Job Description

ABOUT US 

SANGUINE BIOSCIENCES IS ACCELERATING PERSONALIZED MEDICINE RESEARCH BY EMPOWERING PATIENTS WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE DATA AND MAKING IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICAL RESEARCH PROCESS. WE PARTNER WITH PATIENTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO ACCELERATE PRECISION MEDICINE R&D BY SECURELY AND EFFICIENTLY COLLECTING AND PROVIDING PATIENT SAMPLES AND RELEVANT HEALTH DATA. WE ARE HELPING THOUSANDS OF RESEARCHERS AT 20 OF THE TOP 40 GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES INCREASE THE SPEED AND QUALITY AT WHICH THEY ARE CONDUCTING THEIR RESEARCH. IN JULY 2020, SANGUINE RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION AS A “GREAT PLACES TO WORK” COMPANY.  IT’S AN EXCITING TIME, OUR BIOTECH COMPANY IS GROWING QUICKLY AND NEEDS THE BEST TEAM MEMBERS TO JOIN US.

THE BIOREPOSITORY PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING TISSUE BANK RELATED WORK AND ASSISTS WITH BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH RELATED TO BIOMARKER DISCOVERY. THIS ROLE WILL REPORT TO THE BIOREPOSITORY PROJECT MANAGER.  THE BIOREPOSITORY PROJECT COORDINATOR IS EXPERIENCED, MOTIVATED, ORGANIZED, AND ACCOUNTABLE TO PERFORM JOB TASKS, IN A PRIORITIZED MANNER, INDEPENDENT FROM A MANAGERIAL DIRECTION, WITH APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP TO INTERNAL CUSTOMERS. WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE BIOREPOSITORY PROJECT MANAGER AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH STUDY-SPECIFIC GOALS WITHIN DESIGNATED TIMELINES. THIS POSITION INVOLVES ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE DAY. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• ASSIST WITH REMOTE MONITORING OF LABORATORY PROCESSING AND CLINICAL TESTING.

• MAINTAIN ORGANIZED SPECIMEN PROCESSING DOCUMENTATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH GOOD LAB PRACTICES (GLPS).

• CONFIRM PROJECT DETAILS PRIOR TO STUDY LAUNCH TO MAKE APPROPRIATE CHANGES OR NOTIFY THE OPERATIONS TEAM OF ANY DISCREPANCIES.

• ATTEND RELEVANT INTERNAL TRAINING MEETINGS.

• SUBMIT PROJECT APPLICATIONS TO LABORATORIES AND MONITOR THE APPROVAL PROCESS, FOLLOWING UP WITH RELEVANT LABORATORY STAFF TO ENSURE STUDY-STARTUP TIMELINES ARE MET.

• PROACTIVELY MITIGATE RISKS WITH LABORATORY CAPACITY, ENSURING LABORATORIES HAVE SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES TO COVER ANY SPECIMEN PROCESSING.

• WHEN NECESSARY, CHECK-IN OR OBSERVE LABORATORY PROCESSING WHEN A NEW PROCEDURE IS DEPLOYED.

• MANAGE AND FULLY RESOLVE WITH COMPLETE FOLLOW UP, ANY ISSUES OR ERRORS WITH LABORATORY PROCESSING OR CLINICAL TESTING.

• PROVIDE EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS TO RELEVANT STAFF REGARDING LABORATORY PROCESSING AND CLINICAL TESTS.

• FULFILL CLINICAL TEST INFORMATION REQUESTS REGARDING CLINICAL TEST AVAILABILITY, PRICING, AND SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS.

• CREATE DATA ENTRY TEMPLATES FOR THE LABORATORY TO UTILIZE.

• MONITOR LABORATORY DATA ENTRY (QA/QC) TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS, FOLLOW-UP WHEN APPROPRIATE TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS.

• CHECK-IN WEEKLY WITH PARTNER LABS TO DISCUSS SUPPLIES, PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON STUDIES AND QUALITY, AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

• VISIT PARTNER LABORATORIES FOR QUARTERLY MEETINGS OR TO TRAIN STAFF ON NEW PROCEDURES.

• INSPECT SPECIMENS IN STORAGE TO ENSURE SAMPLE INTEGRITY APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION.

• PERIODICALLY REVIEW AND QC LIMS REPORTS ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE STUDIES OR STUDIES WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF SPECIMENS.

• PERFORM CUSTOM DATA ENTRY ACCORDING TO STUDY REQUIREMENTS. 

• MANAGE REGULAR BATCH SHIPMENTS FOR SPECIFIC STUDIES.

• ARRANGE, PREPARE, EXECUTE, AND TRACK LARGE SHIPMENTS OF SPECIMENS IN STORAGE TO CLIENTS.

• PROVIDE POST-SHIPMENT SUPPORT TO CLIENTS REGARDING SPECIMEN INQUIRIES.

• RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER TO INQUIRIES REGARDING SPECIMEN INVENTORY.

• PROVIDE WEEKLY SPECIMEN INVENTORY REPORTS AND PROVIDE CUSTOM INVENTORY REPORTS WHEN REQUESTED.

• ARRANGE, PREPARE, EXECUTE, AND TRACK LARGE SPECIMEN INVENTORY SHIPMENTS TO CLIENTS.

• TAKE DELEGATED ASSIGNMENTS WITH OVERSIGHT FROM BIOREPOSITORY PROJECT MANAGER

• LIAISE WITH BIOREPOSITORY PROJECT MANAGER DAILY TO ENSURE PRIORITIZATION OF TASKS IS REVIEWED AND REMAIN ADAPTABLE TO FREQUENT CHANGES IN STUDIES THAT REQUIRE A LABORATORY COMPONENT.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES

REQUIRED

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN LIFE SCIENCES (BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, ETC.).

• MINIMUM 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN A LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT, CLINICAL TRIAL ENVIRONMENT, HEALTHCARE RESEARCH, REGULATED-SCIENCE FIELD, OR SIMILAR. 

• EXCELLENT COMPUTER AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS (EXCEL AND WORD) AND ABILITY TO LEARN TO USE THE LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LIMS) DATABASE. 

• EXCELLENT PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• HIGHLY ORGANIZED; ABILITY TO HANDLE MULTIPLE PRIORITIES EFFICIENTLY

• RESOURCEFUL WITH HEIGHTENED ANALYTICAL ABILITIES AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT

• EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND DETAILED-ORIENTED

PREFERRED

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES PREFERRED:

• MASTER'S DEGREE.

• GRADUATE LEVEL TRAINING ON BIOSCIENCE DISCIPLINE.

• BIOSPECIMEN SHIPMENTS, LAB EXPERIENCE/LAB TECH. FAMILIARITY WITH BLOOD PROCESSING (SERUM ISOLATION, PLASMA ISOLATION, PBMC ISOLATION) PREFERRED.

• SOME HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH ANY LIMS SYSTEM.

Company Description

Sanguine BioSciences partners with patients and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate precision medicine R&D by securely and efficiently collecting and providing patient samples and connecting patients with clinical trials.