Clinical Trials Lab Services Specialist

Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Wexner Medical Center is seeking a Lab Services Coordinator to support the Clinical Trials Processing Lab as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will assist with specimen handling, labeling, storage, and shipping, while ensuring regulatory compliance and data integrity.

Key duties include managing sample libraries, coordinating with external labs, and maintaining inventory and QC for trial specimens. A biology/health sciences background and data-entry skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences or Health related sciences; 1 year minimum experience.
• 2–4 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Strong laboratory principle and safety knowledge required.
• Effective communication with clinical staff and external collaborators.
• Data collection and data entry experience required; MS Office skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist CTPL activities including labeling tubes for sample collection and processing.
• Construct sample libraries from blood, bone marrow, plasma, serum, urine, saliva, tissues.
• Support data management, inventory control and QC of human specimens.
• Operate lab instruments and maintain maintenance records.
• Prepare supplies for specimen collection and ship samples per regs.
• Process and distribute specimens including time-sensitive samples.
• Manage sample and kit inventory via electronic database.
• Complete lab requisitions and maintain audit-ready sample records.
• Communicate with outside reference labs and resolve testing issues.
• Interact with clinical research staff and follow SOPs and FDA/IRB rules.
• Maintain GCP, IATA, EHS trainings and sponsor-required certifications.

Skills

Laboratory knowledge

Data entry

Communication

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biological or Health Sciences

Job description

Wexner Medical Center is seeking a Lab Services Coordinator to support the Clinical Trials Processing Lab as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will assist with specimen handling, labeling, storage, and shipping, while ensuring regulatory compliance and data integrity.

Key duties include managing sample libraries, coordinating with external labs, and maintaining inventory and QC for trial specimens. A biology/health sciences background and data-entry skills are required.