Lead Biorepository Tech

Hackensack Meridian Health•Hackensack, NJ

2d•$35

About The Position

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. The Lead Biorepository Tech is responsible for performing Biorepository related processing and assists with basic and translational research related to biomarker discovery. This role uses scientific knowledge, approaches and methods that frequently involve tissue banking-related experiments requiring monitoring and analyses and properly manages processing of prospective and retrospective patient tissues. This role requires processing and banking tissue, including but not limited to identification, archiving, storage, retrieval and shipping of tissue specimens (solid and liquid). Sophisticated testing technology is employed within appropriate quality control parameters. This role involves administrative duties. This role will maintain communication with Biorepositories within the HMH network.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Biology or a related field.
Minimum 3 or more years of experience in tissue handling experience in a laboratory or clinical setting.
Excellent analytical skills .
Ability to work with potentially infectious material and understanding of how to work in a BSL2 environment.
Flexible in work schedule. Must be available to stay late to process samples as needed.
Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
Good organization and record-keeping skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Graduate level training on bioscience discipline.

Responsibilities

Assists in planning and implementing objectives for the Biorepository.
Assists in overall development, training, motivation, and performance appraising and counseling of personnel in the Biorepository.
Coordinates with Pathology and network clinics for handling, procurement and processing of human specimens.
Coordinates with HMH clinical teams, investigators, network biorepository sites and external collaborators for generating workflows and SOP for external projects
Works with potentially infectious material in a BSL2 environment.
Ensures the accuracy and review of all Biorepository equipment assuring quality control measures are performed, recorded and maintained according to standards.
Documents equipment malfunction and adverse event reporting: takes appropriate corrective action when instruments, refrigerators, or freezers function improperly.
Performs equipment calibrations and maintenance with minimal supervision.
Demonstrates the ability to identify instrument problems and handles troubleshooting and documentation according to SOP. Notifies site Manager.
Maintains the care and function of laboratory equipment.
May perform payroll functions and finance assistance when needed.
Participates in the orientation, training, and in-service education of new and existing personnel in the Biorepository.
Performs all computer system functions necessary to achieve the timely registration, ordering, testing and storage of data for the Biorepository project.
Assists in developing appropriate work distribution schedules to include daily work, holiday and weekend schedules.
Manipulation of Liquid Handling and Automation Instruments to generate scripts, prompts adapted from protocols and workflow
Performs the duties of Bioinformatics and Data Analyst and is responsible for running the section when required.
Proficient in the use of Structured Query Languages for building, maintaining and extracting biospecimen data from relational databases.
Coordinates data cleaning, de identification and interpretation of clinical data collected from biospecimen samples adhering to Hospital guidelines of HIPAA and HITECH.
Serves as on site Biorepository Honest Broker, being the liaison between the researcher, identifiable specimen and patient information.
Maintains organized record keeping of physical and electronic research requests, consents and chain of custody.
Monitors and maintains network biorepository sites` laboratory inventory and purchases.
Implements and oversees quality assurance and quality control procedures for sample processing within the Biorepository.
Develops and maintains quality control documentation, including but not limited to batch records, sample logs, and test results.
Identifies and investigates deviations, non-conformities and quality issues, and proposes corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
Collaborates in implementing quality management systems and continuous improvement initiatives.
Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.