Histotechnologist

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus’ proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

What You’ll Do:

• Preparation of both unstained and routine hematoxylin and eosin stained slides from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue blocks
• Maintain laboratory equipment and record maintenance regularly
• Approach work with safety and diligence and follow safety requirements of the laboratory
• Perform routine workflows without specific guidance
• Reliably produce quality finished product
• Assist in the development of standard operating procedures for new instruments and products
• Collaborate with other members of the Tempus Labs team
• Utilize microtome, water bath, automated stainer, automated coverslipper , tissue processors, and embedding centers
• Collaborate with in-house pathologists for slide quality review
• Ability to cut frozen sections using a cryostat
• Track work completed using a custom Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Work collaboratively with other members of the Histology team to accomplish daily cutting and staining deadlines

Qualifications:

• HT or HTL Certification preferred
• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree
• Familiarity with Leica equipment, manual microtomes, both Leica and Roche automated IHC staining instruments
• Laboratory
• Knowledge of CAP regulations
• Experience with pathology laboratory SOPs and protocols
• Comfort with laboratory safety and training
• Demonstrates problem solving skills in the laboratory
• Good communication and organization skills

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