Temporary Associate External Lab Manager

External Associate Lab Manager

Get ready to redefine what's possible and discover your extraordinary potential. Here at Labcorp Drug Development, you'll have the opportunity to personally advance healthcare and make a difference in peoples' lives with your bold ideas and unique point of view. With the support of exceptional people from across the globe and an energized purpose, you'll be empowered to own your career journey with mentoring, training and personalized development planning.

Join us as we speed the delivery of groundbreaking therapies and anticipate tomorrow's drug development challenges, creating new possibilities for our clientsand your career.

The Position

This position will interact on a global basis with all laboratories (Referral Laboratories, Local Laboratories, CCLS Labs, Labcorp Labs), Project Management, IT, Sourcing, Sales, NSSO, Commercial Development, QA, Medical Affairs, Purchasing, SMART, Data Management and Result Reporting departments.

This position will be remotely based in the United States and is an individual contributor role.

About the Job

The External Associate Lab Manager position requires the ability to work in global virtual team on the tasks relative to the development and management of all external laboratories (Local Labs, Referral Labs) Labcorp Drug Development is working with.

Responsible for managing the overall current process of the referral laboratories by researching potential referral laboratories based on the assay requests, contacting referral laboratories, negotiating services, and acting as the liaison for operational issues / needs of the customer.

For awarded testing, contact and completes the referral laboratory worksheets and obtains the appropriate technical information needed to load the database, including but not limited to specimen collection requirements, reference ranges, turn around time, and regulatory requirements such as Research Use Only assays.

Recipient of notification of changes in assays such as method changes from the referral laboratories. Updates referral laboratory worksheets and notifies WLOS of the modification.

Provide support to CAIR / Reportable Issues pertaining to External laboratories, obtaining root cause and preventative actions from the referral laboratory or inside ELMS.

Facilitates technical discussions with appropriate staff at the referral laboratories, Medical Affairs, Global Heads of CCLS, Scientists of CCLS, Project Management and / or Sponsor as needed to appropriately understand the client needs and the service capability of the referral laboratory.

Acts as the primary resource for ELMS topics.

Provide some support to the APH Program Manager for Histology testing that we send material outside Covance CLS.

Accountable for the reporting of internal performance metrics and take corrective actions when appropriate.

Responsible for maintaining his / her complete up-to-date training file. Individual is responsible for ensuring he / she is trained and training is documented prior to performing a task. Individual is accountable for any deficiencies found in his / her training file.

Provides technical information, both written and verbal, to Marketing, Sales, Sourcing, Project Management, WLOS and internal Covance CLS personnel.

Day to day management of assigned external labs

In case of Centerlinx knowledge : be responsible for the global management of assigned Centerlinx studies for which results are reported in Zavacor. This includes day to day management of the Centerlinx part of the studies (point of contact in case of problems for departments such as (but not limited to) Investigator Support, Specimen Management, the lab; follow up on pendings as well in Centerlinx as in Zavacor; work with the applicable teams in case of study amendments, organize shipments of samples etc). It also includes cleaning of the study for locks (limited to the tests reported via Centerlinx - data reconciliation between Centerlinx and Zavacor), and close out of the Centerlinx part of the studies (this includes actions like checking if all documentation is in place, all issues and holds are resolved, sites are closed out, all samples in storage have been shipped or archived etc). Also working on resolution for billing issues (for activities related to Centerlinx) falls within the scope. Throughout the life time of the study there is also close contact with the partnering Zavacor study teams.

Other duties as assigned

Skills

Bachelor in scientific field

Knowledge of Centerlinx is seen as an added value

Experience within project management

Good in establishing work relationships with external parties

Good knowledge on Excel (functions like VLOOKUP, Concatenate, etc)

Stress resistant, solution minded and accurate

Fluency in English

Application Window Open Through : October 28, 2025

Pay Range : $65,000 - $85,000

All job offers will be based on a candidate's skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees / certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.

Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD / LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only.

Thrive Personally and Professionally at Labcorp Drug Development

Working at Labcorp Drug Development, you'll continue to grow in our learning-based culture so you'll know how to expertly respond and adapt as the industry continues to evolve. Here, you'll put your education to work as you play a meaningful role in advancing healthcare and making a difference in people's life.

In addition, Labcorp Drug Development offers great benefits, global experience and the opportunity to work independently within a team-oriented environment.

Get to Know Labcorp Drug Development

At Labcorp, we believe in the power of science to change lives. We are a leading global life sciences company that delivers answers for crucial health questions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations that not only empower patients and providers but help medical, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies transform ideas into innovations.

Here, you can join our more than 75,000 employees, serving clients in more than 100 countries, as we work together to make a real impact on people's lives.

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