Sample Management Technician -1st Shift (12-month contract)

BioAgilytix•Durham, NC

About The Position

At BioAgilytix, we are passionate about premier science and the impact it has on our world. Our team of highly experienced scientists and professionals deliver tailored services for supporting new medicine breakthroughs with best-in-class bioanalytical services. We are tirelessly committed to our customers by being solution-oriented and deadline-driven. . . and we are growing. Our culture is fast-paced, fun and never boring. Because we work across numerous clients and drug modalities, your career can develop rapidly. You’ll gain experience with a variety of challenges all while you enable life-changing, life-saving therapeutics to the patients who need them. In this full-time role, you are responsible for GxP-compliant management of incoming and outgoing biological samples. Our clients trust us to deliver excellence in data and bioanalysis, and this position is a foundational piece of our larger process. Our company exists to test samples, and you will ensure the samples are checked into our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), managed according to our procedures, and available to our scientific teams on time. The Sample Management Technician is responsible for GxP-compliant processing of incoming samples and reference materials.

Requirements

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
High school diploma

Nice To Haves

Experience with shipping and receiving procedures
Familiarity with GxP regulations in a laboratory environment
Experience using Watson LIMS
Working knowledge of GxP regulations
Proficiency in MS Excel and Word
Proficiency in LIMS and Quality Management software packages

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. FreezerPro)
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