Inventory Control Associate, Laboratory Ops - 5TA US Quintiles Laboratories : Job Details

We are seeking an Inventory Control Associate, Laboratory Ops to join IQVIA Laboratories at Marietta, GA.

Shift: Tuesday - Saturday, 3PM-11PM

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As an Associate Scientist, you will support the laboratory by assisting the Flow/PBMC Laboratory with sample receipt and accessioning. Additionally, you will be responsible for supporting the laboratory technicians by providing reagents and assistance when needed. The role involves ensuring all testing is performed and that patients' samples are routed to the appropriate department or storage. In this role, you will manage Sponsor reagents' inventory and ensure timely communication of any risks associated with reagents and drug availability.

This position will also require you to assist with the monthly inventory count and reconciliation process. Good and timely communication with vendors is essential to ensure reagents' availability and address any concerns related to laboratory reagents. This role involves managing the local inventory process and reagents' inventory for the Flow and PBMC departments.

What You'll be Doing:

• Ability to work in cold storage and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., frequent standing and walking, occasional sitting, and close eye work (computer, typing, reading small prints). Physical demands vary based on assigned work area and tasks. Occasional exposure to cold temperatures.
• Performing daily inventory checks to ensure reagents are within the established Min and Max levels.
• Completing daily consumption documentation.
• Assisting Laboratory technologists by providing reagents for testing.
• Working and liaising with Warehouse staff to determine the proper number of reagents on hand. Identifying and documenting potential errors or unusual findings and escalating them to senior lab personnel.
• Assisting in quality investigations, deviations, and resolutions.
• Assisting in the review and update of laboratory procedures and techniques.
• Assisting in the inventory process and managing the monthly reagent count.
• Assist lab support team members to check in patients' samples and other duties as deemed necessary to support laboratory Technicians.

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic knowledge of the assigned technical area, systems, and procedures obtained through prior work experience.
• Other equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Critical thinking, innovative mindset, and problem-solving skills.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities needed for this role:

• Inventory management.
• Knowledge of laboratory safety and infection control procedures and practices, including standard precautions and hazardous chemical handling.

What We Offer You:

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees' physical, mental, and emotional, financial, and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

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If you're looking to unleash your potential, join IQVIA Laboratories to help make the extraordinary possible!

Q² Solutions, IQVIA's laboratory business, creates connected intelligence by combining our expertise, technology and analytics - this fuels unparalleled research & development solutions. We uphold a deep commitment to patients, sites, customers, and each other.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities.

Q² Solutions' ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates Q² Solutions and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $41,100.00 - $68,500.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.