Anatomic Pathology Technician

Battelle is currently seeking an Anatomic Pathology Technician. This position will serve at our Co-lumbus, OH and West Jefferson, OH locations.

JOB SUMMARY

Battelle's Life Science Research is seeking a full-time technician to work in Pathology to perform necropsy procedures on small and large animal, to trim tissues for histopathology process and gen-erate data for various types of studies. This position is Monday through Friday and will require overtime on nights, weekends and to be on call; schedule include holidays.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• TECHNICAL:

o The primary role is to perform necropsy examinations of small and large laboratory animals; to include gross necropsy, tissue collection, fixation, and labeling of spec-imens.

o Work with highly hazardous biological/toxic materials in Biological Safety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biological Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories.

o Trim tissues into cassettes for the histopathology team.

o Contributing to the development and validation of equipment and necropsy activi-ties.

o Understanding and performing dilutions including mathematical calculations in-volved.

o Decontaminating equipment and materials.

• EQUIPMENT/LAB:

o Act as lab technical point of contact.

o Laboratory cleaning and upkeep of equipment and space.

o Inventory, ordering and receipt of supplies.

o Waste management, operation of autoclaves, preparation of bleach and other decon-tamination solutions.

o Use proper technique to operate necessary equipment to produce high quality data.

o Perform routine maintenance and/or calibration of equipment as necessary. Prepare, maintain, and archive equipment logbooks.

o Use electronic databases for sample tracking and documenting necropsy examina-tions.

o Operate routine computer programs and perform basic data manipulation in a spreadsheet environment.

o Set up, validate, and operate laboratory equipment and software.

• DOCUMENTATION/COMPLIANCE/SAFETY:

o Read SOPs, methods, facility guidelines, etc. used in workplace in a timely manner and adhere to these procedures.

o Record data and perform quality control reviews in accordance with Good Labora-tory Practices (GLP).

o Perform timely quality control and/or technical review of electronic and/or paper da-ta.

o Create and maintain study files in accordance with standard operating procedures, protocol, quality requirements and client specifications. Prepare and submit study files and forms to Quality Control or Quality Assurance.

o Recognize when technical operations deviate from accepted practices and prepare deviation reports as needed. Report observations/problems clearly and concisely, recognizing and highlighting specific deviations.

o Adhere to all laboratory safety requirements.

• LEADERSHIP/TEAMWORK:

o Train and guide less experienced staff on specific tasks.

o Serve as technical co-lead on portions of studies.

o Work independently and efficiently in a team environment.

• ANALYSIS/FUNCTIONAL:

o Works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature where ability to recognize de-viation from accepted practice is required. Exhibits sufficient technical knowledge to perform routine assignments. Demonstrated ability to operate basic equipment and follow standard procedures. Performs routine specified analysis of data.

o Verifies the accuracy, applicability, and reasonableness of project work. Is encour-aged to make recommendations but has limited discretion when making judgments and completing tasks.

o Conducts standard as well as non-standard tasks under close supervision and guid-ance of more experienced staff. Keeps supervisor informed regularly on status of work.

THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED

• Associate degree in animal science/zoology or related biology field plus 1 years' experi-ence, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Ability to obtain/maintain certification in the Biological Suitability Assessment Program (BSAP).
• Ability to obtain/maintain DoJ Security Risk Assessment (SRA) approval.
• Ability to obtain/maintain CDC approval to work with BSAT material.
• Must be willing to work in a biosafety level 2 (BSL2) and 3 (BSL3) (biocontainment) envi-ronment and able to wear appropriate respiratory protection.
• Must be willing to be immunized with FDA licensed vaccines and Investigational New Drugs (IND) recommended for persons at risk to occupational exposure of biological agents.
• Must be willing to participate in random drug screening.
• Respond appropriately to various alarms and potential emergency situations.
• Sufficiently medically fit to do work in a lab wearing appropriate respiratory equipment and perform all assigned duties.
• Ability to work night, weekend, and holiday hours.

Desired Qualifications:

• Pathology and/or clinical pathology laboratory experience