Team Lead, Sample management in Zaventem, Belgium

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Discover Impactful Work:

Fulfills all of the duties of a Sr. Sample Coordinator in addition to oversight, coordination, and continued development of the technical training needs of all sample coordinators. Mentors and assesses staff through the normal course of their daily duties. Oversees scheduling of sample management staff and assists management with oversight of the department.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

 Performs any or all Sample Coordinator functions to include oversight and performance of a variety of complex standard tasks and sample tasks (receipt, accessioning, routing, storage, aliquotting, shipping, discard, destruction, etc.) in support of the Sample Management department.

 Oversees the scheduling of sample coordinators. Assists management with oversight of the department. Acts as back-up in the absence of management. Acts as a technical liaison for project-specific sample-management procedures.

 Actively trains, mentors and assesses the needs of the sample management staff. Manages staff training documents, assessments, and records.

 Responds to environmental unit alarms and participate in on-call responsibilities.

 Performs work assignments accurately and in a timely and safe manner.

Job Complexity

Works on difficult or complex assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative to resolve issues. Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions and / or new procedures.

May act independently on determining methods and procedures on new assignments. May be a facilitator and / or team leader (formal or informal).

Business Relationships

Contacts are frequent with individuals representing outside organizations, and / or individuals of significant importance within the company. Contacts involve planning and preparation of communications, requiring skill, tact, persuasion and / or negotiation to accomplish the objectives of the communication.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Good organizational skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities and to handle multiple assignments with challenging/conflicting deadlines

• Strong written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills

• Competent with computers and enterprise applications

• Critical thinking skills to support quality decision making

• Proven compliance with procedures and policies

• Proven leadership abilities

• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.