Associate Manager, Specimen Management

IQVIA

Valencia, California

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Biology, Capacity Management, Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Research, Communication Skills, Control Systems, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Healthcare, Improvement Metrics, Laboratory, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Medical Treatment, Mentoring, Multitasking, Operational Improvement, Operational Support, Operations, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Control, Regulatory Requirements, Research & Development (R&D), Resource Management, Specimens/Samples, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Time Management
LOCATION
Valencia, California
POSTED
3 days ago

We are seeking Associate Manager, Specimen Management to join IQVIA Laboratories at Valencia, CA.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.
 

Job Summary:

The Associate Manager, Specimen Management supervises a team and oversees daily operations to ensure departmental objectives are achieved with quality and efficiency. This role supports operational improvement, resource planning, and team development while driving performance and compliance, on a shift from Tuesday - Saturday from 2 to 10:30 pm.
 

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Supervise, mentor, and develop staff to ensure high performance and engagement
  • Set daily operational objectives and coordinate team workflows to meet demand
  • Monitor operational metrics to identify improvement opportunities and cost savings
  • Ensure adherence to quality control systems, SOPs, and regulatory requirements
  • Support capacity planning, resource allocation, and equipment justification
  • Lead team meetings and foster a collaborative and aligned work environment
  • Act as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues
  • Support audit readiness and oversee timely and effective audit responses
     

What We Are Looking For:

  • Bachelor's Degree or other equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 4 years experience in Specimen Management or related clinical lab services function.
  • Knowledge of study set up and cross functional/system dependencies
  • Strong understanding of operations, methods, and quality systems
  • Other equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
     

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Needed for This Role:

  • Strong leadership, mentoring, and team development capabilities
  • Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and delegate work
     

What We Offer You:

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees' physical, mental and emotional, financial and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.
 
To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.
 
If you're looking to unleash your potential, join IQVIA Laboratories to help make the extraordinary possible!

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $58,800.00 - $122,500.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.

About the Company

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IQVIA

IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward. Healthcare is an industry designed to help humans. As a global community, we continuously invest and commit to advancing human health. To deliver value and real outcomes. To rise to the challenge to find the next breakthrough by making the most of increasingly limited resources. We are inspired by the potential and propelled by the possibilities. We share the vision to drive healthcare forward. To see how we can help accelerate progress and achievements. Others are developing these medical breakthroughs. We do our part by using breakthroughs in insights, technology and human intelligence to reimagine and deliver ways to help make them a reality. It’s bigger than better clinical trials. Or advances in technologies and analytics. Or faster insights. It’s about exploring a new path to better health outcomes via Human Data Science. It’s about harnessing the power of the IQVIA CORE™ to channel the insights, commercial and scientific depth, and executional expertise that drive maximum value for our customers. Motivated by the industry we help, we’re committed to providing solutions that enable life sciences companies to innovate with confidence, maximize opportunities, and, ultimately, drive human health outcomes forward.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1982
WEBSITE
https://www.iqvia.com/