Altasciences
Histology Technician/Histology Technologist (All Levels)
Columbia, Missouri
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
Performance ManagementMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Join our team as a Histology Technician/Histology Technologist, where you'll help prepare and process samples for scientific research.
- You'll learn hands-on skills like tissue slicing and staining, maintaining lab equipment, and organizing supplies in a clean, safe environment.
- We offer training, making this a great role for someone eager to start a career in science and lab work.
Responsibilities
- Maintains and documents the use and maintenance of laboratory equipment
- Maintains a safe, clean and orderly laboratory environment
- Perform trimming of fixed tissues
- Performs paraffin tissue processing
- Performs routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining as well as cover slipping microscopic slides
Requirements
- Identifies required tissue sample orientation and performs paraffin embedding procedures
- Uses microtomy skills in the preparation of routine (paraffin embedded) microscopic slides according to standard operating procedures and/or required by study protocols
- Basic computer software skills, MS Office Suite required
- Proficiency in English including speaking, reading, and writing
- To perform this job successfully, the individual is required to perform, but not limited to the preparation of quality tissue samples for histopathologic evaluation
- Ability to troubleshoot basic laboratory equipment
Nice to have
- Associates degree specializing in science preferred
Skills
- Basic math skills for the preparation of reagents
Compensation
- Annual Performance Reviews
Benefits
- Altasciences offers a wide variety of benefits to help our employees live healthy and fulfilling lives both at and outside of work.
- Altasciences' Benefits Package Includes
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
- Paid Sick and Bereavement Leave
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives.
- No matter your role, we all play an important part and you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe.
Company info
- At Altasciences we all move in unison to assist and work in the discovery, development, and manufacturing of new drug therapies to get them faster to people who need them.
- We are better together and together We Are Altasciences.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
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