Tissue Procurement Specialist

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext™, Guardant360 Response™, and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal™ for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield™ test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening.

Job Description

About the Role:

We are looking for a full-time Tissue Procurement Specialist for who will be a key member of the fast-paced Client Services organization. This role is responsible for procuring tissue samples in their territory, work collaboratively with other Client Services Team members to achieve department goals and work cross-functionally with commercial and lab operations partners to identify scalable solutions for Guardant Health.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Tissue Procurement Specialist is responsible for communicating via phone, email with various members of partner labs to manage sample and document requests, triage order issues, and coordinate shipping and receiving
• Contribute to Tissue Retrieval for accounts in the assigned territory by resolving cases quickly with a sense of urgency
• Build and maintain effective relationships which create a high level of trust with laboratory employees, sales representatives, and internal stakeholders
• Work in a team environment and contribute to the department and company goals
• Keep precise and clear documentation of all email, fax, phone communications and follow up activities
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) related to Tissue Procurement
• Enter information and upload documentation into Salesforce.com and LIMS
• Communicate professionally and effectively with all individuals, including external customers and internal Guardant Health team members
• Assist with other administrative duties as assigned based on Company needs
• Communicate to clients, patients and sales team using Salesforce (CRM) and other integrated software platforms
• Achieve team and individual goals and monitor personal metrics related to case closure and turnaround times
• Use problem solving skills to resolve customer complaints and escalated situations
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Hours and days may vary depending on operational needs, and some lifting (up to 25 pounds) may be necessary.

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree in Biological Sciences or similar discipline is preferred
• 2+ …