Position Details:
Client: Direct Client
Job Title: Associate Scientist III (Senior Histotechnician)
Location: Cambridge, MA
Duration: 1 Year + (Possible Extension)
Summary:
Perform histology and immunohistochemistry assays for analysis of preclinical and clinical samples, and related duties such as quality control, sample accessioning and instrument routine maintenance.
Job Responsibility:
• Perform routine and specialized histotechnology-based assays on cells and tissues include harvesting, fixing, trimming, processing, embedding, sectioning, staining and coverslipping.
• Histotechnology will include working with frozen and fixed tissues using both histochemical and immunohistochemical methods.
• Work will involve robotic instrumentation.
Follow procedures according to established SOPs and other department guidelines.
• Perform data entry, sample accessioning and sample tracking.
• Responsible for documentation necessary for Quality Control, Preventive Maintenance and assay validation.
General laboratory duties duties that may include instrument routine cleaning and maintenance, lab reagent inventories.