Cellular Therapy Specialist (Per Diem, Days) Center City
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Job Location:
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Details
*Position may be required to work late hours pending length of procedures.The Clinical Laboratory for Cellular Therapy (CLfCT) is a FACT accredited facility for processing stem cell transplant & donor lymphocyte collections and processing cellular therapy products for investigatory clinical trials including CD34 selections CAR-T and TIL infusions and manufacturing Immune Effector Cell Therapies (IECT). Cell Therapy Specialists will perform innovative techniques such as cell counting flow cytometry for lymphocyte subsetting plasma reduction RBC reduction cryopreservation and will become proficient in the use of cell manufacturing equipment such as CliniMACS PLUS CliniMACS PRODIGY Quantum Bioreactor for cell expansion. Cellular Therapy Specialists will participate in many sponsor-initiated clinical trials involving a variety of cell-based therapeutics. As the field of cell therapy continues to expand Cellular Therapy Specialists will also participate in the development of cutting edge protocols and procedures for manufacturing new products. Cellular Therapy Specialists participate in the quality management program and ensure daily operations are in compliance with regulatory/accredidation requirements including FACT FDA CLIA CAP and JCAHO.
Job Description
Processing storage and infusion preparation of hematopoietic stem cells donor lymphocytes immune effector cells & other cellular therapy products in support of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Training & maintaining competencies of immune cell analysis via flow cytometry plasma/RBC reductions cell selections cell expansions cryopreservation thawing and quality control testing as part of product release
Receiving Handling Storing Transporting & Administering externally manufactured products
Manufacturing novel cellular therapy products (CAR-T TILs Mesenchymal Stem Cells etc.) for Jefferson Investigator-initiated clinical trials
Developing & Implementing new research protocols laboratory SOPs & validation assays in collaboration with Jefferson Physicians/Investigators for expanding cellular therapeutic needs
Maintaining patient records per GDPs both on paper and in computer databases
Performing environmental monitoring of laboratory spaces equipment and supplies
Participating in On-call service and Responding to Alarms Notifications regarding patient sample storage
Interacting with Patients Physicians Nursing Staff Quality Assurance Staff and Administrative teams
Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital
Educational/Training Requirements: Bachelors Degree in biology medical technology laboratory science or equivalent scientific field required.
Experience Requirements: Minimum 1 year experience working in a clinical or research lab or equivalent GMP/GLP setting (Required). Minimum 1 year experience working with tissue culture techniques flow cytometry and/or molecular biological assays (Preferred). Experience using MS Office including Word Excel (Required).
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)Worker Sub Type
RegularEmployee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.Primary Location Address
1100-04 Walnut Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of AmericaNationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Employee Evaluation
- HIPAA
- Data Collection
- HTTPS
- Physiology Knowledge
- Physio therapy
- Computer Literacy
- Patient Assessment
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Critical Care Experience
- Patient Service Experience
About Company
At Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, we are helping you to redefine what’s possible with innovative and tailored education opportunities.
