Covid-19 Assessment Laboratory Lead, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
This facility will be used for high throughput screening for COVID-19 screening of AstraZeneca Key Workers. Staff within this laboratory will be expected to work a shift pattern to enable 16 hours a day operation across 5 days a week – Tuesday to Saturday. Hours are 12pm-9pm or 2pm-11pm. Please apply only if you are satisfied you can accommodate these working hours. This is a consultant assignment at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg, starting immediately.

The COVID-19 Laboratory Lead will be responsible for the day to day running of the COVID-19 screening operation, and will report to the Swedish Covid-19 Assessment Laboratory Head. Some of the hours overlaps with other appointed lab lead(s) working in other shifted pattern.

Responsibilities
As a Laboratory Lead you will ensure team delivery of service in line with the predefined standard operating procedures (SOPs). You will be responsible for the planning of the daily activities, maximizing the people and equipment resources at hand. You will ensure both laboratory staff and data analysis staff have the information they need to perform their work by holding regular team meetings and conveying information from other stakeholders. You are expected to actively work in the lab as a part of the team, thereby gaining insight to everyday challenges and supporting the team in decision making.

Qualifications
Excellent communication skills
Enjoys working with people in an agile environment
Training new people
Previous experience in planning lab work
Previous experience in working under SOPs and local and national regulations
Previous experience as a team leader is desirableWork in BSL1 and BSL2 lab with pervious experience of aseptic technique preferred.
Work with human biological specimens. HepB Vaccination advised.
Work with infectious samples, ideally experience that may contain SARS-Cov-2 would be desirable
Attention to detail to ensure chain of custody of all samples, strictly adhering to SOPs
Working and communicating across a fast-paced cross organisational team.
Experience with RT-PCR data analysis would be desirable
Experience of liquid handling automation would be desirable

For us, it is important that all competence and skills in the labor market are utilized. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. 

Application
2021-01-17, selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible.

For more information: Elenor Ehrman, +46733434109, or Galia Nyström Askarieh, galia.nystrom@randstad.se 

About the company
Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.

Randstad Life Sciences is part of Randstad, the world leader in recruitment and consulting with operations in 38 countries. With this global network, in combination with our strong local foundation, we can offer a wide range of varied and developing assignments and jobs for you who are a specialist in life science. Our mission is to help you reach your true potential with your career in focus!