Laboratory Sample Coordinator (On-Call) / Madison, WI (On-Site)

Fortrea; Alabama; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortrea in Madison, WI is seeking a Lab Sample Coordinator (On-Call) to support early phase clinical studies. You will interact with healthy volunteers, learn reading protocols, and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting.

Key duties include shipping samples, maintaining documentation, and coordinating PK shipments while ensuring compliance with regulations and study timelines.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Willingness to learn reading clinical research protocols.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, label, store, pack and dispatch samples to external laboratories following regulations.
• Learn and apply correct shipping procedures for international biohazardous goods.
• Complete related documentation and track PK sample shipments.
• Organize sample dispatch dates and format specimen codes from protocols.
• Label and set up specimen containers and handle specimens per approved methods.

Skills

Clinical sample handling

Shipping biological samples

Documentation & PK shipments

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

LIMS / EDC systems

Job description

As one of the largest Clinical Research Organizations in the world, we have four Early Phase Clinical Research Units in the UK and US.

We are currently seeking a Lab Sample Coordinator (On-Call), to interact directly with our healthy volunteer participants while learning to read clinical research protocols and enjoy working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment. Each day is different, you will be exposed to a wide variety of Therapeutic Indications and study types (ascending dose, first-in-human, food effect, drug to drug interactions, etc.)

This is a full-time, office/clinic-based job in Madison, WI.

If you join us, you will work with some of the world´s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in a vital stage of clinical development: establishing the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a new drug.

Many are drawn to their profession because of its direct impact on patient care. If this is your case, you will not miss that working in Phase 1 trials. Whilst allowing you to continue to practice your clinical skills and knowledge, you´ll be involved with the latest medical technologies and treatments, witnessing their development firsthand. When the drug you worked with gets approved, you know you´ll touch many patient´s lives around the world.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

You will utilize your skills, knowledge, and clinical judgement to provide a high standard of care clinical research.

Other key responsibilities:

• Prepare, label, store, pack and dispatch samples to external laboratories in accordance with federal regulations.
• Learn and apply correct shipping procedures according to international regulations for biohazardous and dangerous goods.
• Complete all related documentation. Tracks and documents PK sample shipments.
• Organize and communicate sample dispatch dates.
• Formulates specimen codes from protocol and prints labels.
• Labels and sets up specimen containers.
• Obtains body substances for testing in the approved manner. These substances may include blood, saliva, sputum, urine, and stool.
• Uses universal precautions when handling specimens.
• Assist with the maintenance, testing, calibration and cleaning of clinical equipment within the Clinical Operations department.
• Monitor temperature and organize refrigerator and freezer space. Arrange for clinical samples to be archived as required.
• Operates and maintains centrifuges, as required.
• Perform basic laboratory procedures as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned

YOU NEED TO BRING…

• High School diploma or equivalent

The important thing for us is you are comfortable working in an environment that is:

• Fast paced : where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.
• Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.
• Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.
• Technology based. We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Varied hours may be required.

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