Job Title: Lab Operations Specialist
Location: Malvern, PA 19355
Hybrid (4 days in the office, 1 day remote)
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Pay Rate: $38.00/hr on w2
Notes from HM:
- Role will be Hybrid (4 days in the office, 1 day remote), need to be up front on what day will be remote
- This role is more of a "Lab Operations Specialist", not technically a Scientist
- Must have a Bachelor's degree
- Must be familiar with working Laboratory Operations
- Will not be testing
- Will track lab operation activities
- Must know how a lab operates, will work with vendors to service equipment and to make sure activities are followed through completely
- Will help monitor the temperatures in the Labs
- Must have at least 1 solid year of work experience
- Must be able to communicate with Scientists all the time
Job Description:
Lab operations responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Engineering or related subject area, with a minimum of 2 or more years of related industry laboratory experience is required,
- Master's degree with 1 or more years of related industry laboratory experience is required.
- Familiar with various aspects of lab operation activities including instrument preventive maintenance, calibration and qualification; sample management, sample storage shipping logistics; freezer chamber management; lab safety and lab tidiness, etc.
- Be able to closely track multiple lab operation activities in an organized and timely manner to ensure excellent execution
- Be able to coordinate with internal and external service teams, service providers, Quality, and scientists to ensure lab operation activities are followed through and completed well.
- Great verbal communication skills are required. Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral, and the ability to work in a cross-functional customer focused environment is required.
- Experience with a minimum of two of the following techniques is required ELISA, FRET, qPCR, cell culture and aseptic technique, cell-based potency assays, flow cytometry or plate based biochemical assays impurity, HCP.
- Experience of working in a cGMP environment is required.
- Experience with electronic laboratory notebook is preferred.
- Ability to work and drive lab operation activities with limited guidance to plan and execute.