# Biobank Assay Specialist

**Company:** [Axle](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/axle)
**Location:** Bethesda, MD
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $70k – $80k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** phip-seq, flow cytometry, elisa, quanterix simoa, pcr, ngs library preparation, pipetting, tecan fluent, bsl-2, aseptic technique, sample management, Excel
**Posted:** 2026-08-10

> Performs biomedical laboratory assays, biospecimen processing, sample management, and equipment maintenance in an NIH BSL-2 research laboratory. Requires an MLS/Medical Technology or master's degree and 2–4 years of hands-on laboratory experience.

## Job Description

## 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.

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