Lab Assistant

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll 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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our global Clinical Operations colleagues within our PPD clinical research services provide end-to-end support for clinical trials from study start up to monitoring through to study close out across commercial and government contracts. Together we help clients define and develop clinical programs minimize delays and execute high-quality cost-efficient clinical studies.

Discover Impactful Work:

Receives lab samples and checks them in daily enters data accurately and tracks samples. Assures proper documentation and notification to supervisor project managers and clients. Provides 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.

Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.

Knowledge Skills 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

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Frequently stands twists waists squats and bends neck for 46 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!