Lab Operations Specialist Actalent
Overview
Lab Operations Specialist at Actalent in San Francisco, California. This contract-to-hire role involves managing laboratory inventory, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with GMP standards while supporting research outcomes.
What You'll Do20
- 1Collaborate with cross-functional teams to receive inspect and release materials and ship finished goods to customers
- 2Ensure accurate final disposition of materials following established processes and quality standards
- 3Schedule and perform cycle count activities completing all counts accurately and on time
- 4Investigate inventory discrepancies and update metric reports accordingly
- 5Monitor storage space availability and recommend optimization improvements
- 6Participate in updating material handling SOPs and company guidelines
- 7Assist in developing metrics for Manufacturing Operations to track performance
- 8Support training of employees and recruitment of new material handlers
- 9Maintain equipment to high operational standards and report discrepancies to leadership
- 10Support continuous improvement initiatives for material handling operations
- 11Perform shipping receiving inspection tagging packaging and maintaining shipping area
- 12Pick pull and package materials for internal issuance or off-site shipping
- 13Handle finished goods under cryo-frozen conditions according to procedures
- 14Apply FIFO and Kanban principles for proper material flow
- 15Conduct quality control inspections for incoming raw materials
- 16Write clear SOPs and maintain compliance with regulatory standards
- 17Manage electronic and paper-based inventory control systems
- 18Handle cryo-frozen materials and familiarity with ISO 9001 quality standards
- 19Create pivot tables in Excel and support manufacturing metrics
- 20Process donations of blood and bone marrow specimens into research-ready samples
Requirements12
- 1Minimum of 5 years of lab management experience
- 2Hands-on experience with lab operations in GMP or regulated environments
- 3Ability to write compliant SOPs
- 4Strong understanding of ERP systems and inventory transactions
- 5Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- 6Physical ability to move moderately heavy materials safely
- 7Familiarity with FIFO and Kanban inventory methods
- 8Experience with electronic and paper inventory control systems
- 9Knowledge of cryo-frozen material handling
- 10Background in processing donated blood and bone marrow specimens
- 11Attention to detail and troubleshooting skills
- 12Effective communication and collaboration abilities
Salary Insight
$73 - $79k per year
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