Inventory Control Associate II - Lab Assistant

BioLegend (a division of Revvity, Inc.) is looking for a Inventory Control Associate - Lab Assistant to join the team. This laboratory position is a key contributor role for the maintenance of the material and inventory in a large biotechnology company. The tasks this individual will perform are transferring to manufacturing, handling antibody material/products in a laboratory environment, perform data entry, and Inventory adjustments for maintaining accuracy in an Enterprise Resource Planning system. They will also perform inventory counts to maintain the accuracy for raw materials and bulk products. This individual must be detailed oriented and driven to keep up in a fast-paced environment. This position will work closely with Manufacturing, Planning, Quality Control, Packaging, material specialist, customer service, and Receiving/shipping personnel.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Handle antibody products, including aliquoting from bulks, calculating volumes, and reading concentrations.
• Perform data entry to document material transactions accurately.
• Aliquot and transfer bulk materials for internal customer use and for inventory needs
• Release and finish production orders in company Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Maintain accuracy of inventories for raw materials, bulk products, and transfer requests
• Perform inventory counts and perform adjustments in the ERP system.
• Reconcile inventory discrepancies.
• Document processes and procedures used for the material handling.
• Organize and complete inventory related projects.
• Develop and implement efficient inventory management procedures.
• Create and maintain quality documents in accordance with the company’s ISO standards.
• Monitor Materials in Kanban system
• Recommend system/process enhancement.
• Work independently on tasks and assigned duties.
• Knowledge of handling questions and troubleshooting on task/processes.
• Instruct and facilitate new associates on performing tasks.
• Proficient with calculating concentrations and material modification formulas relative to position responsibilities.
• Track KPI metrics.
• Release production orders, assign lot number and post consumptions.
• Enter routing processing times.
• Output/process material quantity in to assigned Bin/order locations.
• Review and provide updates for written SOP and procedures.
• Manage special projects or responsibilities as may be required.
• Report and communicate with Production, QC, Customer Service, receiving, Planning and Procurement groups to coordinate material and resource requirements to full fill production activities.
• Ensures compliance with company and department policies, procedures, checklists.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required.
• Participate in cross functional meetings to determine appropriate actions to resolve issues.   

Minimum Qualifications – Education and Experience

• 1 years of lab experience
• 2 years of inventory control experience

Preferred Qualifications – Education and Experience

• Previous experience with Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) or ERP
• Experience working under aseptic conditions.
• Hands-on experience of handling antibody materials or chemical buffers
• Experience in an ISO13485/MDSAP/FDA environment
• Previous experience using UV-VIS spectrophotometer.
• Prior experience in life science, biotechnology industry or process manufacturing industry
• Prior experience handling multiple product lines with high volume and high mix of SKU’s
• Familiar with Quality Management Systems

The base salary range for this full-time position is $21-26/ hour (including Materials Specialist level I and II range). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this position. The base pay actually offered to the successful candidate will take into account internal equity, work location, and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. 

Please note that base pay is only one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This range allows for the successful candidate to have an opportunity to progress within the position and develop at our company. This base pay range does not take into account bonuses, equity, or other benefits which may be applicable and are dependent on the level and position offered.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Office

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting 30% of the time.

The associate is required to be entering/updating detailed information into our ERP system for Inventory and product information accuracy. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand/sit, talk and hear.

Lab

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a laboratory environment 50% of the time.

The associate is required to be aliquoting bulk liquid materials for manufacturing. To pipette requested materials for internal testing and production work orders on a timely manner to meet customer demand. The exposure of 2-8c or -20c and handling -80c materials will be required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand or sit while performing task.

Warehouse

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a warehouse environment 20% of the time.

The associate is required to operate our inventory management system “Perfect Pick” to meet customer demand for Internal testing or production work orders. The exposure of 2-8c or -20c and handling -80c materials will be required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear.