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Biosample Coordinator I

Kelly Services

Oro Valley, AZTemporary / Full-time$30/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$30/hr
Location
Oro Valley, AZ
Schedule
Temporary / Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Biosample Coordinator I processes, triages, and tracks sample shipments for the BioSample Management Group. The role includes accessioning samples, checking demographic data and labels, communicating with clients about held or rejected samples, supporting pathology deliverables, and coordinating shipments while maintaining chain of custody. The coordinator also manages team requests and leads assigned process-improvement workstreams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Critical Thinking, nice to haveTroubleshooting, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveMultitasking, nice to haveBiosample Management, nice to haveSample Accessioning, nice to haveGoogle Suite, nice to haveMicrosoft Office, nice to haveLIMS, nice to haveSample Tracking Software, nice to have

Qualifications

1+ Years Relevant Experience, nice to have

Full job description

$30 - $30

Job Title: Biosample Coordinator I

Duration: 6 Months with possible ext. or FTE

Location: Oro Valley AZ (85755)

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a reliable, detail-oriented professional to join our team as a Biospecimen Coordinator. This role is essential to our daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed, triaged, and tracked with high precision. You will be instrumental in maintaining accurate chain of custody and supporting various workflow improvements within the BioSample Management Group.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Sample Intake & Triage: Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing locations.

  • Accessioning & QC: Perform sample accessioning and conduct quality control checks on demographic data entry to ensure accuracy.

  • Client Communication: Serve as a point of contact for clients regarding held or rejected samples, resolving issues promptly.

  • Labeling & Documentation: Execute sample labeling and perform final quality control checks to verify labeling accuracy.

  • Pathology Support: Image-stained slides returned from Pathology, ensuring all deliverables are met within established timelines.

  • Logistics Coordination: Manage internal and client requests, including global sample shipments, while maintaining rigorous chain of custody standards.

  • Operational Management: Oversee the team inbox to ensure all requests are tracked and completed.

  • Process Improvement: Lead and drive deliverables for assigned process improvement workstreams within the BioSample Management Group.

  • General Support: Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Who You Are:

  • Experience: 1-5 years of relevant experience.

  • Problem Solver: You possess strong critical thinking skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues effectively.

  • Communication Skills: You are a clear, professional communicator, both verbally and in writing.

  • Detail-Oriented: You have a meticulous approach to your work and a high standard for quality.

  • Multitasker: You can manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience with biosample management and assessioning; good Google Suite/Microsoft office skills (e.g., MS Word/Excel, Google Docs/Sheets, etc.); experience with LIMS or other sample tracking software.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

How this job compares

Set against the 455 open Laboratory Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$30/hr
  • US median$20–24/hr156 hourly ranges

This rate, $30/hr, is 36% above the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Operations hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Laboratory Operations jobs in Arizona and 455 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Laboratory Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 289 postings).
Education
94 of the 455 open Laboratory Operations jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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