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Necropsy-Histology Technician

Employer
Inotiv
Location
Mt. Vernon, IN
Start date
May 25, 2022

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Consider joining our team- Inotiv Evansville.  

Inotiv, Inc., is a pharmaceutical development company providing contract research services and monitoring instruments to emerging pharmaceutical companies and the world's leading drug development companies and medical research organizations. The Company focuses on developing innovative services supporting its clients’ discovery and development objectives for improved decision-making and accelerated goal attainment. The Company’s products focus on increasing efficiency, improving data, and reducing the cost of taking new drugs to market.
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Recognition of gross organs
  • Interpretation and application of medical terminology
  • Operation and maintenance of laboratory instruments
  • Preparation of study materials, solutions and stains as needed
  • Maintain and organize forms and supplies
  • Perform necropsy operations which include prosection, bone marrow smears, organ weighing, tissue checking, snap freezing tissues and teratology procedures
  • Perform role of necropsy supervisor if required
  • Necropsy clean-up and sanitizing
  • Perform histologic procedures pertaining to preparation of tissue specimens for microscopic analysis/evaluation
  • Trimming tissue specimens of rodents and non-rodents
  • Embedding and proper orientation of tissue specimens
  • Microtomy of tissue blocks and possible frozen sections
  • Routine Hematoxylin & Eosin staining procedures
  • Special procedures and staining as directed by protocol
  • Coverslipping
  • Quality control check of slides and documentation
  • Submission of slides to pathologist
  • Inventory, packaging, storage and shipping of study specimens
  • Perform related duties as required or assigned by the Histology Manager
  • Interact with the community and employees
  • Support and participate in other company initiatives as directed by management
  • Participate in in-house training programs for the technical staff
  • Maintain confidential information
  • Perform other duties as assigned

 

Position Requirements

Education and experience

  • Associate or bachelor’s degree in science related field 
  • High school diploma with previous laboratory experience will be considered  

Skills and abilities

  • Work well independently, with minimal supervision, as well as in a team like fashion
  • Skill to routinely trim a variety of tissue specimens in consistent and efficient manner
  • Demonstrate the ability to grasp and follow procedures according to SOP’s and protocol
  • Operate, routine maintenance, and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation
  • Document and organize study material in an orderly fashion
  • Exhibit attention to detail, and the ability to work with a large array of numbers within a study
  • Comprehension and correlation of gross terminology. Application of laboratory math, scientific calculation, and calibration
  • Skills in necropsy to include the following: room preparation/clean-up, prosection, organ weighing, tissue checking, preparation of bone marrow smears, collection and harvesting of tissue samples for electron microscopy, special fixation and snap freezing
  • Safety awareness, precautions and guidelines for usage of chemicals and instruments in necropsy and laboratory

Inotiv is a contract research organization providing research and development resources to many of the leading pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies in the world. Inotiv offers an efficient cost-alternative to its client’s internal product development, compliance, and quality control programs. 

Check out our company benefits including a 401k and company match after 90 days, stock options, as well as relocation expenses. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position is located near Evansville, close to Southern Indiana University. 

 

If you are interested, please click on the link below or visit our website at https://www.inotivco.com/careers/ inotivco.com/careers.

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