Biological Specimen Coordinator - Breast Research

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a  Biological Specimen Coordinator within the Breast Research Team at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will have oversight at Chelsea location.

We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated team members to work on our new and existing tissue studies contributing to the ground-breaking research run out of this unit.

Continuous professional development is encouraged. Working as a highly valued member of the MDT, we support further study opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Working independently on a daily basis but as an integral part of a busy research department and be responsible for supervision and collection of patient samples for ongoing studies.
• Collecting archival and new tissue samples, processing and labelling samples, managing the collection and storage of samples in the appropriate conditions (fridges/freezers at -70oC/liquid nitrogen)
• Receiving samples in-house and travelling off site for retrieval of relevant material
• Co-ordinating the dispatch of samples to other centres where required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• To ensure the timely and efficient collection of tissue and fluid samples
• To send and retrieve samples from external Biobank facilities
• Distribute samples to research groups, laboratories, commercial and academic sponsors
• To ensure samples are packed, labelled and handled appropriately, according to IATA specification.
• Ensure the dispatch and retrieval of samples ambient or frozen (using dry ice) as requested via external courier services