Thermo Fisher Scientific · 3 hours ago
Associate Manager Sample Management – First Shift/Tue – Sat/8:00am - 4:30pm
Highland Heights, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expThermo Fisher Scientific is a leading company in laboratory services and healthcare innovation. The Associate Manager of Sample Management will oversee daily operations, ensure quality and productivity, and manage training and scheduling of personnel to meet sample management deliverables.
BioinformaticsBiotechnologyCloud Data ServicesConsultingHealth CareLife ScienceManagement Information SystemsOffice SuppliesPrecision Medicine
No H1B
Responsibilities
Oversees the quality and productivity of daily operations
Interacts with internal departments and finds opportunities for process and efficiency improvements
Trains and schedules operations personnel
Prepares process documents, and acts as a back-up to management, when needed
Performs and/or delegates all activities vital to ensure sample management deliverables are met
Creates work schedules and assignments, ensures policies and procedures are accurate, trains staff and assesses competence, participates in staff hiring, corrective action, evaluation, and career progression
Responsible for sample accessioning, routing, storage, shipment, de-identification, relabeling, discard, destruction, and aliquoting
Reviews and recommends process improvement and efficiency gains
Recommends IT enhancements
Authors, reviews, and implements procedural documents
Defines and monitors performance metrics for quality and productivity
Ensures that contracted maintenance and qualification of environmentally controlled units (ECU) or equipment used to prepare or store specimens is performed
Monitors ECU trending reports to prevent equipment failure, ensures proper call response process and teams are in place to respond to ECU failures after-hours
Investigates and resolves problems with samples or shipments and in Process Deviation Reports/CAPA
Participates in audits and general capabilities department tours
Responds to environmental unit alarms and participate in on-call responsibilities
Qualification
Required
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance
Fluctuating Temps hot/cold
Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
Standing for full shift
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 3 to 5 years)
Bachelor's degree in Scientific Field (Medical Technology, Biology, Chemistry etc.) 1+ year of leadership responsibility
Good working knowledge of scientific or clinical methods
Good problem solving or critical thinking skills
Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
Strong verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
Ability to write technical documents such as SOPs, working instructions and guidelines
Good computer skills such as Microsoft Office tools and enterprise applications
Leadership abilities
Ability to work in a collaborative environment
Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner
Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours
Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds
Able to work in non-traditional work environments
Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency
May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments
Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides a wide range of scientific products and services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15.97BKey Investors
National Grid
2025-11-24Post Ipo Debt· $2.42B
2025-09-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-08-07Post Ipo Debt· $2.95B
Leadership Team
Stephen Williamson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Daniella Cramp
Senior Vice President and President, Bioproduction Group
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