Biobank Assay Specialist

Responsibilities

• Oversee operation of the roboticized PhIP-Seq platform.
• Provide biobank backup support for biospecimen processing and aliquoting.
• Support flow cytometry, ELISA, and Quanterix Simoa assays.
• Work onsite in a BSL-2 laboratory handling human biofluids and tissues.
• Label, log, audit, process, and store biospecimens, including blood and tumor tissue.
• Run assays, analyze specimens, document procedures, and deliver processed data.
• Maintain accurate sample records, databases, audit trails, QC documentation, laboratory notebooks, and inventories.
• Retrieve samples with proper authorization and maintain sample storage according to established guidelines.
• Prepare materials, equipment, specimens, reagents, buffers, and staining materials for experiments.
• Perform flow cytometry experiments, including cell preparation, cell sorting, and molecular analysis of sorted subsets.
• Operate, troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Review the PhIP-Seq queue and communicate assay progress and completion to assay users and principal investigators.
• Schedule equipment maintenance and prepare usage and expenditure reports.
• Monitor laboratory supplies, initiate purchase requests, and manage supply logistics.
• Follow established protocols and aseptic techniques; clean and sterilize instruments, glassware, and equipment.

Requirements

• MLS/Medical Technology degree, master's degree, or equivalent.
• At least 2–4 years of hands-on laboratory experience in biomedical, clinical, or translational research settings.
• Experience working in a BSL-2 laboratory and handling human biofluids and/or tissues.
• Ability to maintain precise sample records, logs, audit trails, and QC documentation.
• Experience with pipetting and PCR.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with vacutainers.
• Experience with NGS library preparation.
• Experience working in CAP- or CLIA-certified laboratories.
• Experience with flow cytometry, ELISA, Quanterix Simoa, or PhIP-Seq.
• Experience operating roboticized laboratory platforms, including Tecan Fluent systems.

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) match up to 5%.
• Educational benefits for career growth.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare, parking, dependent care, and transportation.