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AstraZeneca

Biobank Scientist

US - Gaithersburg - MD

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About the role

  • Senior Biobank Scientist (Biocentre Biobank Scientist) Location: Gaithersburg, MD, USA Role summary Human Biological Samples (HBS) are fundamental to medical research and underpin the delivery of clinical trials.
  • The Senior Biobank Scientist is responsible and accountable for maintaining the HBS inventory in line with Global Standards, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • This position plays a key role in coordinating Biobank site operations by delivering HBS processing capabilities, with a particular focus on sectioning, staining, and scanning.

Responsibilities

  • Process customer requests for HBS and manage the end-to-end sample workflow: receipt, logging, storage, tracking, processing, dispatch, return, and disposal.
  • Perform histology activities including microtomy, a range of staining methodologies, and evaluation of process challenges.
  • Perform aliquoting or sectioning (and other histology techniques) of HBS.
  • Track work-in-progress using specialised informatics systems and databases to maintain clear status visibility.
  • maintain histology and microtomy areas, relevant SOPs, equipment maintenance, COSHH guidelines, and risk assessments
  • Collaborate with global biobank teams and internal/external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
  • When applicable: provide technical support in microtomy, cryosectioning, routine histological staining, immunohistochemistry staining, slide scanning, and digital image analysis
  • and provide aliquoting support (including automated aliquoting).
  • When applicable: provide technical support in microtomy, cryosectioning, routine histological staining, immunohistochemistry staining, slide scanning, and digital image analysis; and provide aliquoting support (including automated aliquoting).
  • Fully competent in histology techniques such as microtomy and a variety of staining methodologies, with the ability to assess and manage process challenges.

Requirements

  • Act as the first escalation point for histology issues, applying expertise to resolve problems.
  • Identify, lead, and deliver continuous improvement initiatives (process and/or IT), including root cause investigation and escalation as required.
  • May occasionally be required to work weekends or out of hours.
  • Experience in biobanking and working with HBS.
  • Experience with IT solutions (e.g., LIMS systems and databases) and strong Excel capability for data transformation and analysis.
  • Experience managing complex projects.
  • Experience with archiving of study-based materials (raw data, images, FFPE blocks and slides) and maintaining audit-ready electronic records.

Benefits

  • Contribute to lab training/education
  • Education, skills & experience

Company info

  • We are dedicated experts who combine specialist knowledge with curiosity, always searching for better ways of doing things.
  • Communicate with internal science partners (customers) to ensure compliance with the global HBS standard and legal requirements (HTA where applicable).
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