Sample Coordinator

Lonza; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Sample Coordinator to be the central point of contact for managing samples across multiple facilities. This role demands strong organizational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, ensuring samples are efficiently tracked and distributed throughout their lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a proactive mindset, contributing to the impactful work of improving lives through life sciences. Join a team where your ideas and efforts will genuinely make a difference in the world.

Qualifications

• Experience in a GMP environment is highly desirable.
• Strong IT skills and excellent communication abilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the movement of samples across three buildings on site.
• Manage inventory and ensure proper storage of key reagents and samples.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Proactive Approach

Customer Focus

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Role:

A Sample Coordinator at Lonza will be the key point of contact for incoming and outgoing samples across three buildings on site. The coordinator will coordinate the movement of samples, liaising between scientists and project managers, by ensuring samples are tracked, received, and distributed throughout the product life cycle.

Candidates must have strong organisational skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Please note that weekend/bank holiday work will be required!

Key Responsibilities:

1. Receipt, storage and distribution of key reagents, manufacturing and pilot samples.
2. Coordinate shipments of key reagents, manufacturing, and pilot samples with delivery to the shipping department for outbound shipping.
3. Assist in scheduling and completing sample disposals in collaboration with QA.
4. Inventory management and stock check of key reagents, manufacturing and pilot samples. Notification of gaps in services provided.
5. Completing the creation of key reagents stocks, including labelling, aseptic aliquoting, inventory registration, storage, supply of working stock and shipping.
6. Maintenance of cold storage facilities where material is stored, completing daily review checks on storage units.
7. Processing of batch paperwork to include document scanning and saving to network locations.

Key Requirements:

1. Experience of working within a GMP environment is highly desirable.
2. Customer-focused and solutions-driven.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4. Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
5. Self-motivated, with a flexible and proactive approach.
6. High attention to detail and strong observational skills.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world—the satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.