Bio Sample Management Technician

Bio Sample Management Technician

Are you looking to start your career in biotech? CellCarta, a Contract Research Organization, is hiring a Sample Management Technician to join our dynamic team. As a Sample Management Technician, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise and skills to ensure that our services meet the highest industry standards. Come work with a team of talented individuals who are committed to making a positive impact on human health and well-being. Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting new career with CellCarta!

Summary
CellCarta is search of a Bio Sample Management Technician working out of our Lake Forest, CA laboratory. The Bio Sample Management Technician is responsible for the timely and accurate completion of Sample Management duties, including sample reception, sample storage, and sample shipments.

Responsibilities

• Receives, unpacks and verifies contents of incoming specimen shipments
• Timely and accurately perform accessioning and labeling of specimens
• Maintain appropriate communication via email in confirming receipt of specimens and/or query of any missing or conflicting information ensuring adherence to proper documentation techniques
• Complete shipment requests containing items such as specimens, images, records, reagents, in an accurate and timely manner.
• Pack shipments in accordance with all applicable regulations, including confirmation of all international export documentation requirements prior to dispatch.
• Pull specimens such as FFPE blocks, slides and frozen plasma for shipments, disposals, or changes in storage locations
• Perform specimen inventory by confirming/reconciling location and updating trackers as needed.
• Perform and document specimen/reagent destruction requests.
• Performs 100% QC checks on various Sample management tasks and documentation as required and forward respective specimens to appropriate location
• Generate and maintain appropriate documentation for sample management activities by tracking, collating, and updating study-specific information via databases, spreadsheets, and other tools.
• Ensure that routine equipment maintenance and documentation of equipment maintenance is in order.
• Ensure that the preventative maintenance and documentation are completed on time.
• Maintain a clean, well-organized laboratory.

Education

• Bachelors degree preferred; minimum HS Diploma or GED

Main Requirements

• Experience with building and shipping sample collection kits, or working a manufacturing environment preferred
• High attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and other Office programs

Working Conditions

• This is a full-time day shift position, Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
• Must accept to perform activities in a Biosafety Level (BSL) 1 or 2 laboratory where biological samples may be either naturally or experimentally infected with potentially hazardous viruses such as HIV, HCV, or CMV.

What we can offer

CellCarta is made up of dedicated professionals who are focused on achieving our mission of impacting the future of patient therapy. We make a difference in the lives of patients around the world!

We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Competitive wages: $22/hr plus a shift differential
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k retirement savings plan with a healthy match
• Vacation and sick time
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career development opportunities
• Continuing education

About Us

CellCarta is a rapidly growing, stable company. We are a leading provider of pre-clinical and clinical trial services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Our laboratory service offerings include immunohistochemistry, FISH, CTC isolation and characterization, chemosensitivity testing, tissue procurement, flow cytometry, ELISA, mutation testing, cell expansion, and colony-forming assays. CellCarta is a CLIA-licensed and CAP-accredited laboratory, and we perform studies in compliance with the relevant portions of Good Laboratory and Good Clinical Practices.

Join us as we make an impact on the future of patient therapy!

Supplemental Information

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available.

The information collected to review your application will be processed by the human resources services of CellCarta Biosciences Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, “CellCarta”). The legal basis for this processing is the legitimate interest of CellCarta to evaluate the suitability of candidates for the roles available at CellCarta.

CellCarta will only process that information which is necessary to evaluate your application. This information includes identifying information such as your name, address, email address and phone number, as well as information about your education and professional experience, including previous positions and your CV. Such information is required for us to complete your applicant file, assess your suitability for the role and comply with applicable laws. CellCarta may obtain personal information from other sources, such as during reference, background, or employment checks, with your permission, and from third party sources such as recruitment and assessment sites or professional social media sites, in each case only if such information is relevant to reviewing your application. Your personal information will be retained only for so long as reasonably necessary and in accordance with applicable laws. This information will be processed confidentially and only accessed by those who have a need for the recruitment process. Please note that the information comprising your applicant file may be processed in a country that is not where you are located (for example, you might be in the European Economic Area or Québec, Canada, whereas your applicant file may be reviewed by CellCarta in the United States). If you are offered and accept employment with CellCarta Biosciences Inc. or one of its affiliates, the information collected will become part of your employment record. If you do not want us to retain your information, or want us to update it, please contact privacy@cellcarta.com.