# Associate Scientist, Lab Operations

**Company**: IQVIA
**Location**: Valencia, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $42,700.00 - $89,000.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an Associate Scientist, Lab Operations to join IQVIA Laboratories at Valencia, CA.

As an Associate Scientist, Lab Operations, you will perform routine laboratory testing and analysis in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory guidelines. You will document results accurately, support laboratory quality activities, and collaborate with colleagues to maintain safe and efficient operations.

**Responsibilities:**

- Perform and document analytical procedures in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory guidelines

- Analyze routine data, identify unusual results or potential performance errors, and escalate findings to senior laboratory personnel

- Prepare analytical results for upload into the Laboratory Information Management System under the guidance of senior staff

- Prepare buffers and solutions and perform assigned calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment

- Assist with quality investigations, deviations, procedural updates, and the implementation of laboratory process changes

- Train and guide laboratory personnel in areas of demonstrated competency and support the onboarding of new team members

- Communicate clearly and promptly with cross-functional stakeholders and represent the laboratory team on assigned projects

- Support laboratory safety, quality, inventory, and 6S requirements and initiatives

**Requirements:**

- A bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required

- Six months of experience in a regulated laboratory environment is preferred

- Basic knowledge of the assigned technical area, laboratory systems, procedures, and applicable regulatory standards, such as Good Laboratory Practices

- Proficiency with relevant laboratory techniques, including buffer and solution preparation, equipment calibration, and equipment maintenance

- Experience working with laboratory automation or specialized laboratory equipment

- Proficiency with routine and selected non-routine laboratory calculations, including averages, means, standard deviations, batch calculations, specimen calculations, and quality control metrics

**Physical Demands:**

- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, frequent standing and walking, occasional sitting, close eye work requirement (computer, typing, reading small prints)

**What We Offer:**

- Competitive salary: $42,700.00 - $89,000.00 per year

- Comprehensive benefits program to support physical, mental and emotional, financial and social well-being

## Skills

### Required
- laboratory testing
- analytical procedures
- laboratory quality activities
- Good Laboratory Practices
- laboratory automation
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- experience in a regulated laboratory environment
- proficiency with laboratory techniques

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