import permits and international shipments
Submit finalized research and clinical reports to appropriate document repositories
Perform transfer of files to archive folders
Maintain established collaboration tools and input provided data
Ensure compliance with client policies and procedures.