Lab Project Associate II

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials Job Description At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. Summarized Purpose:  Ensures timely and accurate completion of day-to-day laboratory work. Performs a wide variety of low,  moderate and high complexity clinical laboratory testing within a variety of studies over various  therapeutic areas. Responsible for maintenance of the equipment. Maintains the sample processing unit. Essential  Functions • Performs clinical laboratory testing on samples according to established  laboratory procedures and verifies/reports test results as requested by study  protocol. • Performs a wide variety of testing, including but not limited to serology-based  testing, pregnancy testing, urinalysis, KOH prep and TV rapid testing. • Utilizes department protocols to undertake procedures to a consistently high  standard. • Accurately performs quality control/assurance and proficiency testing as needed.  • Uses the equipment as per the operating procedures monitoring and reporting  faults to the relevant personnel.  • Ensures control of the laboratory environment, safety specifications and the  maintenance and calibration of laboratory material required to conduct clinical  trials.  • Maintains accurate freezer logs, temperature monitoring logs, specimen labelling  and documentation. • Assists with sample shipment (packing, documentation, organization with  courier) and ensures the good quality of the shipment. • Maintains confidentiality in relation to all information regarding patients.  • Provides support and reassurance to patients, taking into account their physical  and psychological needs. • Ensures quality at the site, adherence to ICH/GCP, SA GCP guidelines, GCLP  guidelines and LQMP and adherence to COP’s, SOP’s. • Note: Some tasks listed above only to be conducted as per country regulations  and with relevant valid qualifications/ certification or supervision.

Education and Experience:  High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Technical positions may require a certificate Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at  least 4 years). In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training  and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the  requirements of the role.  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  • Good medical terminology and ability to perform conducting of vital signs • Strong understanding of quality compliance and Good Clinical Practices (GCP), with ability to learn  and maintain a good working knowledge of FDA regulations and company/client SOPs and WPDs • Basic computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office, and capable of learning new  software/hardware • Good attention to detail • Good problem-solving