We are seeking an Operations Assistant to join Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business in Livingston, UK.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.

The successful candidate will be a high school graduate responsible for assisting with a variety of routine activities associated with receipt, storage and shipment of clinical specimens and maintenance of lab equipment.

What you’ll be doing (Duties may include but are not limited to the following):

• Provide administrative and technical support to the lab.

• Responsible for assisting with receipt of consignments and opening of shipments.

• Maintain stock on shelves and record all stock movements and issues using the inventory control system.

• Assemble test kits with specimen collection materials as per protocol.

• Responsible for correct disposal and/or recycling of kit shipping supplies.

• Assist in routine maintenance of equipment.

• Responsible for tube labelling and preparation.

• Assist with supply inventory functions and general clean up of workstations.

• Prepare and sterilize laboratory supplies, equipment and other materials.

• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of work areas including disinfecting workbenches, materials, equipment and other laboratory areas.

What We Are Looking For:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Min 6 months of customer service, admin or relevant experience preferred but not required.

• Basic computer skills.

• Equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities needed for this role:

• Flexibility for working in shift patterns, which may include weekends and / or evenings. Shift options include: Day shift: 6 am to 2 pm, Backshift: 2 pm to 10 pm, 4-day work week with Wednesdays off, Tuesday to Friday with a Saturday shift.

• Ability to maintain effective reporting procedures and control workflow.

• Proactive and customer-oriented approach.

Please note that this role is not eligible for work permit sponsorship.

What We Offer You :

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental and emotional, financial and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits (https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/KVD3CYOAsLD28oWi0eTcK?domain=jobs.iqvia.com) .

If you’re looking to unleash your potential, join Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business, to help make the extraordinary possible!

Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business, creates connected intelligence by combining our expertise, technology and analytics - this fuels unparalleled research & development solutions. We uphold a deep commitment to patients, sites, customers, and each other. https://www.q2labsolutions.com/careers

IQVIA is a world leader in using data, technology, advanced analytics, and expertise to help customers drive healthcare – and human health – forward. Together with the companies we serve, we are enabling a more modern, more effective and more efficient healthcare system, and creating breakthrough solutions that transform business and patient outcomes.

To get there, it takes diverse skills and a curiosity to explore new possibilities. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA, including our colleagues at Q² Solutions, contributes to our shared goal of improving human health. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us.

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