International Genetic Counselor
International Genetic Counselor
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$ 95000 - 100000
1 Vacancy
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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. As a division of CooperCompanies were driven by a unified purpose to enable patients to experience lifes beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values dedicated innovative friendly partners and do the right thing our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes from contraception to fertility and birth solutions to womens and family care and beyond. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers including testing and treatment options as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at.
Work location: Remote position (This role can be located anywhere in the United States)
Scope:
The US-based International Genetic Counselor supports the delivery of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) services to international patients by providing expert genetic counselling managing cases from initiation to completion and collaborating with internal teams and external clients with a particular focus on clinics and referred patients residing outside the Americas region. Responsibilities include patient counselling case coordination clinic support and participation in team meetings training and research initiatives.
Job Summary:
As a member of the global genetic counselling team the International Genetic Counselor utilizes their genetics expertise and awareness of global PGT regulations to support delivery of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) services including aneuploidy screening (PGT-A) single gene (PGT-M) and chromosome rearrangements (PGT-SR) to patients located across the globe. Key participant in improvement of delivered PGT counselling product and departmental contributions to broader CooperSurgicalorganization.
Essential Functions & Accountabilities:
FocusedlaboratorygeneticcounsellingforreferredPGTcases from international clients in APAC LATAM and EMEA
Manages international PGT cases from initiation through test completion; including case acceptance review and case coordination with laboratory operations and client services departments; collaborates with Senior and/or Lead GC on counselling for complex PGT cases
Counsels patients regarding PGT-M PGT-SR and PGT-A test procedures risks benefits and limitations
Documents patient encounters in appropriate internal systems as well as customized external client and patient-facing letters
Handles internal processing of PGT documents returned by external consultant genetic Counselors
Assists international clinics patient and larger CooperSurgical organization with routine questions/issues regarding referred PGT cases and CooperSurgical PGT processes
Delivers customer feedback and measurements of genetic counselling quality metrics to Senior/Lead GC or manager
Participation in genetic counselling meetings training events and other group initiatives as directed by manager
Participation in clinical and broader genetic counselling research projects as directed by manager
Travel:
- Occasional (<10%) need for domestic and/or international travel
Qualifications
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of and proficiency in Word Excel PowerPoint and Microsoft Outlook
Excellentverbalandwrittencommunicationskillsincludingabilitytoeffectively communicate with internal and external customers
High level of interpersonal skills to interact with patients customers peers and management in a compassionate and professional manner
Strong attention to detail in composing and proofing materials
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work well both independently with little supervision and in a team setting
Work Environment:
- Remote setting; must have private home office space available
- Prolonged sitting in front of a computer
Experience:
1 year or more of relevant genetic counseling work experience preferred
Education:
Mastersdegree inGeneticCounselingor similarfieldfrom an American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) accredited institution or its international equivalent
Boardregistered/boardeligiblestandingwiththeABGC or its equivalent
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Our Benefits:
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 atto learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.
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 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.
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.
For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation the starting base payfor this role is between$95000.00 - $100000.00 annually. Theactual base payincludes 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.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
