Temporary Associate Expanded Lab Manager
Get ready to redefine what's possible and discover your extraordinary potential. Here at Labcorp Drug Development, you'll have the opportunity to personally advance healthcare and make a difference in peoples' lives with your bold ideas and unique point of view. With the support of exceptional people from across the globe and an energized purpose, you'll be empowered to own your career journey with mentoring, training and personalized development planning.
Join us as we speed the delivery of groundbreaking therapies and anticipate tomorrow's drug development challenges, creating new possibilities for our clients-and your career.
The Company - LabCorp Drug Development
As one of the world's largest and most comprehensive drug development services companies, LabCorp Drug Development has helped pharmaceutical and biotech companies develop one-third of the all prescription drugs in the marketplace today.
The Position
The Temporary Associate Expanded Lab Manager position requires the ability to work in global virtual team on the tasks relative to the development and management of all external laboratories (Local Labs, Referral Labs) Labcorp CCLS is working with.
This position will interact on a global basis with all laboratories (Referral Laboratories, Local Laboratories, CCLS Labs, Labcorp Labs), Project Management, IT, Sourcing, Sales, NSSO, Commercial Development, QA, Medical Affairs, Purchasing, SMART, Data Management and Result Reporting departments.
This position is home-based and is to cover maternity leave for approximately 12 months.
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Essential Job Duties:
- Responsible for managing the overall current process of the referral laboratories by researching potential referral laboratories based on the assay requests, contacting referral laboratories, negotiating services, and acting as the liaison for operational issues/needs of the customer.
- Based on New Test Feasibility meeting decision, contact and completes the referral laboratory worksheets and obtains the appropriate technical information needed to load the database, including but not limited to specimen collection requirements, reference ranges, turn around time, and regulatory requirements such as Research Use Only assays.
- Recipient of notification of changes in assays such as method changes from the referral laboratories. Updates referral laboratory worksheets and notifies WLOS of the modification.
- Provide support to CAIR / Reportable Issues pertaining to External laboratories, obtaining root cause and preventative actions from the referral laboratory or inside ELMS.
- Facilitates technical discussions with appropriate staff at the referral laboratories, Medical Affairs, Global Heads of CCLS, Scientists of CCLS, Project Management and/or Sponsor as needed to appropriately understand the client needs and the service capability of the referral laboratory.
- Acts as the primary resource for ELMS topics.
- Provide some support to the APH Program Manager for Histology testing that we send material outside Covance CLS.
- Accountable for the reporting of internal performance metrics and take corrective actions when appropriate.
- Responsible for maintaining his/her complete up-to-date training file. Individual is responsible for ensuring he/she is trained and training is documented prior to performing a task. Individual is accountable for any deficiencies found in his/her training file.
- Provides technical information, both written and verbal, to Marketing, Sales, Sourcing, Project Management, WLOS and internal Covance CLS personnel.
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor in scientific field
- Experience working in a laboratory environment
- Knowledge of Centerlinx is seen as an added value
- Experience within project management
- Good in establishing work relationships with external parties
- Good knowledge on Excel (functions like VLOOKUP, Concatenate, etc)
- Stress resistant, solution minded and accurate
- Fluency in English
Thrive personally and professionally at Labcorp Drug Development
Working at Labcorp Drug Development, you'll continue to grow in our learning-based culture so you'll know how to expertly respond and adapt as the industry continues to evolve. Here, you'll put your education to work as you play a meaningful role in advancing healthcare and making a difference in people's life.
In addition, Labcorp Drug Development offers great benefits, global experience and the opportunity to work independently within a team-oriented environment.
Get to know Labcorp Drug Development
At Labcorp, we believe in the power of science to change lives. We are a leading global life sciences company that delivers answers for crucial health questions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations that not only empower patients and providers but help medical, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies transform ideas into innovations.
Here, you can join our more than 75,000 employees, serving clients in more than 100 countries, as we work together to make a real impact on people's lives.
Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Pet Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
- FSA
- HSA
- Fitness Subsidies
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
- Flexible Work Hours
Office Life and Perks
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Stock Purchase Program
- Performance Bonus
- Financial Counseling
Professional Development
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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