Laboratory Technician I

We are currently seeking a Laboratory Technician I with NW Cryobank in Missoula, Montana

Join us in our mission to create, protect, and advance the care of healthy women, babies, and families!

Position Summary: Performs routine semen banking procedures by performing the following duties.

Work Model: This position will be required to work onsite

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains demonstrated proficiency with all applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Performs semen analysis, intrauterine (IUI) and intracervical (ICI) insemination semen preparation, post-thaw analysis, leukocyte testing and morphology assessment.
• Reviews processing information that has been entered into system prior to posting the donations to ensure accuracy.
• Prepares blood, urine and culture swab specimens for transport to the reference laboratory.
• Performs routine cryogenic procedures including tank checks, vial transfers, quality control checks (verifying vial labels and number/type of vials), preparing dry shippers, maintaining dry shipper database, monitoring LN2 levels in storage tanks, receiving and distributing packages, entering returned vial transfers, and updating vial maps.
• Prepares semen vials, oocytes or embryos for shipment or storage.
• Conducts and accurately records all required quality control checks; takes corrective action as needed.
• Communicates any errors, accidents or incidents to the Branch/Laboratory Manager or Laboratory Supervisor.
• Verifies that routine cleaning and maintenance of laboratory equipment is performed.
• Verifies that inventory of laboratory and phlebotomy supplies is maintained.
• Complies with all regulatory, quality assurance, quality control, standard operating, and safety procedures.
• Participates in proficiency and competency assessments.
• Participates in motility studies.
• Participates in the review of standard operating procedures.
• Prepares media and performs parallel testing as required.
• Performs opening and closing duties.
• Provides back-up coverage for other NWC locations.
• May perform phlebotomy.
• Other duties and projects as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or actively working towards one, in a health-care related field preferred
• One to two years’ lab experience required
• Phlebotomy experience/certification preferable.

Please Note: As a Life Sciences company, we are dedicated to protecting the health and safety of not only our clients and communities, but our employees as well. As such, all new employees must be fully Covid-19 vaccinated by their date of hire.

Generate Life Sciences was recently purchased by CooperSurgical, a market leader in the development, production, and marketing of medical devices used to advance women's health care and minimally invasive surgery. Integration plans have begun to unite Generate and our brands into the CooperSurgical family, so that we may all continue to advance the care of healthy women, babies, and families.

CooperSurgical is a leader in manufacturing and marketing multiple trusted and innovative brands that assist clinicians in improving the health of women, babies and families worldwide. Through an aggressive growth and diversification strategy, CooperSurgical has evolved its portfolio of over 600 products to include products and services used primarily by obstetricians and gynecologists in surgical and medical procedures wherever they occur: in hospitals, surgical centers, medical offices and fertility clinics.

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.