Laboratory Administrative Assistant II

Laboratory Administrative Assistant II

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Overview

Position Type Full Time

Description

EMSL is seeking a Laboratory Administrative Assistant II in South Pasadena, CA. This is an administrative support position for the laboratory manager and the analysts. It will oversee the shipping, receiving, distributing, and logging in of samples. Essential duties and responsibilities include receiving environmental samples and entering Chain of Custody into LIMS system, reviewing paperwork for all incoming samples to ensure completeness and correctness, quality control of samples to ensure sample integrity, transferring samples based on priority to appropriate custody locations, answering high volume phone calls and assisting with client calls and inquiries, clerical duties such as filing, faxing, assisting clients, scanning, mailing, etc. as needed, coordinating and performing sample-related activities, including shipping and receiving, processing and administration, generating reports, invoices, and entering data produced by analysts into the computer system for the production of the final, client ready report, ensuring the final report is prepared and that the results are reported to the client in a timely manner, assisting with internal and external client questions via phone, e-mail, and in person, acting as a liaison between clients and laboratory staff, and other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the manager.

Qualifications

Requirements: High School degree or equivalent, minimum 5 years of administrative experience in office setting, authorization to work in the United States indefinitely and without restriction or sponsorship, proficient in MS Office, excellent communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with clientele, ability to work in a high volume environment, ability to stand and sit for various lengths of time, ability to lift up to 25lbs. Effective time management, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task and prioritize with minimal assistance.

Available Shift: Position is full-time, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of South Pasadena, CA are encouraged to apply

EMSL offers full time benefits: medical, dental, 401(k), voluntary benefits, paid time off, holiday pay and FSA. The pay range for this position is $24.00 to $27.00 per hour.