Job title: Onsite Associate Scientist(Histotechnician) $2000 Sign on Bonus
Company: Avantor
Job description: The Opportunity:
In this role, you will report to Supervisor I, On-Site Services and will work closely with the Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team of over 1,500 on- and off-site expert personnel – and our customers – to perform customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.
Location: Springhouse, PA 19477
Schedule: 1st Shift M-F/ 7:30am to 4pm
Salary: 66,000K
Sign on Bonus: $2000
Benefits:
- Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs (eligible for medical coverage on day 1)
- Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid holidays, Choice holidays etc.
- Financial Well Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount
- Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto and home insurance
- Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products .
What we’re looking for
- Education: Bachelor of Science required, certified by American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) in HT/HTL preferred.
- Experience : Minimum of 1 year experience in histology/necropsy, experience in performing necropsies (mouse, rat) is required, Trimming, processing and embedding tissues required, microtome experience required, preparing slides including special stains is required, trouble shooting skills for technical challenging experimental conditions, experience in microscopy.
- Collaboration Tool: Knowledge of Information intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office with proficiency in Word and Excel
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Conform to all company and customer requirements for background checks, health and safety issues, security clearances.
- Excellent Customer Service Skills; displays a professional can do attitude.
- High regard for safety, quality and adherence to protocols, policies and procedures.
- Ability to self-manage and self-motivate; forward thinking.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both the customer and internal contacts.
- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
How you will thrive and create an impact
Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support. In this role you will:
- Perform necropsies (mouse, rat, minipig).
- Protocol review, study set-up and all associated routine and special procedures. Maintains histology files.
- Proficient in histology activities: Trim, process and embed tissue.
- Microtome sectioning.
- Prepare histologic slides for H&E and special stains.
- Digitally scan slides.
- QC all procedures performed in the histology laboratory.
- Organize, prioritize, and schedule with flexibility and high standard of performance.
- Safely dispose of hazardous and biologic waste following EHS guidelines.
- Document all information obtained in studies according to established procedures.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
EEO Statement:
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster , EEO is the Law Poster Supplement , and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision .
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
Expected salary:
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Job date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 08:57:55 GMT
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