What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Imaging Specialist position at Insight Global?
Position: Digital Imaging Specialist
Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(in 5 days/week, 8-5 typically but can be flexible)
PR: $60,000-$65,000/year
Start Date: first week of October
Must Haves:
- Bachelors or Associates Degree
- Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.
- At least 2 years experience within digital imaging (scanning slides, data entry, etc.)
- Experience with database management/ maintenance of systems
- Knowledge of staining within microscopy systems
Plusses:
- Masters in Bioinformatics
Day to day:
Provide advanced microscopy and specialized histology imaging support, baseline informatics/ Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) accession duties to support lab operations. The position performs whole slide imaging (WSI) activities, including general and specialized microscopy, scanner operation, post-scanning quality checking, data entry, storage and archival. Responsibilities will also include interaction with scanning vendors and troubleshooting software operation/ hardware issues, as necessary.
Essential Functions:
- Image acquisition: Operate manual and motorized/ automated digital light and fluorescence microscopy systems. Understand and apply/ modify automation routines for focus acquisition, background and signal-to-noise optimization.
- Provide microtomy feedback and overall specimen quality reports to histology operations.
- Perform quality assurance evaluations on scanned images, ensure diagnostic and analysis quality and data de-identification when appropriate
- Upload/archival of the slide images into various LIMS repository as required in the lab workflow protocol and/or project
- Collect and organize experimental data associated with scanning projects (Basic grouping, Assist with research activities – manuscript generation, data input, algorithms
- Prepare and analyze data metrics related to imaging system reliability, overall data storage usage, and predictive/ anticipation of data archival tasks
- Perform routine maintenance, alignments, and calibrations on hardware to ensure system functionality and regulatory compliance
- Serve as primary resource for equipment knowledge, troubleshooting and data information regarding the imaging system and pathology workflow software.
- Attention to detail, accurate, precise, and dependable performance of techniques and organization is critical to interpretation and experimental conclusions.
Compensation:
$60,000 to $65,000 per year annual salary. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role may include healthcare
insurance offerings and paid leave as provided by applicable law.
Salary : $60,000 - $65,000