Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

The Siteman Cancer Center is seeking an organized and motivated individual to join the Tissue Procurement Core Responsible for interacting with staff and research investigators on the medical school campus, in a broad range of laboratory tasks needed to support research studies.

Job Description

• Performs routine assays according to laboratory standard operating procedures, including instrument maintenance and minor troubleshooting; may perform special assays with supervision by a senior medical technologist or supervisor.
• Uses blood processing techniques that include traditional centrifugation approaches to separating whole blood into serum/plasma/white blood cells as well as more sophisticated approaches (i.e. Ficoll processing) to separate blood into liquid and specific cellular fractions.  Uses tissue processing techniques that include snap-freezing tissue specimens and preparing/embedding specimens for frozen sectioning.
• Provides section cross coverage as needed for other job functions within the Processing section to ensure continued laboratory operations (i.e. storage, retrieval, distribution of clinical biospecimens (tissue/bio-fluids).
• Recognizes problem situations and participates in problem solving; informs supervisor of unusual situations and requests technical assistance.
• May assist with validation of new assays; compiles data for supervisory review; utilizes database, spreadsheet and word processing programs.
• Complies with all regulatory and client requirements for testing and documentation.
• Demonstrates a general understanding of assay methods and clinical relevance; participates in relevant continuing education.
• Assists supervisor with other duties and special projects as needed.
• Monitor and evaluate laboratory supplies to ensure consistent and adequate supply for laboratory activities, assisting with general supply orders.
• Participates in the On-Call program for monitoring storage equipment and environmental systems required for storage of biospecimens (non-business hours).
• Provides cross-functional support in other areas of the laboratory (biospecimen kit assembly, histology, molecular, and specimen inventory management).
• Performs Quality Control and Quality Assurance functions for biorepository activities defined in the TPC Quality Management System.  Reviews, revises, and complies with all laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and other controlled documents, incident reporting and investigation, implementation of Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA), maintenance of training records, and compliance with all laboratory safety procedures.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment
• Ability to travel to various on- and off-campus locations

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or table

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Associate degree

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience:

No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills:

Medical Laboratory Technology

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physical life science and clinical laboratory experience.
• ASCP registry or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to perform tasks in an organized and systematic manner.
• Ongoing interaction with faculty, trainees, and staff in the Siteman Cancer Center and Washington University School of Medicine.
• Aptitude for patience, professionalism, tactfulness and empathy for needs of scientific investigators and be able to communicate and represent the Tissue Procurement Core and Siteman Cancer Center in a professional matter.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

B.S. - Bachelo