Lab Facilities & Safety Coordinator

MedPharm Ltd; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

MedPharm Ltd in Durham, NC seeks a Lab Operations & Facilities Coordinator to manage daily lab logistics, vendor interactions, and administrative tasks. You will coordinate sample shipments, equipment maintenance, safety inspections, and environmental compliance, ensuring smooth operations.

Ideal candidates have a degree in life sciences or facilities management, strong organizational skills, and experience with CMMS or ERP tools. This on-site role offers growth and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, facilities management, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in a laboratory, research, or regulated environment preferred.
• Familiarity with chemical and biohazard waste handling procedures.
• Experience coordinating vendors and managing service schedules.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience with CMMS, inventory systems, and ERP tools preferred.
• Ability to recognize what needs to be done, taking action, and accomplishing results as the situation demands.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate incoming and outgoing sample shipments, perform sample logging and tracking, and manage shipments and receiving
• Coordinate and perform internal and external safety and equipment inspections and testing
• Conduct routine checks of eyewash stations, safety showers, and spill response stations
• Coordinate annual preventative maintenance for eyewash and shower systems
• Support environmental monitoring activities and maintain required documentation
• Assist with controlled substance license administration and compliance tracking
• Coordinate laboratory equipment maintenance, repair, and calibration activities
• Track equipment status, managing laboratory asset records
• Coordinate biohazard waste pickups, manage chemical waste collection, containers, broken glass disposal, experimental chemical disposal, and coordinate oil waste disposal
• Manage compressed gas cylinders and liquid nitrogen, including safety checks and inventory
• Perform daily and weekly building walks to identify maintenance or safety issues
• Escort facility and laboratory vendors as required
• Support generator maintenance and review service agreements
• Support general building needs and unscheduled facilities visits
• Coordinate refrigeration preventative maintenance with vendors and departments
• Manage glassware cleaning operations
• Order, receive, resupply, and track laboratory consumables
• Perform inventory checks and stock management
• Coordinate lab coat services
• Support general laboratory supply needs including tissue procurement
• Support reception activities including onsite interview coordination
• Order office supplies
• Coordinate office housekeeping and cleaning activities

Skills

Vendor coordination

Organizational skills

Documentation & records

Communication skills

Facilities coordination

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor's degree in life sciences or facilities management

Tools

CMMS

Inventory systems

NetSuite ERP

Job description

MedPharm Ltd in Durham, NC seeks a Lab Operations & Facilities Coordinator to manage daily lab logistics, vendor interactions, and administrative tasks. You will coordinate sample shipments, equipment maintenance, safety inspections, and environmental compliance, ensuring smooth operations.

Ideal candidates have a degree in life sciences or facilities management, strong organizational skills, and experience with CMMS or ERP tools. This on-site role offers growth and collaborative environment.