Inventory Specialist Entry Level - Billerica, United States - BioLife Solutions
Description
General Summary and Purpose:
The Sample Technician I is a core team member of the Operations Team. This position is responsible for ensuring
that sample inventory is moved appropriately through the workflow. Technicians perform routine biorepository
tasks to ensure the proper collection, processing, storing and distribution of biological and pharmaceutical
specimens.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive incoming Biological/Pharmaceutical specimens. Process, label and scan and/or enter codes into
- Experienced in written and verbal communications with either commercial clients or government
requirements (cGMP, cGLP or ISO) and Standard Operating Procedures is a requirement. Flexible team
player who can change directions quickly and respond to a variety of Repository needs.
- Respond to customer inquiries; generate shipping manifests; locate and pull samples from cold storage;
- Receive in new samples against manifest/Intake documentation. Verify contents inventory via inventory
- Managing inventory of transferred product from failed/retired equipment
- Respond to freezer temperature alarms. Assess the situation and determine if specimens should be
- Check, monitor and record temperature and perform root cause analysis of deviations and
- Carry out and maintain sufficient inventory of laboratory stock for daily operations.
- On call rotation for nights and weekends may be required
- Label vials and shipping boxes
- Perform dry shipper QC
- Keep current on IATA Shipping Regulations and maintain certification and standards
- Validates new equipment, maintains and monitors repositoryspecific equipment
- Carry out other duties/projects as assigned
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Reporting Relationships:
This position reports to the Biorepository Supervisor or a designated site leader.
Job Requirements:
- Strong attention to detail, highly proactive, wellorganized, and experience multitasking and meeting
- Ability to perform procedural work routines and operate specialized scientific equipment.
- Ability to follow oral and/or written instructions; keen attention to detail in order to question and
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with others, including clients and vendors
- Punctual, dependable, and trustworthy
- Physical workload and needs to be able to life 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand and move around for extended periods of time
Job Specifications:
- High school degree
- Experience in the handling and safety of biohazardous materials desirable
- Warehouse experience desirable
BioLife Solutions provides a substance-free workplace, and all offers of employment will be contingent on opiate drug test and background check.
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