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The Position
Senior Histotechnician
The Opportunity
This position is based in Tucson, AZ, on site.
Responsibilities
Histotechniques (Tissue Sectioning and Staining)
- Comprehensive Histology Skills: Expert in end-to-end tissue preparation, including grossing, processing, embedding, microtomy, cryotomy, and cell block preparation.
- Advanced Staining & Reagent Management: Highly proficient in primary, special, and advanced staining on automated platforms, with full capabilities in antibody optimization (titers/dilutions) and reagent lot verification.
- Laboratory Operations & QA: Works independently to troubleshoot protocols and validations, while managing, authoring, and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Quality and Safety
- Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance: Strictly adheres to FDA, OSHA, ISO, and GMP guidelines, maintaining ≥95% training compliance and ensuring precision in all material transactions and production instructions.
- Safety & Equipment Management: Proactively safeguards operations by identifying and escalating safety hazards, alongside maintaining and calibrating automated instruments and laboratory equipment.
- Process Improvement & Documentation: Supports the quality system by assisting with non-conformance investigations and corrective actions, meticulously tracking daily metrics, and reviewing or redlining operational documents.
Continuous Improvement
- Lean Operations & Continuous Improvement: Drives process optimization and standard work through 6S activities, lean methodologies, and active execution of process improvement projects.
- Collaboration & Performance Tracking: Leads and contributes to team meetings while consistently gathering data and daily metrics to monitor cycle times and support operational excellence.
Teamwork and Collaboration
- Team Leadership & Development: Supervises and advises individual contributors, driving work delivery and the execution of complex projects while leading the onboarding and training of new staff.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Process Improvement: Partners proactively across functions to achieve operational targets, resolve quality investigations, facilitate new product transfers, and continuously refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Laboratory Operations & Equipment Management: Oversees tissue/block inventory and manages critical lab equipment lifecycles, including purchasing, coordinating calibrations, and performing IQ/OQ/PQ validations.
Who You Are (Required)
Education/Experience
Associates Degree (or equivalent 60 credit hours of college coursework) in laboratory science, medical laboratory technology or major in histology + HT (ASCP) Certification) + 7 years directly related histology experience OR
Bachelor's Degree + HTL (ASCP) Certification + 4 years directly related histology experience
Qualification in Immunohistochemistry (QIHC) American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Certification.
Equivalent combination of education and relevant histology experience may be considered.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical efforts in pathology and histology.
- Knowledge of QC/QA documentation practices to meet compliance standards for CAP and clinical studies.
- Skilled in grossing clinical biopsy samples, processing, embedding, microtomy, H&E staining and coverslipping of the same.
- Ability to understand and troubleshoot histotechniques, lend technical support and insights for histology practices to internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to demonstrate extensive knowledge of IHC theory and troubleshooting. Must be capable of validating new instruments, new assays and routine histotechniques.
- Demonstrated experience with Lean / Continuous Improvement
- Experience with Google products (gMail, gSheets, gDoc, etc)
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where thorough
- standardization exists.
- Ability to read, write and comprehend English
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams
- Ability to be agile and accurate in a high-volume, fast paced environment
- Strong organizational skills, planning skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills - written, verbal
- Excellent time management skills to manage multiple tasks and competing timelines
- Ability to have prompt, regular and reliable worksite attendance.
- Physical conditions and PPE requirements: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Required to stand, walk, sit, kneel, bend, crouch for a combined 4 or more hours per day.
- Required to stand, walk, sit, kneel, bend, crouch for a combined 4 or more hours per day.
- Required to push, pull, and lift a minimum of 25 pounds. Repetitive, consistent
- movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have good near visual acuity to perform activities throughout the processes in the assigned area.
- This is an essential position supporting the organizational goals requiring attendance on weekends, holidays and during emergency or exceptional conditions.
Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
The expected salary range for this position based on Arizona is 71 500,00 (34.37 hourly) - 132 900,00 (63.89 hourly) USD Annual. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Benefits
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
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