Operational Quality Specialist

IQVIA Laboratories; Municipio de Esquel; On-site; ARS 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA Laboratories in Buenos Aires, Argentina seeks an Operational Quality Specialist to strengthen global laboratory quality and technical systems. You will oversee assay quality control, proficiency testing reviews, and data management, collaborating across lab, scientific, data management, vendor, and management teams.

Join a collaborative environment that drives research and development forward, ensuring consistent quality standards and operational excellence across global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in medical technology or equivalent required.
• Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills required.
• 3 years experience in a research or clinical laboratory environment required.

Responsibilities

• Establish, review and update global acceptance criteria for harmonized assay quality control materials.
• Monitor and review regional laboratory investigations related to proficiency testing failures.
• Maintain and update the Scientific Database, including test code system administration.
• Monitor global inventory levels of harmonized reagents, calibrators and quality control materials.
• Deliver training to Global Harmonization and regional laboratory teams as needed.
• Facilitate and document global technical meetings.
• Collaborate with assay development, scientific review, data management, vendor, and laboratory management teams.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical technology

Job description

We are seeking Operational Quality Specialist to join IQVIA Laboratories at Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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

Support and enhance global laboratory quality and technical systems by overseeing assay quality control processes, proficiency testing reviews, scientific database management, and global technical coordination. Collaborate across laboratory, scientific, data management, vendor, and management teams to ensure consistent quality standards and operational excellence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Establish, review, and update global acceptance criteria for harmonized assay quality control materials
• Monitor and review regional laboratory investigations related to proficiency testing failures
• Maintain and update the Scientific Database, including test code system administration
• Monitor global inventory levels of harmonized reagents, calibrators, and quality control materials
• Deliver training to Global Harmonization and regional laboratory teams as needed
• Facilitate and document global technical meetings
• Collaborate with assay development, scientific review, data management, vendor, and laboratory management teams

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in medical technology or equivalent required
• 3 years experience in a research laboratory/clinical laboratory environment required
• Knowledge of laboratory equipment, clinical laboratory assays, quality control, and validation procedures
• Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills
• Other Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree

The Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Needed For This Role

• Knowledge of clinical and/or research laboratory environments, including safety and infection control procedures
• Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining quality and accuracy
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, clients, and cross-functional stakeholders

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 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.