Professional Services Embryologist

Responsibilities

• Coordinate on-farm embryo transfer trips and OPU collections, including gathering client details and ensuring embryos and supplies are on-site ahead of schedule.
• Maintain strong client communication and professional relationships, providing updates on transfer schedules, results, and any follow-up needs.
• Aid veterinarians and technicians with fresh and frozen embryo transfers during seasonal peak periods.
• Perform OPU and IVF lab procedures, including preparing work areas, media preparation, oocyte searching/handling, filter prep, and proper incubator management.
• Process, search, rinse, wash, grade, freeze, and thaw embryos according to IETS and Trans Ova protocols for both conventional and IVF programs.
• Maintain accurate labeling, data entry, and inventory records, including embryo inventories, nitrogen tank levels, and documentation from flushes and transfers.
• Uphold laboratory sanitation, safety standards, and compliance, following all Trans Ova policies, protocols, and workplace safety expectations.
• Collaborate with internal teams—including sales, marketing, shipping, and production—and perform additional duties as assigned to support daily operations.

Qualifications

• BS in Animal Science or a related field; or a Veterinary Technician degree.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time behind a microscope.
• Good hand-eye coordination.
• Handling dexterity is required for manipulation of equipment and small objects.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision, color/pattern recognition, depth perception, and ability to adjust to focus.
• Ability to work with liquid nitrogen.
• Travel is required.

About the role

We’re looking for a driven and detail-oriented Professional Services Embryologist to play a hands-on role in supporting clients, veterinarians, and embryologists in Onida, SD. In this dynamic position, you’ll play a vital role during in-clinic procedures with occasional travel to farms across the Plains Region. Services include assisting with embryo transfers and performing essential lab procedures that directly impact breeding success.