R&D Laboratory Operations & Equipment Specialist

Elanco; Fort Dodge (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Two weeklong shutdowns

Parental leave (8 weeks)

Employee Resource Groups

Flexible work arrangements

401K matching

Job summary

Elanco Fort Dodge, IA is seeking a Laboratory Operations and Equipment Specialist to support R&D documentation and equipment records. You will manage SOPs in the Veeva Quality System, maintain equipment inventories, and assist with computer system validation documentation.

You’ll collaborate with lab teams, ensure document accuracy, and coordinate updates while supporting CAPAs and quality initiatives. Travel up to 5% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with at least 2 years of relevant document management experience.
• Experience using an electronic document management or quality management system to edit, coordinate, and maintain documents.
• Ability to write clear, easy-to-understand procedures, with strong organizational, planning, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain laboratory equipment records and inventories by adding new equipment information, reconciling existing records, and documenting identified discrepancies.
• Perform physical inventory checks and update approved equipment management systems with accurate record information.
• Edit and coordinate laboratory equipment Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in the Veeva Quality System to reflect Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), change controls, and other quality initiatives.
• Collaborate with document owners and laboratory teams to reconcile annotations, complete document updates, and support timely document effectiveness.
• Review equipment documentation for completeness against established requirements and support computer system validation records and other R&D laboratory documentation assignments.

Job description

Elanco Fort Dodge, IA is seeking a Laboratory Operations and Equipment Specialist to support R&D documentation and equipment records. You will manage SOPs in the Veeva Quality System, maintain equipment inventories, and assist with computer system validation documentation.

You’ll collaborate with lab teams, ensure document accuracy, and coordinate updates while supporting CAPAs and quality initiatives. Travel up to 5% is required.