Biosample Operations Specialist

Hobson Prior are currently seeking a Biosample Operations Specialist to join a global healthcare organisation who are focused on offering medical solutions in order to transform patients' lives. This is a contract position based in Hertfordshire.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide operational expertise to ensure the successful implementation of the biosample strategy for a given molecule or clinical programme.
• Ensure the appropriate level of sample quality, defining corrective actions if necessary, and acting as a point of escalation for issues at the study and project levels.
• Implement the biosample sourcing strategy within given projects through partnership with the BTAL and other key stakeholders involved in project and study delivery.
• Leads cross-functional operations team meetings as required to ensure optimal delivery of project biosampling objectives.
• Accountable for project level oversight (from feasibility to study close) of laboratories/vendors and associated costs involved in biosampling activities and analyses. Provides input to the laboratory selection process to ensure appropriate vendor selection where applicable
• You will actively promote knowledge sharing within Clinical Operations and across studies within a project by partnering with stakeholders.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely forecasting and management of individual project and study variable costs related to bio-sampling, in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Provide regular project/study level biosample status updates to key stakeholders as required.
• Represent as a subject matter expert within the Clinical Operations for specific business-related topics or processes.
• Contribute to, and occasionally lead, functional process and system improvements to ensure operational excellence.
• Any other assigned tasks.

Key Skills:

• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to lead and work across a global matrix team and stakeholder environment.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to work with internal and external partners.

Requirements:

• Life sciences degree or equivalent qualification.
• Significant experience implementing clinical trials - required.
• Extensive experience in leading and managing biosample operational activities on a range of logistically complex multi-centre clinical studies, - preferred.
• Knowledge of ICH GCP.
• Clinical or biological laboratory experience with evidence of involvement in the processing and/or analysis of biological samples.
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory environment related to human specimen collection, analysis and retention.

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