QC Lab Data Specialist

Company Description

LGC Clinical Diagnostics develops and manufactures a portfolio of catalog and quality solutions and component materials for the life sciences industry. We partner with IVD assay developers, pharmaceutical, CROs, and institutions in commercialization activities across the pipeline. Laboratorians and diagnostic professionals across teams of chemistry, immunochemistry, serology, molecular diagnostics, and clinical genomics rely on LGC’s products to support accurate and reliable diagnostic results.

Our operating entities include Maine Standards Company, SeraCare Life Sciences, and Technopath Clinical Diagnostics, which are in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers of quality measurement tools (calibrators, controls, linearity, EQA/PT, biological materials), the Native Antigen Company, which is a manufacturer and supplier of viral antigens and LGC Proficiency Testing a global leader in PT schemes. We operate FDA-registered and ISO 13485-accredited facilities in Maine (USA), Massachusetts (USA), Maryland (USA), Tipperary (Ireland), ISO 9001-accredited facility in Oxford, UK, and Traverse City, Michigan US.

Every single day, our world-class staff, scientific expertise, operational efficiency, and outstanding quality systems are ready to support the range of sophisticated technologies that collectively improve patient outcomes - from the widely embraced and established to ground breaking NGS and precision diagnostics.

Job Description

The QC Lab Data Specialist position will perform a relevant role by following standardized procedures, safety guidelines, and instructions to perform data workflow tasks in our Quality Control Lab. The QC Lab Data Specialist prioritizes samples submitted by our Manufacturing and R&D Teams for testing, orders additional testing as needed enters analyzer result data into spreadsheets and other data systems, and communicates the status of samples moving through the QC workflow. A high level of organizational skills and attention to detail are desired. May perform a variety of supporting tasks. A limited degree of creativity, adaptability, flexibility, and agreement is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Data entry of QC results into vital systems.
• Follows all safety guidelines presented by the department and safety officer.
• Work with teams from QC, Manufacturing, and R&D to ensure effective communication of results.
• Focus on customer service and teamwork among LGC QC, LabOps and R&D team members.
• Work with QC to plan daily testing and ensure samples are moving through workflows in a timely fashion.
• Able to evaluate processes and workflow for inefficiencies and suggest improvements.
• Excellent attention to detail is essential to succeed in this role.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to optimally perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Requires prolonged sitting and working at a computer monitor. Repetitive motion using a keyboard for long periods. May occasionally be required to lift and move material weighing up to 10 lbs.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Agreeable work environment is typical of an open office setting with some exposure to noise from office machines.
• Will require occasionally working in a clinical laboratory area with closed bottles containing biomedical materials when transporting, prioritizing samples

Qualifications

• Requires a high school education or equivalent experience, other further education is helpful in particular with data systems.
• Demonstrated skills in Excel vital, sophisticated skills helpful.
• Familiarity with Word is also vital to succeed in this role.

Additional Information

Our values

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

Equal opportunities

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental, religion, or belief. Shortlisting, interviewing, and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com

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