Research Associate

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH), an S&P 500 company, is a world leading life sciences company, providing comprehensive clinical laboratory and end-to-end drug development services. With a mission to improve health and improve lives, LabCorp delivers world-class diagnostic solutions, brings innovative medicines to patients faster and develops technology-enabled solutions to change the way care is provided.

• Trains and directs less experienced staff
• Able to review work of others for overall accuracy, timeliness, completeness and soundness of technical judgment.
• Ability to assist in developing a training plan for less experienced laboratory personnel
• Sets up and performs a variety of analyses using appropriate instrumentation with routine and non routine methods
• Critically review study protocol in primary area of work and suggest changes where appropriate.
• Provides input and participates in study meetings (ie pre-initiation meeting).
• Maintains study documentation in compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Reviews own work for overall accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and soundness of technical judgment.
• Deliver results within agreed timeframe, whilst recognising changes in priorities
• Routinely support studies in non primary area of work
• Ability to write, review and revise standard SOPs related to primary area of work.
• Ability to conduct most processes/task in support of broad portfolio of study types
• Proficient in use of department specific software
• Participate in QC review of selected routine data and methodology section within reports within scope of current role
• Ability to prepare results and presentations based on the work performed
• Evaluates data for experiment modification and contribute to report preparation/review
• Participate in method development and validation projects
• Maintains a clean and safe laboratory work environment and perform routine maintenance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education/Qualifications

• Relevant degree plus 4 years of appropriate experience. Relevant experience may be substituted for academic qualifications.
• At least 18 months at previous level

Experience Minimum Required:

• Ability to utilise word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and specialised software on personal computers.
• Skilled in the use of all standard laboratory equipment