About the Role:

• We are seeking a candidate to join our team as a Lab Operations Specialist within External Quantitative Biosciences.
• The position is based in West Point, PA or Rahway NJ, with a hybrid work schedule.
• The candidate will work closely with scientists from Research Labs (MRL), Sourcing Operations, Finance, and R&D procurement to manage in vitro and in vivo pharmacology work being executed at external Contract
• Research Organizations (CROs) or with academic partners.

Responsibilities:

• Assist ExQB leads with vendor performance (VPP) collection for transactional work such as cell science, protein production, and molecular biology requests.
• Review or help complete protocols prior to work transfers in collaboration with internal scientists.
• Perform notebook audits of partner notebook entries.
• Support and prepare paperwork for biological reagent shipments to partners.
• Order ad-hoc compounds for shipments to CRO partners.
• Follow up with MRL project teams on Global Counterscreening compound issues.
• Support kinase profiling requests, manage requests from MRL project teams, submit requests through Lifetech portal, and manage and share data with project teams.
• Support Ex QB leads with finance forecast collection.
• Track IT issues, work with IT and ExQB leads to follow up on problems, and manage partner IT issues.
• Support cell line registration process, including helping partners register their bioinventory.

Education Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, preferred. Ideally in a discipline of Biology/Pharmacology/Physiology, etc.

Required Skill:

• Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years working in a lab environment with hands-on experience with lab equipment.
• Scientifically conversant in basic biology and pharmacology principles, with industry experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in data entry and developing tracking/reporting outputs.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. - Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task.

About you:

• You are collaborative, highly organized, detail-oriented, and have excellent follow-through.
• You can handle a high volume of transactional work with both fidelity and efficiency. You are driven, self-motivated, and a quick learner.
• You have a positive, can-do attitude, are flexible, adaptable, and not afraid to speak up, ask questions, and share ideas.
• A background in a biological science and proficiency in IT is required for this role.