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About this Histology Associate role at Tempus

Tempus · Onsite · Chicago

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

What You’ll Do:

  • Approach work with safety and diligence and follow safety requirements of the laboratory

  • Perform routine histology lab assistant workflows without specific guidance

  • Track work completed using a custom Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

  • Work collaboratively with other members of the Histology team to accomplish daily cutting and staining deadlines

  • Communicate effectively with pathologists, members of the histology team, and other associated teams as relates to workflow needs

  • Seek assistance from the lead, supervisor, and/or manager when questions, problems or mistakes arise 

  • Report issues with instrumentation, samples, or the lab itself in a timely manner

  • Learn:

    • how to determine appropriate block orientation and alignment, knife angles, and settings to obtain representative sections

    • the skills needed to maintain specimen integrity through proper identification of samples, slides and folders

    • the skills needed to utilize a microtome, water bath, automated stainer, automated cover slipper, tissue processor, and embedding center

    • the skills to cut frozen sections using a cryostat, and stain samples for pathologists to review

    • to maintain laboratory equipment and record maintenance regularly

  • By the end of training intervals - reliably produce quality finished products

 

Qualifications:

  • Experience as a Histology Assistant at Tempus preferred

  • An Associate’s degree preferred or minimum 60 semester hours with at least 12 hours in Biology and Chemistry

  • Knowledge of CAP regulations preferred

  • Experience with laboratory SOPs and protocols preferred

  • Comfort with laboratory safety and training

  • Demonstrates problem solving skills in the laboratory

  • Good communication and organization skills

  • Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Precautions:

  • Job responsibilities include Xylene exposure. This exposure is monitored and kept within recommended guidelines. Individuals with respiratory conditions may need additional PPE.

Hourly Rate: $27.00/hour


The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

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About Tempus

Tempus was founded in August of 2015 by Eric Lefkofsky, after his wife was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Shortly after he founded the company in an effort to bring the power of technology and artificial intelligence to cancer care, he convinced Ryan Fukushima to join as the company’s first employee. Ryan and Eric began assembling a world class team, focused on building the first version of a platform capable of ingesting real time healthcare data in an effort to personalize diagnostics. We built the platform for oncology and have expanded it to neuropsychiatry, cardiology, infectious disease (through COVID), and radiology. Despite our rapid growth, our mission remains the same—to help make s

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