By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range:

$25.20 - $34.65

This Histologist position operates and maintains microtome and tissue processing equipment to provide optimum quality tissue slides for use with our proprietary RNAscope technology, and assists with quality management and inventory duties as assigned. Duties include, but are not limited to, organizing workload, accessioning specimens, tissue embedding, grossing, sectioning, and staining. The Histologist follows all safety, environmental, and infection prevention policies and complies with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

Maintenance and routine use of the microtome to generate FFPE slide sectionsWork with internal teams to prepare slides containing client-specified regions of interest (ROI) on tissue sections, especially mouse brain regionsRe-gross and re-embed tissues for FFPE block generation as neededPerform H&E staining and scanningHandle projects involving large volume sectioning with tight turnaround timesOccasional maintenance and use of the cryostat to generate frozen tissue sections

Education:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as medical technology or a life scienceHistology certification by ASCP preferred

Skills and Experience:

1 year of histology lab experienceExperience with tissue grossing and embeddingAbility to correctly identify and prepare client-requested regions of interest (ROI) on tissue sections preferredExcellent attention to detail and be able to work with precision and accuracyAbility to handle projects involving large volume sectioning with tight turnaround times

Working Conditions:

Average volume of at least 1,000 to 2,000 usable sections monthlyWork in a laboratory environmentWork with chemicals, biological specimens, and potentially infectious materials

 Physical Requirements:

Ability to lift 10-15 lbs dailyStanding or sitting at a microscope for long periods of time, working with small instruments and tools.

Why Join Bio-Techne:

We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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