What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Histologist position at Bio-Techne?
By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
Pay Range
$71,200.00 - $117,100.00
This Senior Histologist position operates and maintains microtome and tissue processing equipment to provide optimum quality tissue slides for use with our proprietary RNAscope technology, and assists with quality management and inventory duties as assigned. Duties include, but are not limited to, organizing workload, accessioning specimens, tissue embedding, grossing, sectioning, staining, and region of interest (ROI) determination based on client requests. The Senior Histologist follows all safety, environmental, and infection prevention policies and complies with regulatory and accreditation requirements. The Senior Histologist also trains and/or provides guidance to the histology team on day-to-day processes and duties.
Responsibilities
Education:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.
Pay Range
$71,200.00 - $117,100.00
This Senior Histologist position operates and maintains microtome and tissue processing equipment to provide optimum quality tissue slides for use with our proprietary RNAscope technology, and assists with quality management and inventory duties as assigned. Duties include, but are not limited to, organizing workload, accessioning specimens, tissue embedding, grossing, sectioning, staining, and region of interest (ROI) determination based on client requests. The Senior Histologist follows all safety, environmental, and infection prevention policies and complies with regulatory and accreditation requirements. The Senior Histologist also trains and/or provides guidance to the histology team on day-to-day processes and duties.
Responsibilities
- Maintenance and routine use of the microtome to generate FFPE slide sections
- Proficient at independently recognizing and preparing slides containing client-specified regions of interest (ROI) on tissue sections, especially mouse brain regions
- Attend client calls as needed and provide guidance on biological sample preparation for submission to ACD (e.g. proper grossing for easy ROI identification)
- Identify potential issues with received tissue materials and communicate with clients on resolution
- Re-gross and re-embed tissues for FFPE block generation as needed
- Perform H&E staining and scanning
- Train other Histology members on job-related functions
- Occasional maintenance and use of the cryostat to generate frozen tissue sections
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as medical technology or a life science.
- Histology certification by ASCP preferred
- 5 or more years of histology experience in a work setting
- Able to correctly identify and prepare client-requested regions of interest (ROI) on tissue sections
- Expertise in tissue grossing and embedding
- Prior experience in writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training of histologists preferred
- Ability to handle projects involving large volume sectioning with tight turnaround times
- Excellent attention to detail and be able to work with precision and accuracy.
- Must be able to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Average volume of at least 1,000 to 2,000 usable sections monthly
- Work in a laboratory environment
- Work with chemicals, biological specimens, and potentially infectious materials
- Standing or sitting at a microscope for long periods of time, working with small instruments and tools.
- Ability to lift 10-15 lbs daily
- We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
- We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
- We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
- We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
- We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
- We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.
Salary : $71,200 - $117,100
