Embryologist III Float

About the role

The Embryologist III Float position at Shady Grove Fertility in Webster and Clear Lake, Texas, offers the opportunity to contribute to a nationally respected organization while maintaining close connections with patients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and culture oocytes; prepare sperm and inseminate oocytes
• Assess and select embryos for transfer; perform embryo vitrification, storage, and warming
• Prepare all media used with human gametes
• Conduct diagnostic semen analysis
• Prepare and care for gametes/embryos throughout the laboratory process, including IVF, ICSI, VIT, ET, thaw, and PGD
• Cryopreserve and thaw embryos at varying stages of development
• Assess fertilization and zygote quality following insemination
• Record and report results in Artworks
• Perform TBSA, PESA, TESA, and TESE collections
• Denude oocytes and perform ICSI insemination
• Conduct PGD biopsy
• Manage embryo discharge and storage
• Track donor sperm and embryos in compliance with FDA regulations

Qualifications and Skills

• Ph.D., MS or BS in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science required
• Minimum 3 years or more of specific embryology clinical laboratory experience required
• Able to perform concentrated and complex mental activity, with frequent involvement in complex and highly technical situations
• Able to make sound and independent judgments based on laboratory protocols, and collaborate with other multidisciplinary team members
• Aptitude to learn to make appropriate judgments about the clinical significance of laboratory data
• Skills to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer
• Able to communicate accurately and concisely
• Excellent attention to detail and interpersonal skills