Operations Contractor

Job Title: Operations Contractor
Location: Cambridge, MA- Hybrid role (2 days onsite required)
Duration: 14 months+ (Possibilities of Extension)
 
Pay Range: $45 - $50/hr. on w2
 
What will you do?
Client, is seeking a motivated operational contractor to support the Research Operations organization.  This individual will play a critical role supporting the Development organization by performing operational tasks relating to purchase order and financial/legal document creation, biology sample inventory management, and process development. The responsibilities of this role will involve cross-functional collaboration across the multiple divisions with Discovery as well as additional organizations such as finance and legal. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high attention to detail and ability to learn quickly while managing multiple sources of data and information.
 
What will be your responsibilities?

• Support the Development organization’s operational needs relating to document creation and management, data entry, data transfers, and process improvements
• Help maintain and improve upon the biological sample tracking platform including the addition of new data as well as further development of a digital tracking system
• Management and organization of onsite samples in lab as well as data management for samples stored both onsite and offsite
• Support project management efforts, particularly for the TM and QTP organizations
• Support the vendor service procurement process for sections of the Development organization including the creation and management of purchase orders
• Aid with the new vendor onboarding process by ensuring all necessary information is provided and following up with relevant parties if any issues arise
• Work regularly with legal and finance teams to ensure the smooth running of document creation, signage, and execution
• Create, adopt and/or maintain sample status tracking tools such as Excel spreadsheets, Smartsheets, or similar and prepare dashboards to provide visibility to stakeholders.

 
What basic qualifications do we require?

• Achieved a Bachelor of Science degree
• 1-3 years of science-related industry experience
• Adept with learning and using web-based data entry systems
• Strong business communication skills and collaboration acumen
• Experience working inside of a laboratory space (proper PPE, following procedures, understanding of bio safety)
• Ability to read and interpret business related correspondences and formulate actions based on listed needs
• Experience with monitoring clinical study specimen collection, handling, storage, and inventorying a plus
• The ideal candidate will be available to work onsite at our Cambridge location occasionally

 
What additional qualifications are we seeking?

• Exceptional organizational and recordkeeping skillsets, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to learn rapidly on the job
• Strong team player, with good communication skills.
• Commitment to Client’s Values: Patients First, Thoughtfulness, Urgency, Trust, Optimism.

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