Lab Operations Specialist I

Philadelphia, PA

$35.97–$41.01 Per Hour
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5 days ago

Job Description

Our client, a Biopharmaceutical company, is looking for a Lab Operations Specialist – I for their Philadelphia, PA location.

Responsibilities:

Maintain equipment inventory, ensuring the information is accurate and updated promptly.
Regularly evaluate fixed lab equipment (fume hoods, exhaust fans, biosafety cabinet, etc) are functioning properly.
Manage all laboratory vendor service contracts ensuring that preventative maintenance visits are executed on schedule
Manage and coordinate timelines across laboratories for certifications and calibrations on critical equipment
Help resolve and/or coordinate equipment repair visit between the service provider and the laboratory team.
Review cold storage monitoring software to minimize the risk of freezer failure. Escalate issues internally and troubleshoot as needed.
Participate in laboratory emergency planning/management – e.g. power outages and infrastructure projects
Work with all parties involved (technicians, users, IT, and leadership) to ensure that both the equipment and operational needs are met.
Chaperone technicians from external suppliers and ensure they are adhering to company policies while onsite.
Oversee delivery logistics by coordinating the receipt of packages, gas deliveries, or installation of laboratory equipment.
Support the procurement of laboratory consumables and supplies as needed.
Perform general troubleshooting of laboratory operation issues as they arise.
Support the development and maintenance of procedures to ensure compliant lab operations.
Work with lab safety officer to manage the safety systems/compliance and ensure the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is current and available.
Provide miscellaneous laboratory maintenance tasks as needed e.g. supply stocking, eye wash/safety shower flushing, removal of waste, etc

Requirements:

A.S. or B.S. in Life Sciences or Facilities Management with management/technical emphasis.
Minimum 1 year of pharmaceutical, life sciences, or biotech experience in an academic or industry setting.
Minimum 2 years of experience implementing maintenance and repair programs in a Research & Development (R&D) facility.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with member of cross-functional team
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to solve problems while anticipating the downstream impacts
Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and conciseness.
Can lift up to 50 pounds (may need to move consumables/equipment)
Experience with project management activities and vendor management preferred
Experience working within an R&D team while establishing and enforcing best practices in laboratory operations preferred
Experience training/teaching new employees specific relevant technical and conceptual skills is a plus
Experience with lab supplies procurement
The role is based in lab operations side, we are here to support science/laboratory equipment's. This is a knowledge-based lad, lab management skills will be plus.
General procedures related to lab protocols, will be also responsible for bigger service agreements.
All the way to hazardous waste, OSHA standards or working with good lab practices.
Able to track completion of project in terms of legal, operations, and other aspects with high sense of attention to detail.
Working on main purchasing platform system with SAP, Knowledge with MS Office Suite.
On Kite Site, we have 5 departments, we have process upstream, downstream manufacturing, all are into R&D.
We only have laboratory operations main focus, troubleshooting might look like, if there is a peace of equipment which is causing problem, the Lab Ops team can come in and escalate the issue to the OEM/Vendor who is associated with that part/equipment.
Someone who is eager to learn, able to solve issues at a more basic level.
Anybody with operations experience will be considered.
Someone coming from the bench/research lab experience can also be successful
Someone who can document the process, knowledge of asset management
Ability to work in Excel, MS Office Suite
Policy Writing/Technical Writing, able to articulate themselves well.
Masters will be considered, anything above Masters will be overqualified

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Numbers & Facts

Location	Philadelphia, PA
Salary	$35.97–$41.01 Per Hour

Skills

Asset Managementunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Biologyunmatched
Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Qualityunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Emergency Managementunmatched
Emergency Planningunmatched
Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
Facilities Managementunmatched
Fixed Plant/Equipmentunmatched
GLP (Good Laboratory Practices)unmatched
Hazardous Materials/Substancesunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Inventory Managementunmatched
Laboratoryunmatched
Laboratory Equipmentunmatched
Laboratory Managementunmatched
Laboratory Operationsunmatched
Laboratory Techniquesunmatched
Legalunmatched
Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
Logisticsunmatched
Maintenance Servicesunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
OSHAunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Policy Developmentunmatched
Power Outagesunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Procedure Developmentunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Research & Development (R&D)unmatched
Research Laboratoryunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
SAPunmatched
Safety Complianceunmatched
Safety Systemsunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Staff Trainingunmatched
Storage Softwareunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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