Senior Scientist Human Sample Management (1-2 years fixed-term contract)

Evotec SE; Verona (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Evotec SE is seeking a Human Sample Management professional to oversee intake, approvals, and lifecycle management of biospecimens. The role ensures SLA delivery and compliance with global standards, working cross-functionally across Italian and global regulatory scopes.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD or Master’s in biology or life sciences with CRO/biotech/pharma experience and strong project management. You will support audits, trainings, and documentation while maintaining high-quality

Qualifications

• PhD in Biology or Life Sciences or Master’s with relevant CRO/biotech/pharma experience.
• >2–4 years experience in human sample management, quality and compliance (biosample acquisition and management).
• Strong project management, planning and organizational skills.
• Experience with biosample compliance laws and clinical sample governance.
• Ability to communicate in Italian and English.

Responsibilities

• Support the local SLA process.
• Manage local intake, prioritization, resourcing, and SLA adherence for all materials.
• Perform/delegate approvals for acquire/use/transfer/destruction of materials.
• Support HDRP administration (lifecycle management).
• Italy regulatory process for import-export and workflows.
• Run provider performance reviews.
• Support internal and external stakeholders with human sample access queries.
• Ensure Human Sample operations including (fresh) sample reception, storage, tracking, distribution, and destruction.
• Support the lead of the team for local audits.
• Provide training and documentation as needed for the HSM processes.
• Contribute to quality management and process development.

Education

PhD in Biology or Life Sciences

Master’s degree in Biology/Life Sciences

Project management

Multilingual communication (Italian & English)

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

As part of the HSM team, be responsible for intake/approvals for biospecimen sourcing (global sourcing). Ensures Service Level Agreement (SLA) delivery and alignment with global standards.

This role entails :

• Support the local SLA process

• Manage local intake, prioritization, resourcing, and SLA adherence for all materials

• Perform/delegate approvals for acquire/use/transfer/destruction of materials

• Support HDRP (formerly CENTRAXX) administration (lifecycle management)

• Italy regulatory process for import-export and workflows.

• Run provider performance reviews

• Support internal and external stakeholders with human sample access queries

• Ensure Human Sample operations including (fresh) sample reception, storage, tracking, distribution, and destruction

• Support the lead of the team for local audits

• Provide training and documentation as needed for the HSM processes

• Contribute to quality management and process development

This role requires:

• PhD in Biology, Life Sciences or related field, or Masters with several years of experience in Biology/Life Sciences in a CRO, Biotech or Pharma organization

• >2-4 years experience in human sample management, quality and compliance (biosample acquisition and management)

• Project management skills, including planning and organization

• Knowledge and experience with human sample compliance and all applicable laws/regulations. Understanding of clinical sample governance

• Ability to work cross-functional, multi-disciplinary and across multiple projects simultaneously

• Experience in implementing workflows for ethical and regulatory compliance

• Ability to communicate both internally and externally in Italian and English, Ph

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, team-based environment.

• Ability and experience in working in a matrix environment.

This is a one-year fixed-term contract, which may be extended for up to two years.

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.