Part Time Histotechnologist (Nights and/or Weekends)
at Tempus
Chicago. IL
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.
We're looking to build a laboratory operations team who are passionate and focused on developing state of the art techniques from sample processing to creating and interpreting vast amounts of genomic and molecular data.
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
Collaborate with other members of the Tempus Labs team
Ulitize 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
Sign up for shifts as needed to support routine workflows, and when cutting stations are available (Predominantly early mornings, nights, and weekends)
Qualifications:
Associates or Bachelor's Degree
HT or HTL Certification preferred
1 year of cutting experience
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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