Biospecimen Specialist (m/f/d)

For our client, an international company in Rotkreuz, we are looking for a Biospecimen Specialist to manage the end to end biorepository activities to fulfill our customer’s specimen request.

The perfect candidate has a Masters degree in Science and brings experience in biospecimen acquisition, biobanking, clinical trial management, interfacing with stakeholders and/or project management. The candidate has knowledge in MS Excel and Google suite. Lastly, the person speaks very good English.

General Information:

• Start date: 16.09.2024
• Latest Start Date:  01.10.2024
• Planned duration: 8 months
• Extension: highly unlikely
• Workplace: Rotkreuz
• Workload: 80-100%
• Remote/Home Office: minimal, but mainly onsite
• Team: 9 people
• Working hours: Standard

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Gathers requirements and facilitates purchase requisitions from external suppliers to acquire biological materials and ensure flexible and successful delivery in compliance with Good Clinical Practices, quality, business and industry best practices/standards
• Monitors sample acquisition progress, identifies and resolves discrepancies associated with sample collection projects. Maintains sample collection and/or study information according to applicable processes and procedures
• Conducts data management activities, such as, supplier file creation, data file transfers from suppliers and tracking of source data files
• Executes data review, transcription, import, data quality and consistency checks, data searches, resolution of data discrepancies, and data export while working within a validated LIMS

• Masters degree in Science
• Min. 1 year experience in biospecimen acquisition, biobanking, clinical trial management, interfacing with stakeholders and/or project management
• Proficient with MS Excel and Google suite or experience in data management
• English B2 Level
• Self-motivated and solution driven individual who can maintain quality, accuracy and timeliness of deliverables
• Excellent interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
• Good organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Team player, self organized and motivated individual
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment with efficiency; and capable of handling multiple projects
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions

• Understanding of regulatory requirements related to diagnostics
• Understanding or experience in negotiation of legal contracting e.g: Material Transfer Agreements
• German skills

For our client, an international company in Rotkreuz, we are looking for a Biospecimen Specialist to manage the end to end biorepository activities to fulfill our customer’s specimen request.

The perfect candidate has a Masters degree in Science and brings experience in biospecimen acquisition, biobanking, clinical trial management, interfacing with stakeholders and/or project management. The candidate has knowledge in MS Excel and Google suite. Lastly, the person speaks very good English.

General Information:

• Start date: 16.09.2024
• Latest Start Date:  01.10.2024
• Planned duration: 8 months
• Extension: highly unlikely
• Workplace: Rotkreuz
• Workload: 80-100%
• Remote/Home Office: minimal, but mainly onsite
• Team: 9 people
• Working hours: Standard

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Gathers requirements and facilitates purchase requisitions from external suppliers to acquire biological materials and ensure flexible and successful delivery in compliance with Good Clinical Practices, quality, business and industry best practices/standards
• Monitors sample acquisition progress, identifies and resolves discrepancies associated with sample collection projects. Maintains sample collection and/or study information according to applicable processes and procedures
• Conducts data management activities, such as, supplier file creation, data file transfers from suppliers and tracking of source data files
• Executes data review, transcription, import, data quality and consistency checks, data searches, resolution of data discrepancies, and data export while working within a validated LIMS

• Masters degree in Science
• Min. 1 year experience in biospecimen acquisition, biobanking, clinical trial management, interfacing with stakeholders and/or project management
• Proficient with MS Excel and Google suite or experience in data management
• English B2 Level
• Self-motivated and solution driven individual who can maintain quality, accuracy and timeliness of deliverables
• Excellent interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
• Good organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Team player, self organized and motivated individual
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment with efficiency; and capable of handling multiple projects
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions

• Understanding of regulatory requirements related to diagnostics
• Understanding or experience in negotiation of legal contracting e.g: Material Transfer Agreements
• German skills