Idexx
Histology Lab Assistant - 1st Shift
West Sacramento, CA · Full-time
No sponsorshipDetected 6 days ago
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About the role
- As a Laboratory Assistant in the Histology department at IDEXX, you will be assisting with some of the many tasks vital to the running of the histology laboratories within our network of veterinary diagnostic reference labs.
- We receive thousands of tissue samples every day from Veterinary Clinics, and transform those tissue samples into a slide for a pathologist to review to help veterinarians identify what might be wrong with someone's pet.
- Thanks to you, someone's very beloved pet will get the treatment plan they need - how great is that?
Requirements
- An ability to consistently work the schedule listed in the section below
- Ability to read, understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including safety and quality procedures
- Ability to prioritize, multitask, and work reliably and precisely
- You will also be assisting with various administrative tasks and other duties as required.
- What You Can Expect From Us:
Nice to have
- It is not required to work in our lab, but if you had prior experience working in a histology lab, this experience would be a plus.
- Familiarity and comfort with using computers for data entry (data entry experience is preferred)
Compensation
- Opportunity for annual cash bonus and merit pay increase consideration
Benefits
- Opportunity for annual cash bonus and merit pay increase consideration
- Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day
- Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more!
- You possess a High School diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Company info
- In this role, you will be helping to sort, and prepare tissue samples for histology technicians/technologists; and be responsible for maintaining IDEXX's whole slide scanners, assuring digital slide and patient requisition image quality for the Pathology team.
- Every sample you help to move along quickly and accurately in the process means we are one step closer to finding out how or why the pet might be sick.
- We offer extensive training for this role so, whether you've worked in a lab before or this would be your first lab job, we hope you'll consider applying and discover the good you can do for pets as part of our team.
- (This is a full-time position with excellent day-one benefits.)
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.
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