Histotechnologist

Posted:
8/13/2024, 9:44:06 AM

Location(s):
Illinois, United States ⋅ Chicago, Illinois, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

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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Tempus

Website: https://www.tempus.com/

Headquarter Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 2015

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Debt Financing

Industries: Artificial Intelligence (AI) ⋅ Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Machine Learning ⋅ Medical ⋅ Precision Medicine