Sample Management Coordinator

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We are currently recruiting for a Sample Management Coordinator to join the Analytical Development and Quality Control (AD & QC) group. The purpose of this role is to provide essential laboratory activities and services supporting the high-quality scientific work conducted at OXB.

Our AD&QC group supports the development of products through analytical testing to facilitate manufacturing, shelf life setting and process development, ensuring appropriate quality controls and use of analytics.  The Sample Management Co-ordinator role is mainly lab based and requires on-site presence. Some office-based tasks following GXP are also required from this role.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

• Receiving incoming shipments and issuing samples for AD & QC purposes as per work schedule.
• Preparing outgoing shipments of samples to other OXB sites, external testing organisations and Clients.
• Ensuring appropriate documentation and electronic systems (LIMS) are completed in a timely manner.
• Creating and maintaining inventories of all samples stored within the department. Discarding samples in accordance with SOPs and CPs.
• Ensuring GMP Compliance of AD & QC GMP controlled temperature units (CTU’s).
• Co-ordinating sample requests for analytical assays in a timely manner.

We are looking for:

• Educated to a minimum of GCSE or equivalent qualification level or able to demonstrate required skills gained within another workplace.
• Highly organised and motivated with excellent attention to detail.
• Problem solving skills to help identify a way forward when issues arise.
• Computer Literacy skills (MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• A genuine interest in working in science and/or a Laboratory environment.
• Previous experience in a Laboratory handling biological or chemical examples is preferred but not essential.

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