Clinical Lab Ops Coordinator (Seattle On-site) - Stock Options

Tasso; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid holidays

401K with employer match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Tasso, a Seattle-based startup, seeks a hands-on operations professional to manage study materials, device kits, and specimen handling for at-home diagnostic testing programs. The role emphasizes inventory control, chain-of-custody, and on-site phlebotomy support in our Seattle clinic.

Ideal candidate has 2+ years in specimen handling or clinical laboratory operations, with strong organization, attention to detail, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Primarily on-site in Seattle five days per week.
• Hold an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in life sciences or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Have 2+ years of experience in specimen handling, clinical/laboratory operations, materials or inventory coordination, or a comparable role.
• Demonstrated reliability managing supply, inventory, or logistics pipelines with external dependencies and lead times.
• Strong organizational skills and consistent follow-through on long-horizon, deadline-driven dependencies.
• Experience with specimen processing, packaging, and chain of custody.
• Detail-oriented and self-directed.
• Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation (e.g., hematology analyzers, plate readers) preferred.
• Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to learn research inventory and data systems.
• Occasional travel to partner laboratories or study sites may be required (up to 10%).
• GCP and IATA training (to be completed within 30 days of hire if not already held).
• Able to lift and handle laboratory shipments and supplies as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build, requisition, or procure study device kits per study forecast and scheduling needs.
• Ensure accountability for study devices, including shipment, inventory, reconciliation, and disposition records.
• Maintain inventory of study and laboratory supplies (e.g., phlebotomy supplies, specimen tubes).
• Process specimens collected at the Seattle clinic in accordance with study protocols.
• Support on-site specimen collection and phlebotomy as needed.
• Maintain specimen inventory, storage conditions, and tracking records.
• Follow and help maintain laboratory and specimen-handling SOPs.
• Periodic operation of in-house analyzers and assays.
• Perform routine instrument quality control and maintenance.
• Maintain laboratory documents, manuals, and records.
• Schedule biohazard waste pickups and disposal.
• Ship study kits to partner laboratories, clinic sites, and at-home collection settings as needed.
• Prepare, package, and ship specimens to in-house and external laboratories, maintaining chain of custody and shipping documentation.
• Prepare accessioning documents, shipping manifests, or other chain-of-custody records.

Skills

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Self-directed

Reliability

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field

Tools

Phlebotomy certification

Hematology analyzers

Job description

Tasso, a Seattle-based startup, seeks a hands-on operations professional to manage study materials, device kits, and specimen handling for at-home diagnostic testing programs. The role emphasizes inventory control, chain-of-custody, and on-site phlebotomy support in our Seattle clinic.

Ideal candidate has 2+ years in specimen handling or clinical laboratory operations, with strong organization, attention to detail, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.