Sample Management Technician

The Opportunity
Ready to jump-start your lab career?
Avantor Lab and Production Services is a trusted partner in supporting the innovation and growth objectives of labs across the globe.

As our team grows, we are seeking a motivated
Sample Management Technician (f/m/d)
in Langkampfen, Austria. In this role, you will handle our customers' samples and ensure their proper administration and storage.

This role is a permanent, full-time position, based at our pharma customers' sites in Kundl and Langkampfen. Next to the base salary, we offer regulated working hours, an annual bonus, 25+2 days' holidays, training opportunities, and a company pension scheme. Interested? Let's talk

Working hours:
Monday-Friday, 08:00-16:00 (38,5 hours/week)

What We're Looking For
Education:
Completed vocational training as a chemistry or biology laboratory technician

Experience:
First hands-on laboratory experience in a comparable area, but we are happy to receive your application if you are a fresh graduate

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of GxP and rules of conduct in a chemical laboratory
• Good IT user knowledge of Excel and SAP is an advantage
• Fluency in English is a must; German proficiency is an advantage
• Quality-oriented personality with an understanding of good customer service
• Always have an open ear for customer concerns and actively think about how laboratory support processes can be improved in close cooperation with your Colleagues and Team Leader.

How You Will Thrive And Create An Impact- Annotate, register, receive, handover, and ship all samples using tracking systems.
- Provide analytical teams with regular updates on sample status.
- Order cool/frozen transports and providers; give samples and documents to the courier; prepare shipment documents.
- Take over samples from the lab; check for completeness of shipped materials and documents.
Store samples in appropriate conditions in fridges and freezers (- Document the storage & transfer of samples in the inventory system.
- Label incoming or outgoing samples.
- Sample aliquoting as needed.
- Review qualification documentation; coordinate maintenance activities if needed; perform temperature monitoring at least every three months.
- Prepare formal invoices for customs activities.
- Help create work instructions / SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for the various laboratory service activities.
The intended gross annual salary for this position is at least €40,000. Depending on qualifications and professional suitability, payment above this sum is possible.

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career.
Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better.
It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.
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