Laboratory Assistant at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Position Overview

The Laboratory Assistant will report to the Laboratory Supervisor and support laboratory operations through sample handling, inventory management, and documentation to ensure smooth workflow and adherence to quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update all laboratory registers for samples and reference standards to ensure accurate tracking, compliance with regulatory requirements, and reliable documentation for quality control and testing processes
• Manage inventory of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), incoming samples, retained samples, reference standards, and laboratory consumables (including reagents, columns, media, and reference microorganisms) for traceability, accountability, efficiency, and compliance
• Receive, inspect, and register samples from external clients and supply chain; assess availability of all requirements for analysis and store in suitable storage locations for traceability, accountability, and compliance with relevant standards
• Prepare and dispatch samples to subcontracted laboratories for analysis with all required documentation
• Distribute samples, reference standards, and other laboratory analysis requirements as requested by Laboratory Analysts to facilitate the sample analysis process
• Coordinate the procurement process by raising requisitions in the ERP system and providing correct specifications for items as per user requirements
• Receive laboratory inventory items and invoices in the ERP system and facilitate inspection by Quality Assurance for stock items and release invoices for approval
• Prepare laboratory waste and expired samples, reference standards, and chemicals for disposal and maintain required documentation according to approved procedures
• Arrange and maintain various sample storage locations for received and retained samples to ensure controlled accessibility and traceability