Stem Cell Processing Technician I

About CooperSurgical:

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and womens healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women babies and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. CooperSurgical is at the forefront of delivering innovative assisted reproductive technology and genomic solutions that enhance the work of ART professionals to the benefit of families. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to womens healthcare providers including testing and treatment options.

CooperSurgical is a whollyowned subsidiary of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO). CooperSurgical headquartered in Trumbull CT produces and markets a wide array of products and services for use by womens health care clinicians. More information can be found at .

Job Summary:

Process once in a lifetime cord blood and cord tissue samples that are received at CBR Tucson ensuring that the samples are treated with the highest regard for quality and efficiency. Process cord blood and cord tissue samples under the direction of the Stem Cell Processing leadership team.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

Essential functions and accountabilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Process cord blood and cord tissue samples at all workstations trained and maintain certifications.
• Adhere to guidelines set forth in safety manual. Understand job hazard analysis concerns and communicate safety issues deviations from procedures anomalies and abnormalities to responsible parties.
• Perform all assigned duties in compliance with internal policies processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as well as external regulations as determined by regulatory agencies.
• Responsible for remaining current in all training.
• Audit verify and maintain accurate records.
• Maintain donor client and employee confidentiality.
• Perform repetitive tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
• Evaluate disposables and equipment for nonconformities and notify responsible parties (QC Supervisor and/or Management).
• Perform daily department startup /shutdown checklist tasks and documentation.
• Perform general lab cleaning and maintenance.
• As business needs dictate works extended hours to complete daily department goals or tasks to include mandatory overtime.

Travel:

• N/A

Qualifications Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.

Language/Communication Skills:

• Demonstrate ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Demonstrate ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Demonstrate ability to speak effectively before groups of employees in the organization.
• Use grammar vocabulary and style to communicate logically.
• Demonstrates social capability interacts confidently and reads the situation. Empathetic and can evaluate reactions.
• Avoids engaging in unprofessional conversation.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Attention to Detail:

• Ability to zoom in to detail quickly and accurately. Checks information and identifies inconsistencies or errors.
• Participates and sees individual tasks through to completion.

Work Environment:

Schedule/ Work Hour Requirements:

• This is an onsite position in Tucson AZ
• Work hours dictated by the requirements of the lab; flexible to work alternate schedules able to work midshifts weekends and holidays.
• Responsible for monitoring work hours to avoid the accrual of overtime. Overtime must be approved by a Supervisor and be documented in the timekeeping system
• Must report to work within 1.5 hours from the receipt of notification if On Call for a given shift.
  • While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to balance activities that require seeing listening touching and verbalizing needs.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements 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.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is required to perform repetitive tasks for long periods.
• The employee is required to walk climb ladder or step stool; sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is required to stoop kneel crouch or crawl.
• The employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee is required to wear personal protective equipment whileprocessing potentially biohazardous products that may include umbilical cord blood blood products and/or umbilical cord tissue.
• The employee is required to wear personal protective equipment while utilizing cleaning reagents that may contain hazardous chemicals.
• The employee is required to wear personal protective equipment while utilizing liquid nitrogen and working with equipment that maintains extreme low temperatures.

Experience /Education:

• Bachelors or Associate degree preferably in a Laboratory Science or MLT/CLT;
• or High School diploma with 2 years of equivalent work experience;
• or 1 year of experience working at CBR;
• or equivalent combination of education and experience.

As an employee of CooperSurgical youll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck we offer a great compensation package medical coverage 401(k) parental leave fertility benefits paid time off for vacation personal sick and holidays and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

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