Responsibilities

Looking for an experienced, self-motivated, highly collaborative histotechnician/histotechnologist to help support basic research, mechanistic studies, and biomarker development for evaluations of candidate therapeutics. The successful candidate will have a strong histology background, excellent organizational skills, and the capacity to handle multiple responsibilities in a team environment, often under stringent time pressures.

Job Responsibilities

· Assistance with mouse tissue collection/tissue handling at necropsy

· Familiarity with and implementation of routine fixation and decalcification protocols

· Grossing in of a wide array of human and animal tissues, both osseous and non-osseous

· Assistance with data entry and database updating for specimens in in-house tissue bank

· Fixed tissue processing and maintenance of tissue processors

· Tissue embedding into paraffin/OCT

· Sectioning of FFPE and frozen tissue blocks

· Labeling of slides and tissue cassettes using automated slide and cassette printers

· Performance of routine (H&E) and special histochemical stains (both manual and automated)

· Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time.

Critical Skills:

· Familiarity with principles and techniques of immunohistochemistry

Basic Qualifications:

· A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 2+ years of experience OR

· An associates degree and 4+ years of experience OR

· A high school diploma and 6+ years of experience AND

· Minimum of 1 year full-time work in a pathology, biological research, or clinical laboratory

Preferred Qualifications:

· HT(ASCP) or HTL(ASCP) certification

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 Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.

· Occasionally move or lift up to 25 pounds (potential for occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds).

· Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position.

· Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.

· Employee may be required to handle hazardous waste according to local, state, and federal regulations. Duties may include identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing and labeling hazardous waste.

· Potential risk to lab-based hazards including but not limited to extreme temperature, biological materials, and hazardous chemicals.

· May be required to complete Medical Clearance, Respiratory Protection Training, and Fit Testing to wear a respirator as protection against hazards present in the laboratory environment.

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $80,000 to $85,000. 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.