QC Lab Data Specialist

Company Description

ABOUT LGC CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS:

LGC Clinical Diagnostics develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of catalogue and custom-developed diagnostic quality solutions and component materials for the extended life sciences industry. We partner with IVD assay developers, pharmaceutical, CRO and academic institutions in commercialization activities across the entire diagnostic pipeline. Laboratorians and diagnostic professionals across disciplines of clinical 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.

Each day, our world-class staff, scientific expertise, operational efficiency, and superior quality systems are ready to support the range of advanced technologies that collectively improve patient outcomes - from the widely adopted and established through to cutting-edge NGS and precision diagnostics.

Job Description

The QC Lab Data Specialist position will perform a critical role by following standardized procedures, safety guidelines, and instructions to perform data workflow tasks in our Quality Control Lab.  The QC Lab Data Specialist organizes 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 desired. May perform a variety of supporting tasks.  A limited degree of creativity, adaptability, flexibility, and cooperation is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Data entry of QC results into necessary systems.
• Follows all safety guidelines presented by the department and safety officer.
• Work with team 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.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner.
• Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills.

  Physical Demands

  The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Requires prolonged sitting and working at a computer monitor.  Repetitive motion using a keyboard for long periods of time.  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 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, organizing samples

   

Qualifications

• Requires a high school education, other further education is beneficial in particular with data systems.
• Experience working with data in fast-paced environments.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills are required
• Demonstrated skills in Excel necessary, advanced skills beneficial.
• Familiarity with Word also necessary to succeed in this role.

Additional Information

ABOUT LGC:

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range. 

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, 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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