Associate Scientist II, Histotechnologist

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Are you a motivated histotechnologist searching for a position in a highly collaborative, dynamic environment in a company with a great culture? This might be an opportunity for you! We are seeking an individual who will perform histology for immunology drug discovery programs. The successful candidate will work in a group providing research support in target validation, target distribution, animal model development, pharmacology, and exploratory safety studies. Being detailed oriented is critical to this role. Specific activities will include routine histology (e.g., tissue trimming, tissue processing, embedding, and sectioning of paraffin embedded and frozen tissues), routine and special histochemical staining and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Additional tasks include using computer-based laboratory tracking system (Sample Manager), Dream Path, and a willingness to get creative when working with novel tissues or challenging pathology endpoints. The candidate must independently schedule and prioritize workload to manage several tasks. If you are willing to work as part of a multidisciplinary research team in an exciting, friendly, fast-paced environment, please consider joining our team!

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 3 or more years’ experience or Master’s Degree or equivalent education (no additional experience). in Biology/Chemistry  or related field preferred.

Microsoft office skills

Preferred Qualifications: 

Histotechnologist Certification (HTL) 

HT (ASCP) certification 

Skilled at tissue grossing embedding, FFPE and OCT sectioning required

Experience with sectioning tissues