Laboratory Support Specialist – Clinical Research QA

ICON; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlements

Health insurance offerings

Retirement planning offerings

LifeWorks program

Life assurance

Childcare vouchers

Job summary

The Laboratory Assistant role in Lenexa, KS is onsite at ICON, a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. You will support technical staff with handling and storing biological lab specimens, data entry, and quality control tasks as part of a collaborative team.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree (preferred) with about a year of lab experience, strong computer skills, and meticulous record-keeping aligned with GCP/GLP/GDP standards; you will thrive in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) along with 1 year of related experience in a Laboratory.
• Basic working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office along with excellent written/verbal communication skills, the ability to handle large workload demands and troubleshoot issues timely when required.
• Exhibit appropriate time management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to keep accurate, legible records and recognize the need to handle these records and all other information in line with GCP/GLP/GDP.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring samples/Troubleshooting discrepancies.
• Consolidating created samples/containers (i.e. slides, blocks, reports, etc.).
• Searching and retrieving documents and samples.
• Performing data entry/Monitoring e-mails and various correspondences.
• Checking that slides/blocks are properly barcoded and labeled.
• Assisting the pathologists with the technical/clerical work.

Skills

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Laboratory Assistant role in Lenexa, KS is onsite at ICON, a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. You will support technical staff with handling and storing biological lab specimens, data entry, and quality control tasks as part of a collaborative team.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree (preferred) with about a year of lab experience, strong computer skills, and meticulous record-keeping aligned with GCP/GLP/GDP standards; you will thrive in a