C6046E Technician

Job Description

Battelle is currently seeking an Anatomic Pathology Technician. This position will serve at our Columbus, OH and West Jefferson, OH locations.

Job Summary

Battelle’s Life Science Research is seeking a full-time technician to work in Pathology to perform necropsy procedures on small and large animal, to trim tissues for histopathology process and generate data for various types of studies. This position is Monday through Friday and will require overtime on nights, weekends and to be on call; schedule include holidays.

Major Responsibilities

• TECHNICAL:
• The primary role is to perform necropsy examinations of small and large laboratory animals; to include gross necropsy, tissue collection, fixation, and labeling of specimens.
• Work with highly hazardous biological/toxic materials in Biological Safety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biological Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories.
• Trim tissues into cassettes for the histopathology team.
• Contributing to the development and validation of equipment and necropsy activities.
• Understanding and performing dilutions including mathematical calculations involved.
• Decontaminating equipment and materials.
• EQUIPMENT/LAB:
• Act as lab technical point of contact.
• Laboratory cleaning and upkeep of equipment and space.
• Inventory, ordering and receipt of supplies.
• Waste management, operation of autoclaves, preparation of bleach and other decontamination solutions.
• Use proper technique to operate necessary equipment to produce high quality data.
• Perform routine maintenance and/or calibration of equipment as necessary. Prepare, maintain, and archive equipment logbooks.
• Use electronic databases for sample tracking and documenting necropsy examinations.
• Operate routine computer programs and perform basic data manipulation in a spreadsheet environment.
• Set up, validate, and operate laboratory equipment and software.
• DOCUMENTATION/COMPLIANCE/SAFETY:
• Read SOPs, methods, facility guidelines, etc. used in workplace in a timely manner and adhere to these procedures.
• Record data and perform quality control reviews in accordance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
• Perform timely quality control and/or technical review of electronic and/or paper data.
• Create and maintain study files in accordance with standard operating procedures, protocol, quality requirements and client specifications. Prepare and submit study files and forms to Quality Control or Quality Assurance.
• Recognize when technical operations deviate from accepted practices and prepare deviation reports as needed. Report observations/problems clearly and concisely, recognizing and highlighting specific deviations.
• Adhere to all laboratory safety requirements.
• LEADERSHIP/TEAMWORK:
• Train and guide less experienced staff on specific tasks.
• Serve as technical co-lead on portions of studies.
• Work independently and efficiently in a team environment.
• ANALYSIS/FUNCTIONAL:
• Works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature where ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required. Exhibits sufficient technical knowledge to perform routine assignments. Demonstrated ability to operate basic equipment and follow standard procedures. Performs routine specified analysis of data.
• Verifies the accuracy, applicability, and reasonableness of project work. Is encouraged to make recommendations but has limited discretion when making judgments and completing tasks.
• Conducts standard as well as non-standard tasks under close supervision and guidance of more experienced staff. Keeps supervisor informed regularly on status of work.
  
  

The Following Is Required

• Associate degree in animal science/zoology or related biology field plus 1 years’ experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Ability to obtain/maintain certification in the Biological Suitability Assessment Program (BSAP).
• Ability to obtain/maintain DoJ Security Risk Assessment (SRA) approval.
• Ability to obtain/maintain CDC approval to work with BSAT material.
• Must be willing to work in a biosafety level 2 (BSL2) and 3 (BSL3) (biocontainment) environment and able to wear appropriate respiratory protection.
• Must be willing to be immunized with FDA licensed vaccines and Investigational New Drugs (IND) recommended for persons at risk to occupational exposure of biological agents.
• Must be willing to participate in random drug screening.
• Respond appropriately to various alarms and potential emergency situations.
• Sufficiently medically fit to do work in a lab wearing appropriate respiratory equipment and perform all assigned duties.
• Ability to work night, weekend, and holiday hours.
  
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Pathology and/or clinical pathology laboratory experience
  
  

Additional Details

Is Battelle also sourcing this role for a full-time employee? No, this is a contract-to-hire position.

Does end client require candidate to have the COVID-19 vaccination prior to starting? No but must acquire vaccinations depending on work.

Is this role onsite or remote? (If remote, can they work remote for entirety of project?) 100% on-site

What is the physical work location address? 1425 Plain City-Georgesville Road, West Jefferson, OH 43162 & 505 King Ave, Columbus Oh, 43201

Job Title: Anatomic Pathology Technician

Number of openings? 1

Is the candidate required to be a U.S. Citizen? Yes

Is a clearance required for this role? No

If so, is this required as a contractor or only if they are hired on at Battelle? N/A

How many hours a week will the contractor work? 40 hours

Top 3 criteria/must haves for the position? Experience working in a laboratory setting, ability to work weekends/off-hours, necropsy skills.

Are there any technologies that candidates absolutely have to have experience with? no

What will the interview process look like? Group video interview with 1-2 supervisors and 1-2 technical staff.

Will you hire off of the phone or Skype if the candidate is not local but willing to relocate for the job? Yes

What is the timeline for hire? Hire for a start date of May 5th.

Why the positions are open? Contractor Leaving in June

Do you have any upcoming time out of office? Yes, April 2 to April 9th.

Is this a temp to perm opportunity? Yes