Equipment Life Cycle Coordinator
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Responsibilities
Location Gaithersburg, MarylandUS Job ID REQ-054630Job Responsibilities:
- Provide support to stakeholders within the Equipment Life Cycle Management processes the rough regular meetings, correspondences and communications
- Seek, recommend and implement process development and improvement initiatives
- Administration and data integrity management of Capital Management System (CMS)
- Track and monitor capital demand prioritization and trigger relevant activities to ensure smooth continuity of process flows
- Coordinate technical evaluation and other aspects of the equipment installation
- Collaborate with site facilities to ensure provision of cost estimates and budgetary approvals for equipment laboratory modifications and/or hard service modifications relating to asset adaptation
- Identify and coordinate appropriate dispositioning activities for equipment being replaced
- Track, verify and record equipment delivery and necessary onboarding activities
- Ensure relevant updates to asset management systems for redeployed, on- or off-boarded equipment
- Support scientists in improving effectiveness of investment process by suggesting re -use or redeployment of existing equipment or instruments based on equipment utilization data
- Support scientists in identifying investment candidates based on instruments or equipment nearing end of-life or with increasing maintenance costs
- Provide regular KPI and process health reporting to the customer
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time
Critical Skills:
- Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure to balance shifting or conflicting priorities
- Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication abilities
- Technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent customer service and collaborative skills
- Ability to independently manage ongoing projects
- Strong general IT-skills and ability to quickly learn and adopt new systems Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Associate degree with 1+year of experience in a customer facing role with similar responsibilities as noted above OR
- High School Diploma with 3+ years of experience in a customer facing role with similar responsibilities as noted above
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certification/Degree in relevant field (Project Management, 6-Sigma, Business Administration, Supply Chain) and 1-2 years of experience in a customer facing role within a scientific environment. Experience Of laboratories and familiarity with laboratory equipment
- Experience of project leadership and/or project administration
- Creativity in problem-solving and troubleshooting
- Capability to develop improvement ideas and implement solutions Ability to positively influence peers and management
Working Environment:
- Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environments requiring personal protective equipment (e.g., lab coat, safety glasses, etc.) in laboratory.
- Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
- The person needs to occasionally move between labs, corridors, adjoining rooms, and buildings onsite.
The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $47,320.00 to $59,000.00. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.