BioBank Samples Scientist

Job Location	Little Chesterford
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	Competitive salary
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Temporary , full-time 12 months

Job Description

We set science in motion to create a better world and have done so for over 100 years.Through our diverse and passionate global workforce of 14,000+ professionals - weve become a trusted provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & appliedmaterials industries.Thanks to our global infrastructure, our teams contributions reach many parts of the world and have a profound and positive impact on peoples lives.If you want to help us solve the worlds most complex challenges and join an inclusive community that supports your career development - you belong here, with us.Apply now and help us forge new paths to create a better world.Position OverviewWe currently have an exciting opportunity for a Bio-bank Samples Scientist to join us. You will join Innovative Medicines Group and take responsibility of managing the storage and supply of human tissue samples from multiple Bio-banks in the UK. We are offeringthis role on a full time, temporary basis - 12 months.Do you have previous experience in Bio-banking, working with human biological samples and making sure the samples are inventoried, labelled and stored properly If the answer is "yes", and you are looking to join business leading company, we are waitingfor your application!Site Address: AstraZeneca, Chesterford Research Park, CB10 1XLKey Tasks and Responsibilities

Sample handling to ensure that samples are received, inventoried, logged, labelled, stored, tracked, dispatched, returned and/ or disposed appropriately
Maintaining the inventory of Human Biological Samples in accordance with the global standard, Good Clinical Practice and standard operating procedures
Maintain compliance by monitoring and following-up on key dates (e g end of check-out period for samples)
Track all work-in-progress using specialized informatics systems as well as databases, so that there is a common understanding of status at all times

Experience Required

A degree in a scientific discipline (BSc, MSc)
Understanding of, and experience with various IT solutions such as Information Management Systems (LIMS) and databases, including knowledge of Excel for data transformation and analyses
Experience of working in compliance with global standards and regulations following defined SOPs and within a GCP environment is desirable
Experience in Bio-banking or working with human biological samples

Further Information

Bonus
Private Healthcare
Pension
Life Insurance
Reward Schemes

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