Laboratory Technician 1 - Evening Shift

Executes an array of SOPs to screen, process, and preserve semen samples for future clinical use. This position is part of a dynamic laboratory system that includes primarily lab bench work and cryogenic procedures. This position works with multiple cross functional teams to achieve the best possible outcomes for the populations we serve.

CooperSurgical is a market leader in the development, production, and marketing of medical devices used to advance women’s health care and minimally invasive surgery. It is an exciting, ever-evolving, and significant market that touches all our lives.

We are a company on the move, and our employees are dedicated to keeping the momentum going. Our team cares enough to want to make a difference – for the communities in which we live and work and in the well-being of women.

We offer competitive compensation and a complete benefits package to all full-time employees. Explore our current job openings. Your interest in our company will be treated with respect and kept confidential. One of our human resource professionals will personally review your resume and experience with our mutual needs in mind.

• Phlebotomy certificate desirable but not required
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and depth perception.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Familiarity with laboratory and medical terminology; training in the handling of liquid nitrogen and experience with pipettes and microscopy desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Science, and one to two years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to speak and write English; communicate effectively and professionally with clients and external contacts; read and interpret documents, such as procedure manuals; effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to clients and employees.
• Schedule - Wednesday-Sunday - 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Phase-contrast microscopy skills; excellent customer service skills; strong attention to details; ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; high level of interpersonal skills to interact with peers and management; excellent organizational skills; ability to maintain confidentiality; and ability to travel if required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals and to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is between $49,920 and $56,680. The actual base pay includes many factors, and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

• Complies with all regulatory, quality assurance, quality control, standard operating, and safety procedures to audit-ready standards.
• Communicates any errors, accidents or incidents to Management and records in associated tracking and record logs.
• Execute an array of laboratory procedures including but not limited to:
• Completes Bi-annual and annual proficiency and competency assessments.
• Responsible for aliquoting and maintaining necessary aliquot-inventory levels for all media to maintain production.
• Preparation of bodily fluid including blood, urine, and semen packing for specimen transport to reference laboratories.
• Daily setup of all laboratory equipment and daily QC.
• Provides coverage for donor related tasks such as identification and qualification as needed. Always while ensuring privacy and maintaining the utmost professionalism.
• Cryogenic procedures including routine liquid nitrogen storage-tank verifications, internal vial transfers between tanks, vial quality control checks, preparing samples and shipping containers for vial movement.
• May perform phlebotomy.
• Intrauterine (IUI) and intracervical (ICI) insemination semen preparation.
• Sample Qualification- post-thaw sample analysis with both manual and automated analysis.
• Performs semen evaluations to screen, process, and preserve for future clinical use.
• Performs all necessary opening and closing duties.
• Maintains demonstrated proficiency with all applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Participates in the review of standard operating procedures.
• Performs routine cleaning of laboratory equipment.
• Responsible for lab supply maintenance.
• Conducts and accurately records all required daily, monthly and yearly quality control checks; responds with corrective action when needed.

CooperSurgical is a market leader in the development, production, and marketing of medical devices used to advance women’s health care and minimally invasive surgery. It is an exciting, ever-evolving, and significant market that touches all our lives.

We are a company on the move, and our employees are dedicated to keeping the momentum going. Our team cares enough to want to make a difference – for the communities in which we live and work and in the well-being of women.

We offer competitive compensation and a complete benefits package to all full-time employees. Explore our current job openings. Your interest in our company will be treated with respect and kept confidential. One of our human resource professionals will personally review your resume and experience with our mutual needs in mind.