Laboratory Assistant- Early Phase Clinical Research - PRN: Saturday - Sunday 7 AM-4PM

Laboratory Assistant - PRN/As Needed - Sat & Sun 7 AM-4 PM - ICON Salt Lake City UT

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

Title: Laboratory Assistant- Early Phase Clinical Research

Desired Shift/Schedule: Saturday- Sunday with availability to be scheduled between 7 AM-4PM. This is a PRN/as-needed position, and candidates should be available to work during these hours when scheduled. Hours are not guaranteed and will vary based on business needs.

What You Will Do: The Laboratory Assistant plays a key role within our team by assisting and aiding the technical staff with the handling and storing of and accounting for biological lab specimens, quality control and any other relevant tasks.

Key responsibilities include

• Monitoring samples/Troubleshooting discrepancies
• Consolidating created samples/containers (i.e. slides, blocks, reports, etc)
• Searching and retrieving documents and samples
• Performing data entry/Monitoring e-mails and various correspondences
• Checking that slides/blocks are properly barcoded and labeled
• Assisting the pathologists with the technical/clerical work.

Your Profile

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred, But will also consider associate’s degree and HS Diploma
• 1 + year of related experience in a clinical laboratory
• Experience using Microsoft Office along with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to handle large workload demands and troubleshoot issues when needed
• Time management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to keep accurate, legible records and adhere to GCP/GLP/GDP

What ICON can offer you

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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