Clinical Laboratory Technician - Siteman Cancer Center

About the role

The Siteman Cancer Center is seeking an organized and motivated individual to join the Biorepository and Biospecimen Resource (BBR). This position is responsible for a broad range of laboratory tasks needed to support cancer and other biomedical research studies.

Responsibilities

• Blood and bone marrow processing to isolate serum, plasma, and white blood cells.
• Processing miscellaneous bodily fluids to isolate liquid and cellular fractions.
• Isolation of single cells, nuclei and nucleic acids from tissue, cells and bodily fluids.
• Prepare OCT and FFPE tissue blocks and section embedded specimens to support molecular, histological and immunological assays.
• Data entry into biospecimen inventory management system to track specimen processing, creation, storage, retrieval, and distribution for cancer and other medical research projects.
• Maintain thorough records of execution of laboratory equipment and monitor its use and maintenance.
• Maintain laboratory supplies to ensure adequate supply for laboratory activities.
• Participate in the On-Call program (non-business hours) for monitoring equipment and environmental systems required for storage of biospecimens.
• Provide cross-functional support in other areas of the laboratory (biospecimen kit assembly/distribution and specimen inventory management).
• Perform Quality Control functions for biorepository activities defined in the BBR Quality Management System.

Requirements

Job Location/Working Conditions
Full time (40 hour per week), Monday through Friday and occasionally Saturday and Sunday for the On-call program.
Work in laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological, chemical and extreme temperature (liquid nitrogen, dry ice) hazards.
Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (lab coat, gloves, eye protection).

Qualifications

• Associate degree
• No specific certifications/professional licenses are required for this position.
• No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills

• Medical Laboratory Technology
• Driver's License: Not required for this position.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in physical life science
• Clinical laboratory experience
• American Society Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) registry or equivalent
• Experience working with and maintaining standard laboratory equipment
• Experience with standard processing techniques and good eye hand coordination
• Strong computer skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills, ability to multitask, trouble-shoot and perform tasks independently
• Ability to maintain complete and organized records
• Experience processing human tissue to single cell suspensions, frozen specimens, formalin-fixed specimens and embedding in OCT
• Proficiency in these techniques and downstream systems employing these biospecimens is a plus (i.e., cell culture, tissue processor, paraffin/frozen sectioning)
• Experience isolating nucleic acids (DNA/RNA) from human biofluids and tissues
• Experience using clinical centrifuges, automated cell counters (i.e. Cellometer) and general lab equipment

Working Conditions

Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (lab coat, gloves, eye protection).

More About This Job

Full time (40 hour per week), Monday through Friday and occasionally Saturday and Sunday for the On-call program.

Education

Required Qualifications: Associate degree

Salary Range

$19.93 - $29.93 / Hourly

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.