Histology Technician IWork with Purpose

A Histology Technician I is in training to perform and become proficient in on-boarding skills, procedures, and cooperating in a team environment. The technician is learning basic skills required to conduct a study, which may include handling tissues and organs, trimming tissues, embedding, microtomy, slide preparation, staining; inventory and quality control, and shipping of tissues. The technician is working under close supervision to gain proficiency.

Pay- $19/hour 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure good welfare and humane care for all animals worked with through gentle, positive human-animal 
• interactions.
• Train in histology skills which may include handling tissues and organs, slide preparation, staining/cover 
• slipping; inventory, and shipping of tissues. Specific tasks will be based on each area’s training plan and 
• business needs.
• Collect, document, review, and verify data on forms, or in electronic data capture systems.
• Review documentation of functions performed as part of quality control requirements.
• Use and maintain instrumentation and equipment.
• Learn and know anatomic terms.
• Receive, track, and prepare samples or materials, as required for department.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) preferred. Associate (A.A./A.S.) or 
Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in a biological science, desired.
Experience: No previous experience required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for 
the specific education and experience listed above.

• Certification/Licensure: None, unless required by local government.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of English.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities to achieve goals.
• Computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite), commensurate with essential functions, including the ability 
• to learn a validated system.
• Ability to ensure that a safe working environment is maintained by observing all safety procedures and 
• working methods by making proper use of protective clothing and equipment, and by reading, 
• understanding, and following all safety documents issued or notified of.
• Ability to ensure the integrity of the studies and fulfill the regulatory agencies requirements by 
• performing the activities according to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Business Operating Procedures (BOP) and the Institutional Animal Care and 
• Use Committee (IACUC) rules.
• Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, 
• weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts, sometimes on short notice.
• Ability to work under specific time constraints.

Physical Demands:

• Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to and including 50 
• pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or animals.
• Must be able to perform procedures, which require, talking, hearing, standing or sitting for long periods of 
• time, entering data into a computer, using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, 
• working in narrow spaces, and wearing safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA regulations and 
• company standards.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the 
• ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
Work in a research environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, 
working with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards, exposure to 
fumes and airborne particles, working at noise levels ranging from quiet to moderate.

Comments: 
This position requires occasional overtime, weekend, holiday, and/or after hours shift coverage, as 
needed.