Shared Resources Specialist I - Clinical Research Specimen Processing

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Seattle, WA

88d • Onsite

About The Position

The Shared Resources Specialist I – Clinical Research Specimen Processing is responsible for supporting the needs of clinical investigators at Fred Hutch as users of the Clinical Research Specimen Processing shared resource (CRSP). This role involves assisting scientific researchers with handling and processing clinical research specimens in accordance with standard operating procedures while maintaining strict chain of custody. The Specialist will operate and maintain lab instrumentation, record and track specimen data, perform calculations, and prepare charts, graphs and summaries. This is an entry level position within the Shared Resources department with substantial room for growth. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect. The routine shift will be Mon- Fri, 11am -7:30pm with a rotating closing shift requirement (once every 5-6 weeks), 1:30-10pm.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any field of education
• Associate Degree and 1+ years of experience; Or GED/ High School Diploma and 3+ years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new protocols and techniques
• Ability to learn and operate all specimen processing equipment in accordance with biosafety standards.
• Basic understanding of GxP (e.g., GLP, GCP, GCLP, or GMP).
• Excellent communication skills and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative team-oriented environment
• Experience with MS Office suite of applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, One Drive, etc)
• Capable of accurate record keeping and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Performs bench work as assigned including processing clinical research specimens (e.g., blood tissue, urine, etc.) for fractionation and preservation (e.g., plasma/serum, PBMC, slides, etc).
• Shipping processed specimens to central labs and collaborators.
• Will learn and perform new technical skills.
• Establish and maintain positive, collaborative working relationships with faculty and external users to identify scientific needs.
• Perform basic equipment operation and maintenance
• Learn to coordinate and complete maintenance on some equipment and use relevant software.
• Potentially review and identify new equipment needs.
• Assist in supply management.
• Assist in developing and SOPs, training materials, and specimen handling guidelines for investigators.
• May supervise work-study students, interns and lab aides.
• Reporting or delivering results to users
• Accurately document laboratory activities and maintain laboratory records and compile data on experiments and assays.
• Performing basic billing requirements.
• Provide regulatory and compliance support for this shared resource.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical/vision
• dental
• flexible spending accounts
• life
• disability
• retirement
• family life support
• employee assistance program
• onsite health clinic
• tuition reimbursement
• paid vacation (12-22 days per year)
• paid sick leave (12-25 days per year)
• paid holidays (13 days per year)
• paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed