Embryologist
About The Position
The Embryologist prepares and stocks media for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) lab procedures and operating room procedures. This role involves preparing culture dishes for egg retrievals, insemination, embryo culture, and embryo transfer procedures. Key responsibilities include retrieving oocytes, preparing sperm, performing insemination, culturing embryos, and executing micromanipulation procedures for assisted fertilization, hatching, and biopsy. The Embryologist also loads catheters for embryo transfer, freezes and thaws supernumerary embryos, and selects and prepares embryos for transfer. Accurate patient records and data management are also essential aspects of this position.
Requirements
- Master's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.
Responsibilities
- Prepares culture media; performs daily QC procedures.
- Maintains IVF equipment including incubators, isolates, microscopes, CO2 tanks, and liquid nitrogen tanks; collects and processes eggs.
- Prepares sperm for standard insemination and Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI).
- Prepares Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspirates (MESA) and Testicular biopsy Specimen Extraction (TESE) for ICSI.
- Prepares eggs for insemination and ICSI.
- Performs insemination and ICSI.
- Performs embryo biopsy.
- Selects and prepares embryos for transfer; freezes and thaws embryos.
- Evaluates accuracy and technical quality of laboratory tests.
- Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
