Work Schedule

Flex Shifts 40 hrs/wk

Environmental Conditions

Laboratory Setting

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Our Early Development team focuses on Phase I and IB trials which represent the first practical tests of a compound’s clinical relevance and commercial viability. They are the culmination of years or even decades of research. Moreover, they set the stage for subsequent studies that will ultimately determine your compound’s efficacy, safety and positive impact on patient’s lives.

Discover Impactful Work:

As a Lab Services Assoiate, you will receive lab samples and check them in daily, enter data accurately, and track samples. You will also assure accurate documentation and notification to supervisor, project managers, and clients, as well as provide clerical and administrative support to the department.

A day in the Life:

Coordinates and performs all administrative functions related to project management, sample management, scheduling, client communication, technical documentation and other project management tasks.

Interacts and communicates with project team in supporting their administrative needs and meeting project timelines.

Contacts central lab sites to follow-up on services provided and to monitor and increase customer satisfaction.

Quality checks and reviews reports and evaluates against source documents for accuracy of transcription.

Creates forms and performs other word processing assignments (correspondence, meeting minutes, etc.).

Receives and logs into LIMS database daily shipments of samples for analysis, assuring proper storage and notification of receipt to clients and project leaders.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Keys to Success:

Education

High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification technical positions may require a certificate

Experience

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Detail oriented

Good time management skills

Ability to multi-task

General computer skills including Microsoft Office

Written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work under constant exposure to high pressure, intense concentration

Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment

Work Environment:

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to build a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

Work is performed in a clinical environment.

Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.

Physical Requirements:

Frequently stands, twists waists, squats, and bends neck for 4--6 hours per day.

Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Ability to make precise coordinated movements, of the fingers to grasp and manipulate objects.

Frequent mobility required.

Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

Moderate lifting (or otherwise movement, carrying, setting, and placement) of 15-30 lbs. with a maximum lift of 35 lbs.

Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

May interact with others, relating and gathering sensitive information. Interaction includes diverse groups.

Works with guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of intense concentration.

Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.

Regular and consistent attendance.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!